The EU told Britain to name what the country will pay Brussels for when it quits the bloc in 2019 otherwise it would face delay in trade negotiations, vital for UK business.
Member countries of the Trans Pacific Partnership were keen to continue talks on the proposed trade agreement despite Canada's resistance, officials said on Friday.
Global stock indexes weakened on Friday, as the strong market momentum was overshadowed by a possible delay in the US tax reform.
Germany's financial regulator stated that it investigated whether Volkswagen disclosed illegally its information on the emissions scandal to third persons.
GE laid off sales employees and other staff in the software division, ahead of new CEO John Flannery's anticipated announcement of a plan to cut costs in a bid to improve profits.
The New York Fed said that its projection for the country's GDP growth in the fourth quarter remained unchanged at 3.2% given the lack of economic reports this week.
Volkswagen announced that plans to spend nearly €560M at the company's Argentina plant to make new sport-utility cars would create 2.5K new jobs.
The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reported that he and the Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to strictly implement UN sanctions against North Korea.
Japan reported that it would join three US aircraft carriers to undergo exercises in waters near to the Korean peninsula.
J.C. Penney gave investors a good surprise on Friday when it reported better than estimated third-quarter sales, pushing shares up 19% in pre-market trading.
The US President Donald Trump and the Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged greetings and shook hands during a photo at the APEC summit in Danang, Vietnam.
A Swedish radio station has been hacked by a pirate broadcaster who interrupted the radio show by Islamic State propaganda for 30 minutes.
A Saudi Arabia corruption crackdown and the rising tension in Middle East will reflect on Dubai Airshow, since military leaders try to evaluate weapons-buying spree at the region.
German prosecutors raided the offices of Commerzbank amid tax evasion probe, as its former and current managers were suspected of evading $47M in taxes through the "cum-ex" transactions.
Germany is seeking to invest $23B on the national broadband upgrade by 2025, four parties aiming to form the coalition government stated on Friday.
India is set to discuss lending reforms that are aimed to prevent a new bad loans crisis amid bankers' fears, following the reveal of a $32B bailout of the state-run banks.
The United States is discussing the sale of the F-35 fighter jets to the partner nations, a top US military official stated during a visit to the UAE.
The European Union security watchdog defended its disputed guidance for the British assets managers on running funds based in the EU after Brexit.
On Friday, the ride-hailing company Uber lost an appeal bid to overturn the UK tribunal decision ordering the ride-sharing company to treat its drivers as employees.
Germany's investigators banned an illegal file-sharing website with about 27K members, which had caused no less than $3.4M financial damage to the entertainment service's copyright owners.
The Article 50 author stated on Friday that there was a chance that the Brexit could be avoided, if Britain decided to unilaterally scrap the talks on its divorce.
The International Monetary Fund signed a staff-level accord with Egypt for a loan instalment of around $2B more from a three-year, the IMF reported on Friday.
On Friday, Vatican called world leaders for a consultation and a dialogue as it sought to respond to the nuclear weapons threats.
The ONS reported on Friday that Britain's goods trade deficit narrowed to £11.3B in September, compared to the prior month's downwardly revised £12.4B gap.