The US trade gap narrowed to $46.5B in May, compared to the prior month's deficit of $47.6B, whereas analysts anticipated a slightly bigger decrease to $46.3B.
Canadian building permits surged 8.9% in May, following the preceding month's rise of 0.5% and topping expectations for a 2.5% increase.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment aid rose 4K to 248K in the week ended June 30, while analysts anticipated a decrease to 243K.
On Thursday, the European Union and Japan came to an agreement to sign a free trade deal as a resistance signal to the US President Donald Trump's protectionist turn.
France is aimed to become carbon neutral and terminate the diesel and gasoline vehicles' sale by 2040, according to the Minister of Ecology Nicolas Hulot.
On Thursday, Symantec stated it was planning to buy Israeli cybersecurity firm Fireglass amid company's intention to boost its web browser and email protection products.
US private companies created 158K new positions in May after adding 230K jobs in the prior month, missing analysts' forecasts for 184K of jobs.
The Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker stated that he was aiming to start buying the American Airlines shares in the nearest future, adding that it would depend on the price of a share.
According to IATA, global air passenger traffic demand surged 7.7% in May amid record-high current month's load factors posted by almost all regions, excluding North America and the Middle East.
China's President Xi Jinping stated that his country fully supported South Korea in its efforts to restore talks with North Korea on its nuclear missile programme.
On Thursday, a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake shook Tacloban city in the Southwest of the Philippines; however, no casualties had been reported yet.
In a news conference with the Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday, the US President Donald Trump urged once again its NATO partners in Europe to increase spending on defence.
PrivatBank said on Thursday that Ukrainian law enforcement officers were supervising a 'planned' search at its offices due to ongoing anti-corruption investigation.
On Thursday, China urged all sides to stay calm and exercise restraint after the United States claimed it was prepared to use force on North Korea to halt its nuclear missile programme.
The British financial watchdog Andrew Bailey urged the UK on Thursday not to determine on financial entities' location after Britain's exit from the EU and provide them a freedom of choice.
The United States agreed on selling its Patriot missile defence systems to Poland after signing a memorandum on Wednesday's night.
Taiwan is willing to spend $32.73M over the next five years on the research centres of an artificial intelligence as the country aims to help its tech companies enter the emerging sector.
The Foreign Minister of Germany Sigmar Gabriel expressed his concerns regarding a trade war with the European Union that could be launched by the US President Donald Trump ahead of the G20 summit.
According to Bloomberg, the social media platforms Facebook, Snap and Twitter are seeking for online rights to clips from 21st Century Fox for the soccer World Cup 2018.
The Polish President Andrzej Duda stated on Thursday that a visit of the US President Donald Trump to the Poland's capital of Warsaw strengthened the country's position in the bloc.
The US was ready to use force against North Korea to stop nuclear missile program and defend itself and its allies, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley revealed.
Rex Tillerson stated that it was significant for Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to understand intentions of both, with a good exchange while eyeing US-Russia bilateral relationship.
Russia, Iran and Turkey agreed to create a joint group on setting de-escalation zones in war-ravaged Syria during the latest peace negotiations in Kazakhstan.
China's President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on the development of China-Germany ties in the future, set new targets and mapped out new paths.