A senior White House official said on Friday that the Biden administration has been working with Twitter, Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook to tackle COVID-19 misinformation.
On Friday, Bitcoin cryptocurrency hit a $1 trillion market capitalization, as the world's most popular digital currency surged to an all-time high above $54,000.
Crude oil prices edged lower for a second consecutive trading session on Friday, as Texas energy firms prepared to resume oil and gas fields.
The US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that tax increases would be required to pay for part of President Joe Biden's infrastructure, education investment and climate plans.
On Friday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission suspended trading of Affinity Beverage Group Inc, Sylios Corp and Marathon Group Corp until March 4.
Ursula von der Leyen, the EU Chief Executive, stated that Europe and the US should agree on new rules for the digital market and join forces to fight climate change.
Valentino was sued for $207.1M by the landlord of its former boutique on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue, which said that the enterprise had no right to break the lease.
Canada's retail sales declined 3.4% in December to C$53.38B, the biggest monthly fall since April, as coronavirus restrictions forced businesses to shut down.
Italy's defence company Leonardo is set to raise about €2.1B from the NYSE listing of its US unit DRS, a source said.
The US factory activity slowed in February, as a global chip shortage affected production at automobile factories, while prices of manufactured goods and inputs increased.
The home sales grew 0.6% to a seasonally adjusted rate of 6.69M units in January despite tight inventories fuelling house prices, the National Association of Realtors stated.
On Friday, Eni, the Italian energy group, announced it would become carbon neutral by 2050.
Russia's capital of Moscow is planning to go green by switching to electric buses, replacing all diesel and petrol-powered public transport vehicles by 2030, according to a top city transport official.
On Friday, Japan's Honda Motor announced its CEO Takahiro Hachigo was set to step down and would be succeeded by the carmaker's R&D head Toshihiro Mibe on April 1.
Alphabet's Google has appointed the executive Marian Croak to oversee the responsible artificial intelligence research, following staff unrest.
On Friday, as Renault reported a record loss of $9.7 billion, the company's stock price plummeted more than 7.00%.
Germany's Allianz is anticipating the 2021 results to be better than anticipated, after the worst year in nearly a decade, hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada vowed it is planning to become the second country to require Facebook to pay for news, following Australia's government such a decision.
Carl Icahn, the activist investor, is considering to acquire a FirstEnergy stake, according to the energy distributor's regulatory filing seen on Thursday.
Ford Motor has launched a recall of 153K vehicles in Canada and the United States over potential faulty Takata inflators.
Apple unveiled a new security feature across the company's operating systems to fight iMessage hacks.
Dropbox is planning to sublease some offices amid the file hosting service's shift to remote work, the firm announced earlier this week.
Nissan is set to increase recent investment in its UK plant to more than £1B in the next years, as it unveils greener technology, the company stated.
Toyota Motor stated that it is investing $210M to expand engine production in West Virginia and add new jobs.