Throughout Thursday's trading hours, crude oil prices traded flat, as investors awaited for the OPEC meetings.
On Thursday, US stock markets ended the day's trading by a decline, which ended a four day stock price rally.
The American Bankruptcy Institute revealed on Thursday that Chapter 11 bankruptcies in the US surged by 48% in May.
On Thursday, a US court banned the sale of Bayer AG latest weed killer. The news could beat down the company's stock price.
US weekly jobless claims revealed on Thursday that 2 million people claimed unemployment benefits, which is an improvement compared to the previous months.
On Thursday, announcements of additional stimulus made by the European Central Bank caused a surge of the Euro.
The Bank of England announced on Thursday that UK companies have decreased their borrowing through the COVID relief debt facility.
On Thursday, Reuters revealed that during 2020 the French sovereign debt could increase to 121% of GDP.
Data published by Statistics Canada on Thursday revealed that Canadian imports and exports had dropped in April. The news affected the Canadian Dollar's value.
General Motors is building an electric van designed for business users, Reuters reported, marking the company's joining to a rising number of carmakers planning their electric vehicles for such customers as UPS and Amazon.com.
Germany is set to force all petrol stations to provide electric vehicle charging on the back of a sweeping $146.26B economic recovery plan, bolstering electric car demand, the government said on Thursday.
General Motors is set to work closely with Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd, China's electric car battery maker, aiming to ramp up its electric production in the Chinese market, a senior executive stated.
Amazon.com has entered the advanced talks to acquire a $2.0B worth stake in Bharti Airtel, the Indian mobile operator, according to sources familiar with the matter.
During European trading hours on Thursday, global stock rally paused, as market participants began to wait for ECB announcements.
ZoomInfo Technologies has priced its IPO at $21 for a share, above the initially revised target range, the company said on Thursday, marking the biggest US technology listing planned so far in 2020.
UK luxury automaker Aston Martin is planning to cut up to 500 roles, seeking to "balance" its cost base with the reduced sports vehicle production levels, the company stated on Thursday.
Etihad Airways is set to renew carrying transit passengers on June 10 from certain destinations after the UAE government has lifted a suspension imposed on those flights.
Revenues of Lufthansa declined 18% year-over-year to €6.4B in the Q1, resulting in net profit loss of €2.1B, airline announced,
Ireland's jobless rate went down slightly to 26.1% in May from the prior month's figure of 28.2%, the country's CSO stated.
Brazil posted a $3,1B net FX inflow in May, Central Bank's figures revealed, the first net FX inflow since last year's July.
France's oil major Total said that it will buy 51% stake in SSE's wind farm project, Seagreen 1, adding that it represented a global investment of nearly $3.7B.
The jobless rate in Germany increased by 0.3% to 6.1% in May, compared to the prior month, the Federal Employment Agency reports.
The Canadian central bank decided to keep the key interest rate at 0.25% amid the coronavirus outbreak, a statement published by the bank shows.
South Korea's foreign reserves increased for the second consecutive month to $407.3B in May, a statement published by the Bank of Korea shows.