On Friday, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended sanctions against Venezuela on his visit to Latin America countries.
On Friday, the US Dollar reached its lowest level against the Eurozone single currency in more than two weeks. The Euro gained about 0.60% against the US Dollar.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Algiers on Friday, to demand the removal of an elite that has governed Algeria.
Saida Mirziyoyeva, the daughter of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has been named as the deputy head of state media agency.
US stocks ended Friday's trading with an upside momentum, boosted by gains in Walt Disney and JPMorgan shares.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's announced on Friday that its shareholders have voted to approve the takeover of Celgene Corp.
The US government officials and business leaders met with its Mexican counterparts on Friday to discuss NAFTA replacement and border delays.
According to sources with knowledge of the discussion, an internal ECB model suggests that the Eurozone economic growth is likely to slow further in the Q2.
On Friday, a senior US official said that the new Mexican government does not plan to roll-back an energy reform passed by the previous administration.
The US government officials and business leaders met with its Mexican counterparts on Friday to discuss NAFTA replacement and border delays.
Germany's Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Friday that world leaders must support international cooperation and the rules-based system of multilateralism is under threat.
On Friday, JPMorgan Chase & Co's first-quarter better-than-expected earnings report lifted expectations that rival lenders would follow suit next week.
The President of Chile Sebastián Piñera and the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met on Friday to discuss the crisis in Venezuela.
The US safety agency has launched an inquiry into the reports of potential unexpected braking in 675K Nissan Motor's Rogue vehicles produced during the 2017-2018 time period, the carmaker announced on Friday.
On Friday, Bristol-Myers Squibb's shareholders voted for approval of the drugmaker's $74.0B takeover of the biotech company Celgene Corp, despite Starboard Value's intention to scrap the deal.
Occidental Petroleum has submitted its cash-and-stock offer worth $70 a share for the oil and gas exploration and production company Anadarko Petroleum, despite an agreement signed by Chevron to acquire Anadarko for $33.0B.
Ferretti, Italy's luxury yacht builder, has hired UBS, Barclays and BNP Paribas as its advisers for the planned initial public offering on the Milano Stock Exchange, sources familiar with the matter reported on Friday.
Deutsche Bank's investor Riebeck-Brauerei is planning to file an AGM motion, seeking to oust the chairman Paul Achleitner at the annual meeting scheduled for this year.
Chinese firm Beiqi Foton Motor is considering to acquire the Ford Motor plant located in Brazil, a deal that should serve as an alternative to Foton's planned construction of its own factory in Guaiba.
On Friday, Spanish building company ACS hired banks to advise on its renewable energy unit's IPO, as it seeks to take advantage of the sector's competitive prices.
Italy's lender UNI Banca stated it is open for any merger and acquisition opportunity, adding it would be interested to cooperate with Banco BPM or Monte dei Paschi di Siena.
On Friday, Unilever announced it would acquire Procter & Gamble's Parogencyl and Fluocaril toothpaste brands, not disclosing the financial terms of the deal.
India's Supreme Court has halted ArcelorMittal's payment for Essar Steel purchase, delaying the entry of billionaire Lakshmi Mittal into the Indian fast-growing steel market.
On Friday, Chevron Corp announced it was set to acquire Anadarko Petroleum in a deal valued at $33B, boosting its presence in the LNG and shale oil production.