The suggested anti-Chinese legislation, aimed at limiting the acquisition of sensitive technologies by Chinese companies, was softened after today's protests of US tech giants.
According to Brussels officials, the UK will not be ready to leave the European Union by 2020 as the UK will need extra time to finalise a free trade agreement.
On Thursday, the Prime Minister of the UK Theresa May will state to major Japanese firms that her government is seeking a faster transition period for Brexit.
Pierre Moscovici, Europe's Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, said on Thursday that a global agreement on measures for the Greek medium-term debt relief must be reached by June.
On Thursday, the ECB Executive Board member Yves Mersch said virtual currencies and financial institutions that trade them should be closely regulated.
According to the data released by Statistics Canada, prices for new houses in Canada were unaltered in December 2017, still showing a moderate growth in some markets.
The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation revealed on Thursday that the trend in the country's housing starts held steady for the third consecutive month in January.
YouTube's Senior Executive stated on Thursday it had found no evidence that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum.
The New York Times' revenue and profit beat market forecasts, driven by rapid growth in the publisher's digital business and sending the company's shares up 9% on Thursday.
Shares of Twitter rose 25%, following its report on the better-than-expected revenue and Q1 profit, trading at $33.70 pre-market on Thursday.
The number of applications for US unemployment benefits plunged 9K to 221K in the week ending February 3, missing analysts' forecasts for a rise to 232K.
According to the state media, North Korea is not planning a meeting with the US officials during South Korea's Winter Olympics that are set to start on Friday.
On Thursday, Thomson Reuters reported its Q4 revenue surged 3% to $2.94B, slightly missing analysts' expectations for $2.95B.
The profit of T-Mobile US Inc rose from $390M to $2.7B year-on-year during the fourth quarter of 2017, driven primarily by a $2.2B gain from the new US tax law.
The European Central Bank has tightened rules on collateral in order to prevent Euro zone banks from obtaining its riskier types, such as CMBSs.
On Thursday, the Russian watchdog Roskomnadzor stated it was planning to conduct an audit into how Facebook complied with Russia's legislation in this year's second half.
Hong Kong securities regulator fined Credit Suisse Group's local units $5M for its internal control failures, which led to regulatory breaches by the Swiss bank.
According to the statistics service ELSTAT, the unemployment rate in Greece remained steady in November at 20.9%, compared to the prior month's reading.
Shareholders sued the Wynn Resorts board, accusing it of knowing that the CEO Steve Wynn had been accused of sexual harassment and failed to probe the case.
Swiss Re is in talks to sell its minority stake to SoftBank in a possible deal that could be worth $10B or more.
On Thursday, shares in Airbus plummeted about 1%, following the company's warning on a provision increase for losses on the back of its contract for the A400M military jets.
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in is set to meet the members of the North Korean Olympics delegation this Saturday, including sister of the North Korean leader Kim Yo-jong.
On Wednesday, Russia and Turkey agreed that their next summit with Iran over Syrian conflict would take place in Istanbul, a source close to the Turkish President reported.
Airbus announced on Wednesday about possible write-offs on the planemaker's troubled A400M military jet, adding that a new deal with NATO buyers should limit the future losses.