Luxury electric car maker Tesla fired nearly 400 employees in the past week, including team leaders, supervisors and associates, a former employee stated.
General Motors stated that the company reached a tentative labour deal with workers striking at its Canadian CAMI plant, ending a nearly month-old dispute.
Uber lodged a court appeal to overturn the London transport regulator's decision that stripped the taxi application of operating license in the most important EU market.
Bank of America surpassed expectations with a 15% increase in Q3 profit, as the US lender benefited from higher key interest rates and maintained tight leash on its costs.
The Trump administration is demanding the usage of North American-made aluminium, steel, plastic resins and copper in trucks and cars sold under NAFTA rules, aiming to boost the US industry.
France's carmaker PSA stated that the company is set to cut nearly 400 positions at Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port in the UK by the end of 2017 to enhance the facility's competitiveness.
The Iran nuclear deal is a good thing for the world, the UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says.
Iran plans to double efforts to expand its missile programme and build weapons for deterrence, the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says.
No single country has powers to terminate the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini says.
The British Prime Minister Theresa May, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the French President Emmanuel Macron "stand committed" to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, a joint statement states.
The EU President Jean-Claude Juncker said that the UK would "have to pay" before negotiations could progress to the next phase.
The US President Donald Trump decided not to certify Tehran's compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, a major shift in the US foreign policy.
The Norwegian Defence Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide reported on Friday that the government planned to send its armed forces to the Russian border.
On Friday, the US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin stated it was very difficult for Trump's tax reform not to cut taxes for the rich.
The University of Michigan reported that its flash Consumer Sentiment Index came in at 101.1 in October, up from the preceding month's 95.1.
According to official data released on Friday, US retail sales surged 1.6% last month, after dropping 0.1% in August, while analysts expected to see a 1.7% jump.
The US Department of Labour reported on Friday that its CPI jumped 0.5% in September, following the prior month's increase of 0.4%, whereas analysts anticipated a 0.6% surge.
The Swiss Federal Statistical Office reported on Friday that its PPI surged 0.5% last month, surpassing analysts' expectations for a 0.3% gain.
Amazon announced on Friday that it would open its new distribution centre in the UK city of Bolton in 2018 amid the company's global expansion outside North America.
On Monday, the European Union will ban business ties with Pyongyang on the back of new sanction package to isolate North Korea over its missile and nuclear programmes.
The US possible leave from the Iran nuclear deal would cause extremely dire consequences, the Kremlin stated on Friday.
On Friday, the cultural agency of the United Nations is willing to pick up new chief, hoping that someone can revitalise UNESCO fortunes after Israel and the US pulled out.
On Friday, ministers of France, Austria and Germany stated that the EU needed to set up the temporary border control for its free-travel zone amid continued terrorist threat.
Key allies of the Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont pressed him to declare the region's full independence and ignore Madrid's threat of direct measures to be taken.