On Friday, crude oil price benchmarks rose, as the US Dollar almost reached a two-year low level.
During Friday's Asian trading hours, the Euro traded at a 21-month high level against the US Dollar.
On Friday, it was revealed that the CEOs of the four biggest tech companies were preparing for a hearing at the US Congress about their growing power.
During early Fridays trading hours the value of the Japanese Yen surged against the US Dollar, as the markets were overtaken by a run to safety.
Consumer prices in Canada increased 0.7% in June, compared to the same period the previous year, data published by the Statistics Canada show.
The German chemicals group Covestro announced a net loss of €52M in the second quarter of 2020, a statement published by the company shows.
The Philippines Airlines reported a loss of $183.1M in the first quarter of the current year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a statement published by the company shows.
The South Korean economy contracted 3.3% in the second quarter of 2020 amid the coronavirus outbreak, a statement published by the Bank of Korea shows.
One of the largest retailers in Finland, Kesko Group, reported sales of €2.81B in the second quarter of 2020, an increase of 2.2%, compared to the same period the prior year, data published by the company show.
German car producer Daimler reported a net loss of €1.9B in the second quarter of 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, a statement published by the company shows.
US weekly unemployment claims increased to 1.416M for the week ending July 18 and compared to 1.307M the previous week, according to the data published by the Labor Department on Thursday.
The largest Dutch bank ING Groep is set to move about 45 London-based jobs to Amsterdam due to Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.
Hershey Co reported on Thursday its quarterly profit topped estimates, adding the company expected sales to grow in the following months, driven by robust demand for the cooking chocolate products during the coronavirus lockdowns.
On Thursday, Twitter Inc disappointed Wall Street by lowered estimates for its quarterly revenue despite surging usage, blaming the coronavirus-caused economic slowdown that hit the firm's events-oriented digital advertising business.
Late on Wednesday, Microsoft's flagship cloud business Azure posted its first quarterly sales growth below 50%. The event caused a stock price drop of 2%.
The Swiss drug maker Roche announced on Thursday that despite the coronavirus epidemic the company would keep its 2020 financial targets.
On Thursday, the Minister of Economy of France Bruno Le Maire stated that the country expects 8% GDP growth in 2021.
The US oil major ConocoPhillips agreed to buy land from Kelt Exploration in Canadian Montney formation within a $375M deal.
Portugal's telecoms company NOS reported that net profit slumped 61% to €35M in the first half due to losses from cinemas, subscription and roaming services.
Spotify Technology signed a multi-year licensing contract with Universal Music Group, the label backing such artists as Coldplay and Taylor Swift.
Reinsurance firm Swiss Re announced its expectations that claims and reserves of $2.5B related to COVID-19 to lead to nearly $1.1B net loss in the first half.
Canada's yearly inflation rate posted its biggest rise for more than nine years, climbing to 0.7% in June from a 0.4% drop in May, as energy prices increased.
Facebook's WhatsApp is set to cooperate with more lenders in India to expand banking services for lower-income individuals and in rural areas.
Giorgio Armani signed a deal with Yoox Net-a-Porter to better integrate its e-commerce site with physical stores' network, the two companies stated.