IBM stated that the US should adopt new rules to limit the facial recognition systems' export to repressive regimes, which can be used to commit human rights violations.
The German inflation rate remained unchanged at 0% in August, compared to the previous month, data published by the Federal Statistical Office show.
Foreign direct investment in China increased 18.7% to $12.3B in August, compared to the same period in 2019, the Ministry of Commerce reports.
Thailand's cross-border trade declined 8.5% in the first seven months of 2020, compared to the same period the previous year, the Foreign Trade Department reports.
The economy of India is expected to contract 11.5% in the current fiscal year amid the pandemic, a statement published by the rating agency Moody's shows.
The economy of Kenya is expected to expand 2.6% in 2020 from 5.4% the previous year amid the coronavirus pandemic, data published by the National Treasury show.
The gaming industry in Macao reported around $37B in revenue in 2019, a decline of 2% compared to the same period the previous year, a statement published by the Statistics and Census Service shows.
Japan's Sharp stated on Friday that the company had succeeded in a patent infringement case against Daimler in Germany.
On Friday, the United Kingdom and Japan signed the first UK's post-Brexit trade deal.
Officials of the European Union revealed on Friday that due to recent announcements by Boris Johnson the EU would prepare for a no-deal Brexit.
On Friday, policymakers of the European Central Bank stated that a strong Euro could curb price pressure.
Despite recent ECB announcements, during Friday's GMT trading hours the Euro traded near previous day's levels.
Jane Fraser was appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup, the first female global bank CEO.
On Friday, crude oil prices continued to edge lower, as the Saudi Aramco caused sell off continued.
Rio Tinto's Chief Executive Officer Jean-Sébastien Jacques and two top executives will step down by March 31 2021, the company announced on Friday.
The Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar and the Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi have agreed that troops from both countries must quickly disengage from a border standoff.
Oracle Corp won deals with Albertsons Companies, McDonald's Corp and Humana Inc to relocate some of their business to the Oracle cloud computing services.
Tesla launched new supercharger equipment in Berlin on Thursday, saying the electric carmaker is planning to expand in more cities to lure potential buyers.
Oracle Corp has shown a recovery signs in its client spending due to rising demand for its cloud services, as more people turned to remote work during the coronavirus lockdowns, beating forecasts for its Q1 results.
Tesla's shares surged 5% on Thursday after a sharp decline earlier this week, marking their recovery and bringing its two-day gain to 17%.
Volkswagen's truck division Traton on Thursday revealed that the company had increased its offer per share of Navistar from $35 to $43.
On Thursday, the Russian government sued the mining company Norilsk Nickel for a total of $2 billion.
In the aftermath of the US crude oil inventory data being published, crude oil price benchmarks remained steady.
During early US Thursday trading hours, stock prices recovered from previous decline, as the ECB had announced that it would leave its monetary policy unchanged.