The Canadian jobless rate increased to 5.8% from 5.6% in December despite adding 66,800 new jobs, the Statistics Canada reports.
The Albanian banks reported a net profit of $168M in 2018, a 17% decline from the previous year, the Bank of Albania reports.
Late on Thursday, Spring Corporation sued AT&T for misleading consumers that they are using still not developed fifth generation wireless networks.
The union workers at Lear Corp, which supplies General Motors Oshawa assembly plant, on Friday began a strike. The event is set to hurt the General Motors production cycle, profits and subsequently stock value.
The head of the European Union's Brexit negotiation team Michel Barnier announced on Friday that on Monday the representatives of the UK will receive another denial for the reopening of Brexit negotiations.
On Friday, the Lithuanian central bank announced to Reuters that nearly 100 financial companies and startups are applying for Lithuanian financial licenses.
US stock exchanges started Friday's trading session in the red, as various benchmarks fell. Financial media blamed various reason for the decline. Meanwhile, as there was no increase of volatility, Dukascopy Analytics saw the move as normal.
During the second half of Friday's London session, as the US exchanges were opening, crude oil prices were surging. Although, some financial media outlets stated that a surge is likely to continue due to OPEC and the situation in Venezuela.
The mobile phone operator of Russia MTS announced on Friday that it will wager whether to list its stock in the United States.
On Friday, the USD/CAD currency exchange rate dropped by more than 1.50% due to the Canadian economy adding new 66 thousand jobs in January, compared to the forecast of 6.5 thousand.
The EU Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos stated on Thursday that members of the block must adopt a comprehensive deal on the asylum system in order to meet challenges in the future.
In contrast to Donald Trump words, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated on Friday that the Islamic State (IS) has not been defeated in the Middle East yet.
Swisscom, Salt and Sunrise paid a modest $379M for 5G wireless frequencies,which are expected to tighten their grip over the Swiss mobile market.
Japan's household spending increased slightly, while bonus payments encouraged wage growth in December, though the trends pointed to difficulties for the country's economy as risks to expansion increase.
The volume of German foreign trade reached a record last year, the Federal Statistics Office stated, underlining how exposed the economy is to a global trading system, which is under the threat of a trade war.
The Reserve Bank of India is anticipated to cut interest rates next quarter, a Reuters poll showed, with a majority expecting policy easing to occur ahead of the general election in May.
Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin Spokesman, stated on Sunday that Russia's President Vladimir Putin has accepted a proposal to meet with British businessmen working in Russia.
The Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Friday that Russia hoped that members of the European Union would manage to settle all disputes over construction of the Nord Stream 2.
On Friday, the value of shares of Russian aluminum colossus Rusal increased by 12%, as the company shared its projection on the perspective of growth of demand on aluminum this year.
Jerry Nadler, the acting US Attorney General, will stand today before the House Judiciary Committee and testify about his supervision of Robert Mueller's investigation.
Facebook Inc is tightening political advertisement policies in India to create transparency ahead of India's general elections.
Financial Times reported on Friday that Olaf Scholz, the German Finance Minister, said that slower growth of Europe's biggest economy could put pressure on the budget and lead to lower tax receipts.
Asian shares declined on Friday, as investors and traders worried about global economic slowdown and trade war between the United States and China.
According to experts, businessmen and diplomats, investors in Cuba are fighting to defend their interests, while others are wary of impact from the US threats to Venezuela.