Billionaire Elon Musk announced that his social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, has completed its rebranding as X. In a post on his social media account, Musk said, "All core systems are now on http://X.com." At the bottom of the X login page, a message reads as "We are letting you know that we are changing our URL, but your privacy and data protection settings remain the same."

Canadian shares may open on a mixed note Friday morning, and are likely to largely move in a tight band amid a lack of fresh triggers.

China's industrial growth accelerated in April driven by robust exports but softening growth in retail sales and fixed asset investment reflects an uneven economic recovery necessitating more efforts from the part of the government to achieve the official growth target. Industrial production registered an annual increase of 6.7 percent after rising 4.5 percent in March.

Calibre Mining Corp. (CXBMF, CXB.V) announced Friday the resignation of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David Splett, effective July 31, 2024. Splett served as CFO of Calibre since the end of November 2021.

Indian shares recovered from a weak opening to end slightly higher on Friday.

Expert market comment made by senior analyst Alex Kuptsikevich of the FxPro Analyst Team: The dollar index clings to the uptrend

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The US stock market has surged to new heights, with the S&P 500 index reaching a record high of 5,325 points and the DJIA index touching 40,000 points. Investors are experiencing euphoria, spurred by the unexpectedly low US inflation figures released earlier.

US import prices see largest surge in two years - Investors scale back Fed rate cut bets - Yen slides on BoJ bond operation, Ueda’s remarks - Wall Street pulls back after hitting fresh record highs

Expert market comment made by senior analyst Alex Kuptsikevich of the FxPro Analyst Team: The crypto market is ready to grow further