Asia

General Motors, the largest U.S. automaker, said a restructuring in South Korean plants could ultimately impact parts of its global operations.

The rival fast-food chains are heating up competition overseas.

U.S. equity markets pointed to a possible halt to the massive selling that has engulfed the markets this week.

One dollar bought 6.3260 yuan as of the 4:30 p.m. close for domestic trading on Thursday, marking a 1% decline in the Chinese currency against the dollar from Wednesday.

U.S. equity futures have bounced around in the overnight session. The Dow had bounced back from a loss of 850 points to turn positive for a brief period before returning to a downward trade.

Japan's central bank left monetary policy unchanged on Tuesday and offered a more upbeat view on inflation expectations.

U.S. lawmakers are urging AT&T to cut ties to Chinese companies Huawei Technologies and China Mobile because of national security concerns.

South Korea's government said on Thursday it plans to ban cryptocurrency trading.