According to CNBC: Billionaire investor Ron Baron is very bullish on Tesla.

Swedish Prime Minister: Sweden will begin sending troops to Latvia next year as part of NATO forces in the region.

Market news: Microsoft (MSFT.O) CEO will visit Southeast Asia next week.

Central Bank of Turkey: The maximum interest rate level for foreign exchange-protected lira deposits is set at 60% of the policy rate.

Turkish Central Bank: Changes to lira legal reserve rate.

Russian National Reinsurance Company provides financial support to three Russian insurance companies to promote trade with India.

Amazon (AMZN.O) plans to invest $11 billion in Indiana.

Amazon: The investment in Amazon Web Services (AWS) is expected to create at least 1,000 jobs.

Barclays cut its price target on Meta Platforms (META.O) to $520 from $550.

French President Macron: Hope to establish a capital markets union within 12 months.

French President Macron: Inflation cannot be the only target of monetary policy.

Southwest Airlines expects to take delivery of about 20 Boeing -8 aircraft in 2024.

The U.S.-led coalition has shot down four drones and an anti-ship missile fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen, U.S. authorities said on Thursday.

French President Macron: Hope to create an internal security committee for the Schengen area.

The Confederation of British Industry: The early Easter this year may be partly responsible for the poor sales performance in April.

The UK CBI retail sales expectations index for April was -19, compared with -25 in the previous month.

Belarusian President Lukashenko: If an attack is launched on Belarus, Minsk and Moscow will immediately respond with all kinds of weapons.