U.S. stock markets were set to open flat to lower on Friday, on course for their worst week in more than six years.

U.S. futures pointed to a mixed opening bell on Friday as markets struggled from a tumulus week and the House passed a budget deal to end a government shutdown.

U.S. stocks plunged around 4 percent on Thursday in another dramatic session, confirming a correction that has thrown the market's nearly nine-year bull run off course.

Aftershocks from this week's wild roller-coaster ride on Wall Street continued to reverberate around markets on Thursday, a sign that market participants remain jittery amid increased volatility levels.

2Q 2019

The IPO wave, which covered the stock market in 2018, is now actively gaining momentum, and numerous unicorn names are one the IPO horizon: Uber, Lyft, Zoom, Pinterest. How to recognize a company that, in its public status, will bring profit to the investor, and not regret?

As we are still enjoying the longest bull market ever registered in history, one cannot help but wonder when and how devastating will the next global recession be?