Microsoft Corp is targeting 50K new employees with technology skills amid LinkedIn's broader push to help people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic change fields.
On Tuesday, Spotify announced it had acquired Betty Labs, the maker of Locker Room, the social audio app, to expand its presence into live audio.
On Tuesday, PayPal Holdings has launched its crypto checkout service, allowing US consumers to pay at online international merchants with their cryptocurrency holdings.
Deliveroo, the food delivery service, is planning a $10.5B initial public offering, marking the valuation less than initially planned, according to official data.
On Tuesday, the CEO of Xiaomi Lei Jun stated that the company would form a new electric vehicle business with a ten-year investment of $10 billion.
SoftBank Group is exploring an option to launch Coupang services in Japan, after South Korea's e-commerce firm has raised $4.6B in the 2021 largest US IPO earlier that month.
On Tuesday, SK Innovation Co stated it was exploring various options, including the battery business exit from the United State, in case the President Joe Biden did not overturn a decision made by the trade panel against the firm by April 11.
AirAsia Group's shares dropped 6.2% on Tuesday's morning, as analysts had lowered earnings outlook after Malaysia's budget carrier reported the record quarterly loss.
On Tuesday, the contract electronic manufacturer Foxconn reported its Q4 profit dropped 4% to $1.61B, missing analysts' expectations, despite robust iPhone 12 sales as well as pandemic-fuelled demand for its telecommuting devices.
On Monday, US banking regulators revealed that they would investigate the use of artificial intelligence in financial firms.
On Monday, the US Dollar index surged, as it reached above the previous 2021 high level and approached the 93.00 mark.
During Monday's US trading hours, global stock indices remained flat, as gains were offset by a default of a large hedge fund.
Egyptian authorities announced on Monday that the blockage of the Suez Canal had been resolved and almost 400 ships that were in waiting could now pass.
Visa told Reuters that it launched the pilot program with Crypto.com, which allows using the USD Coin (USDC) to settle transactions on the network.
Spain's budget deficit increased to an 11-year high last year after social spending increased, while tax revenue declined because of restrictions to curb the coronavirus spread.
China Evergrande Group announced that it is set to sell 10% of online automobile and real estate marketplace Fangchebao to 17 investors for around $2.10B, in fundraising ahead of the unit's IPO.
Royal Dutch Shell proposed linking its directors' pay to the group's climate performance and severing the link between bonuses and LNG production volumes.
The UK online vehicle seller Cazoo agreed to go public on the NYSE via acquisition with AJAX, the blank-check company led by the US investor Dan Och.
China's EV maker BYD, which is backed by Warren Buffett, reported a 162% rise in net profit to $643.75M in 2020, as it became the main mask maker in the coronavirus pandemic.
On Monday, Visa Inc announced it would allow the cryptocurrency USD Coin's use for transactions settlement on Visa's payment network, marking digital currencies' growing acceptance by the financial industry.
On Monday, the British competition watchdog stated it had cleared a takeover deal of the UK tech company Autocab planned by Uber, following the probe's findings that the takeover would not hurt competition.
Italy is planning to cut its virus-hurt economy to 4.1% in the current year and raise the 2022 GDP to 4.3%, according to the official data published on Monday.
Hyundai Motor is planning a temporary suspension of its production at the South Korean plant amid chip shortage expected between Apr. 5 and Apr. 13, according to Korea Economic Daily's report.
Despite the ongoing blockage of the Suez Canal and significant losses announced by Nomura and Credit Suisse, stock indices remained flat during Monday's European trading hours.