On Friday, Sony stated it expects the operating profit to tumble 8.8% to $6.13B in the current year through March 2019, on the back of a stronger yen that slows its image sensor business.
On Thursday, Tesla's board recommended ahead of the annual meeting that shareholders voted against a proposal for the EV maker's chairman to become an independent director.
Shares of China's Internet poker game companies dropped up to 18% of their value last week on local media's reports over the potential ban the government would impose on poker-related firms from June 1.
The US wireless carriers Sprint and T-Mobile US have achieved some progress in talks over merger terms, seeking to complete the deal negotiations as soon as next week.
The biggest contract chipmaker in the world, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, is set to invest $13.50B in its R&D capacity to expand future technologies at the Hsinchu production facility.
Airbus reported on Friday a 12% fall in revenues that was mainly attributed to lags in engine deliveries and also announced its decision to cut A330 deliveries to approximately 50 jets per year due to low demand.
The President of South Korea Moon Jae-in met on Friday with his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un within the framework of historical peace summit that was organized for the first time in ten years.
The Supreme court of Peru ruled on Friday to that the country's former President Humala must be released from prison where they have been locked up for the last nine months anticipating court trial over money laundering.
The Bank of Japan did not announce any changes to its monetary policy on Friday leaving near term interest rate and minus 0.1% and inflation forecast for next fiscal year at 1.8%.
Profits earned by Chinese industrial businesses were 3.% higher in March, slowing significantly from the previously seen growth pace, the statistics bureau stated.
China was open to start negotiations with the US to resolve trade disputes, with the country's Premier Li Keqiang noting that the conflict should be managed through dialogue.
Japan's retail sales grew 1.0% year-over-year in March, missing expectations for a 1.7% increase, in a setback to hopes for stronger consumer spending.
Japanese industrial output increased more than anticipated 1.2% in March, following a 2.0% gain in the prior month, government data revealed.
On Thursday, Intel Corp beat profit and revenue expectations for the first quarter of 2018 due to the higher demand for personal computers and data centers chips.
On Thursday, Japanese consumer electronics and video game company Nintendo Co Ltd announced that 46-year-old Shuntaro Furukawa is appointed as a new company's Chief Executive Officer.
On Thursday, the Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar stated that the EU and Britain must take the next step in post-Brexit border negotiations and finalise the Irish border issue by June.
On Thursday, the US Senate stated that a former CIA Director and Trump loyalist Mike Pompeo is appointed as a new US President Donald Trump's Secretary of State
On Thursday, the Interior Minister of the UK Amber Rudd said that she has no plans to resign after a wave of criticism for giving statements about achieving targets for migrants deportation.
On Thursday, a former head of HSBC's foreign exchange trading desk Mark Johnson was sentenced to two years for defrauding Cairn Energy Plc in $3.5B currency trade.
On Thursday, French and German officials signed the documents that suggest the joint development of the new weapon systems, including a fighter jet and maritime airborne warfare aircraft.
On Thursday, Tesla Inc's spokesman said that Vice President of low-voltage hardware and autopilot Jim Keller is leaving the company to join Intel Corp to lead silicon engineering.
On Thursday, The New York Times appointed company's veteran Roland Caputo as the next Chief Financial Officer, succeeding James Follo who announced his retirement in May.
On Thursday, the spokesman of the White House Sarah Sanders claimed that the US President Donald Trump is planning to visit the UK on July 13 after the first planned trip was canceled in January.
The oil producer ConocoPhillips reported on Thursday a better-than-expected profit of $888M during the first quarter of 2018, boosted by reduced costs and rising crude prices.