On Tuesday, Marks & Spencer announced about the closure of its Hardwick distribution centre in the Northwest England, affecting 450 contractors who supplied home products and clothing to the stores.
The Royal Bank of Scotland stated on Tuesday it would make a $5B contribution to the pension scheme within the following years.
The chief economist of the International Monetary Fund Maurice Obstfeld stated hoped for China and the United States to avoid trade war through the negotiations.
On Tuesday, the Russian telecommunications regulator requested Apple and Google to remove Telegram, the encrypted messenger service, from the application stores.
On Tuesday, China has posted strong economic growth of 6.8% in the Q1, driven by good property investment and robust consumer demand.
Johnson & Johnson pharmaceuticals sales surges 19.4% to $9.84B, boosted by its cancer drugs sales, such as Zytiga, Imbruvica and Darzalex that soared 45% to $2.31B in the Q1.
On Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson reported its Q1 profit had beaten analysts' expectation due to a high demand for the company's cancer drugs.
Deutsche Bank ended negotiations over sale of its India's wealth and retail management business to the private lender called IndusInd Bank, sources familiar with the matter reported on Tuesday.
Amazon.com is currently in talks with the Brazil's airline Azul, as it seeks to ship goods in the country amid retailer's plans on the Latin American largest economy.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russia's President Vladimir Putin held a phone call discussion over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and Syria's situation, the Kremlin stated.
The British Office for National Statistics reported on Tuesday that the UK unemployment rate fell to a record low of 4.2% in February, compared to an estimate of 4.3%.
The ZEW institute reported on Tuesday that the German investor sentiment dropped by 8.2% in April due to weak economic data.
France's healthcare group Sanofi is in negotiations to sell its EU generics drugs arm Zentiva to Advent International, the US private equity firm, for $2.4B, the companies announced on Tuesday.
The German grocer Edeka and the Swiss food company Nestle are discussing details of a new pact, after reaching a compromise in the month-long rice low.
South Korea's senior officials are expected to visit Pyongyang right ahead of the summit between the South and North leaders Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong Un scheduled for the next week.
On Tuesday, the German Social Democrat Party urged the Chancellor Angela Merkel's Conservatives to speed up backing their proposals over the Euro zone reform on the back of the coalition deal.
Toyota Motor is planning to launch sale of the 'talking' vehicles in the United States as soon as in 2021 with the new cars communicating with each other to prevent thousands of accidents on the roads.
On Monday, the UK pubs group JD Wetherspoon has shut down all its accounts in social media in protest against the accusations of personal data misuse.
Tesla announced on Monday it had temporarily halted its Model 3 vehicle production, as the carmaker continued to face challenges that were ramping out the new sedan.
On Monday, Elon Musk's Boring stated it had raised $112.5M in equity, where 90% came from Musk himself, amid company's intention to construct underground tunnels for the hyperloop transportation project.
The Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso explained on Tuesday that the country preferred the US to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership instead of forming a bilateral trade agreement.
The US cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has decided to suspend its services in the Japanese market due to increasing business costs, as reported by Bloomberg.
Asian stocks opened with a modest rise on Tuesday following a report that China's economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace during the first three months of 2018.
The real estate investment in China grew by 10.4% and climbed to a three-year high during the first quarter of 2018, being boosted by higher construction spending.