On Tuesday, Volkswagen said that the group's record profit drove up its CEO Matthias Mueller's salary package by around 40% to $12.47M last year.
On Tuesday, the European Commission moved on with a proposal to boost cross-border investing in AIFs in order to improve funding for SMEs across the continent.
Data released by the US National Federation of Independent Business showed that its small business index jumped to 107.6 points in February.
The US Bureau of Labour Statistics revealed on Tuesday that the CPI came in at 0.2% growth pace over the month of February, matching economists' expectations.
According to the data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, home loans in the country fell 1.1% over the course of January.
Israeli Electra CP announced about filing a $23M lawsuit against the Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies over the alleged violation of contract to import electronic devices to Israel's customers.
Spain's ACS was willing to take the leading role in a deal with the Italian firm Atlantia to jointly acquire the toll road operator Abertis, sources familiar with the issue reported.
The Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi agreed to repeal a ban on Tuesday that was imposed on the international flights to Kurdistan Region, saying the operations might be resumed within a week.
On Tuesday, UnitedHealth named the former GlaxoSmithKline Chief Executive Andrew Witty as its pharmacy benefit unit Optum's head, starting July 1.
On Tuesday, the US President Donald Trump fired the US State Secretary Rex Tillerson and replaced him with the head of the Central Intelligence Agency Mike Pompeo.
Italy's high-end briefcase producer Piquadro is in talks with Richemont to acquire the France's leather goods maker Lancel, seeking to complete the potential deal in this year's first half.
On Tuesday, Salesforce.com launched a new customer service and sales software called "Essentials" for small businesses, which are the simplified versions of its Service and Sales Cloud products.
According to the Comisiones Obreras union, more than thousand Amazon workers in Spain are planning to call a two-day strike on March 21-22 to protest over employees' rights and wages reduction.
The European Union's key Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier stated on Tuesday that the UK could not have the status of a third country and retain benefits of the EU at the same time.
On Tuesday, the Israeli parliament approved a law intended to restrict cash deals in order to combat money laundering and other economic crimes.
Karnataka has granted Apple's supplier Wistron a permission to establish a new assembly facility in the Southern India, as part of the iPhone assembly work presumable expansion in India.
The investment arm of the Finnish government Solidium acquired a 3.3% stake in Nokia worth about $1.04B, in its efforts to boost Finland's influence over the company.
Ukraine's central bank announced on Tuesday it was ready to acquire up to $100M in currency intervention, amid strength in the hryvnia currency during the prior month.
The Swedish music streaming company Spotify is set to enter the South African market on Tuesday, amid rising demand for smartphones and digital services in Africa.
The Dutch financial services group ING scrapped its plans on Tuesday to raise its CEO Ralph Hamers' total pay package, amid pressure from the public and politicians who had triggered a protest.
On Monday, the US President Donald Trump halted the Broadcom's takeover of Qualcomm, citing national security grounds, as the deal could grant China superiority in mobile communications.
On Monday, the White House stated it was expecting a meeting between the US and North Korean leaders Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un to happen, despite Pyongyang's silence over the summit.
Southeast Asian Grab and the Japanese credit card firm Credit Saison have formed a venture, as they seek to provide lending services and loans in the region.
The US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis noted on Tuesday that Taliban had shown interest in exploring talks with Kabul in order to end the long-lasting war in Afghanistan.