On Wednesday, Alphabet's Google Cloud stated it had secured a contract with the US Department of Defense, aiming to detect cyber threats and take necessary measures.
SoftBank Group Corp announced it would sell 5% of the company's domestic telco amid its plan to attract $41B through asset sales.
Lufthansa was in negotiations with the German government's ESF on a €9B worth rescue deal, including the state taking a stake of 20% in the airline.
Samsung Electronics started building a sixth domestic contract chip production line to manufacture logic chips for computers and mobile phones.
SelectQuote, the US insurance policy comparison website, raised $360M after selling its shares in the IPO above target range.
The French government is set to insist on keeping Renault plants in France and wants to remain global centre for engineering and R&D of the carmaker.
Buyout company Apollo Global Management invested $1.75B in Albertsons Companies, indicating confidence in the US supermarket chain, whose fortunes picked up during the crisis.
Norway's oil production grew 4.5% month-over-month to 1.78M bpd in April, beating official forecasts, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate stated.
The Polish government approved regulations aimed at prevent non-EU investors from taking over firms cheaply that Poland considered strategic for the economy.
Harley-Davidson Inc is set to reopen factories this week at diminished production rates and send fewer motorcycles to its dealers in the US, the WSJ reported.
Xiaomi Corp reported a 13.6% increase in Q1 revenue, thanks to higher sales of phones, including higher-priced 5G models.
Euro zone yearly inflation rate was revised down to 0.3%, as energy prices declined more than anticipated, final data released by Eurostat revealed.
On Wednesday, the food giant Nestle announced about its plans to invest $103.58M into building a plant-based food facility located in China, as the Swiss group seeks to expand its footprint in the Asian country.
Walmart's stores and online sales surged to their record in Q1, driven by higher demand for cleaning supplies and food that grew during the lockdowns, sending the company's shares up 3.4%.
Britain's Rolls-Royce is planning to slash at least 9K jobs, which is over a sixth of the company's workforce, in the air travel slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp reported on Wednesday its Q1 revenue rose as much as 13.6%, despite falling demand for its phones due to the coronavirus crisis.
On Wednesday, the European Securities and Markets Authority stated that companies should provide coronavirus impact assessments in their half-year reports.
On Wednesday, Alibaba Group Holding stated it would invest $1.41B into a system of artificial intelligence and Internet of Things for its smart speaker Tmall Genie, as the e-commerce giant pushes into new tech and business sectors.
Johnson & Johnson will stop its talc Baby Powder sales in Canada and the United States, as demand plunged due to "misinformation" over its product's safety, with the company facing over 19K lawsuits from consumers.
Facebook Inc is set to launch a new feature called Shops, a shopping service that allows businesses to sell products on the biggest social network platforms in the world, its CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated.
The world's largest personal computer maker Lenovo Group posted a deep fall of 64% in its Q4 profit to $43M amid disruptions triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, but still beat analysts forecasts.
Shares of US airlines soared on Tuesday after major US airlines and the Canadian Airlines reported fewer ticket cancellations.
According to a Reuters survey, published on Tuesday, Mexico's annual inflation accelerated in early May due to a surge in the cost of some foodstuffs and gasoline.
According to preliminary data, released by the Russian Federal Statistics Service on Tuesday, Russia's economic growth slowed to 1.6% in the Q1.