On Monday, Nokia announced that it had partnered with Amazon, Google and Microsoft in the creation of new 5G radio solutions.
Crude oil price benchmarks declined during Monday' trading hours, as a pull-back from previous high levels was taking place.
During Monday's US trading hours, the US Dollar index booked a third session of gains against its peer currencies and other assets.
On Monday, the Dow Jones US market index hit a new all-time high level, as the markets expected news from the Fed during this week.
Home sales and prices in Canada increased in February as the housing market recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, data published by the Canadian Real Estate Association show.
Brazil expects a 4.6% inflation in 2021, significantly above the previous target of 3.75%, a survey of economists published by the central bank shows.
Canadian housing starts declined 13.5% in February, compared to the previous month, data published by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation show.
The Swedish battery maker Northvolt won a $14B order from Germany's Volkswagen as the company aims to have 25% of the European market share by 2030, a report shows.
Volkswagen plans to build its own gigafactories in Europe and expand electric vehicle infrastructure globally in an effort to speed up adoption of battery powered vehicles, the company reports.
Roche, the Swiss pharmaceuticals manufacturer, announced a $1.8M cash purchase of GenMark Diagnostics, a statement publsihed by the company shows.
On Monday, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways reported that leisure travel had been increasing together with the start of global coronavirus vaccinations.
During Monday's trading hours, in the aftermath of booking a new all-time high during the weekend, the price for Bitcoin declined below the 55,000 level.
On Monday, the US Dollar entered its second session of gains. However, the currency index was still at March 10 levels.
The retail and factory sector activity in China surged during the 2021's first two months, topping estimates, as the economy is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.
Volkswagen has announced on Monday about its plans to switch the electric vehicle battery type, leaving the carmaker's supply deals with SK Innovation and LG Energy Solution in doubt.
On Monday, China's search giant Baidu announced its AI chip division Kunlun had recently completed a fundraising round at the valuation of about $2.0B.
On Monday, Deliveroo said it was planning to sell about $1.39B of its new shares in the IPO, in potentially the largest London listing in over seven years.
On Monday, crude oil prices edged higher. Brent crude futures for May surged by 0.3% to $69.45 a barrel by 01:02 GMT, while the US WTI crude for April was at $65.90.
On Monday, global equity markets edged higher, as investors and traders bet on a faster economic recovery.
On Sunday, the Israeli First Digital Bank began operations on a testing basis and announced that it planned to open to the general public later this year.
According to sources with knowledge of the matter, the German automaker Volkswagen plans to slash roughly 4,000 jobs at its factories in Germany via early retirement.
Volkswagen revealed to Handelsblatt that the company would retire 5,000 workers in a new early retirement program.
On Sunday, Virgin Atlantic revealed that it would raise 160 million GBP in a new round of financing.
S&P Global announced on Sunday that the oil-rich region of the Persian Gulf would recover economically very slowly.