On Tuesday, Indonesia has imposed a 10% VAT on the technology companies' sales, such as Google, Netflix, Amazon and Spotify, amid shifts in spending patterns along with rising remote working triggered by the coronavirus crisis.
On Tuesday, Samsung Electronics reported a 23% jump in its Q2 operating profit, topping analysts' estimates, driven by solid chip sales during the coronavirus lockdowns.
On Tuesday, the US government awarded Novavax a $1.6 billion contract to develop a coronavirus vaccine.
On Tuesday, Finland's Nokia has become the first telecom equipment giant to add open interfaces to its products, designed to allow mobile operators to create networks not tied to any vendor.
Palantir Technologies, the data analytics company, said it had confidentially filed for the initial public offering with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
On Tuesday, Deutsche Bank stated it had agreed on a multi-year, strategic partnership with Google, granting the German bank access to its cloud services, as well as drive innovation in the technology-based financial products oriented at clients.
TikTok announced it would withdraw from the Hong Kong market during the following days, as other tech firms, including Facebook, halt processing the government requests for customer data in the region.
On Monday, it was revealed that the Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey would host a private meeting with members of the Conservative party.
On Monday, the Commission of the European Union approved a 150 million euro loan to the Austrian Airlines.
During US trading hours, crude oil prices remained steady as a decline in supply was outweighed by virus caused demand decreases.
During Monday's US trading hours, stock indices surged, as data revealed growth in the US services sector.
Japan's Fujitsu is planning to reduce its office space by half in three years amid reorganising the way its employees would work, introducing flexible hours for nearly 80K staff.
On Monday, German prosecution arrested Wirecard's Dubai head as part of the multi-billion-dollar fraud probe over the payments company's collapse.
Ford Motor has launched on Monday new marketing and product strategy for its Bronco SUVs, seeking to challenge Fiat Chrysler's profitable Jeep franchise.
On Monday, the Brazilian automakers association stated it only expected car sales recovery in 2025, blaming the coronavirus crisis to hit too hard, when it has already been a week spot of the country.
On Monday, the US-based Institute of Supply Management reported the Non-Manufacturing Index climbed to 57.1 points in June, signaling possible recovery after coronavirus-caused lockdowns.
The US electric vehicle producer Tesla sold out the satin shorts they offered to ridicule short-sellers after surpassing the market capitalization of Toyota.
The number of the COVID-19-related temporary jobless claims in Ireland dropped to 412,900, compared to the previous reading of 439,000, according to the government data published on Monday.
Lloyds Bank's CEO António Horta-Osório announced on Monday that he was set to step down from his post the next year, leaving the British largest domestic bank to search for a successor to replace him.
Rishi Sunak, the British finance minister, is planning to restart the UK economy by granting homebuyers a tax break, while cutting the value-added tax for hospitality firms, pubs and restaurants, according to The Times newspaper.
During Monday's European trading hours, global stock indices surged to a four week high level. The surge was attributed to an increase of economic activity in China.
On Monday, Ford Motor's China ventures posted a 7.7% jump in its year-over-year sales in June, marking the ongoing recovering from the coronavirus crisis, but not disclosing the number of vehicles sold.
Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway announced that its energy unit would acquire Dominion Energy's natural gas assets for $4B, in a move to reduce the conglomerate's cash pile, Reuters reported.
Uber Technologies, the ride-sharing company, is set to acquire the food-delivery app Postmates in a $2.65B all-stock deal, according to a Bloomberg News report published late Sunday.