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.
The Chinese economy expanded 6.8% in the March quarter of 2018, a bit faster than anticipated, fuelled by strong demand and robust property investment.
The International Monetary Fund stated that it anticipated New Zealand to reveal solid economic growth in 2018, but noted that the housing market posed some mid-term risks to the country's economy.
The Reserve Bank of Australia stated that there was a scant reason for a rate hike this month, as inflation stood below target and set to remain subdued amid sluggish pay growth.
Britain and the US accused Russia that it launched cyber attacks on firewalls, routers and other equipment used by businesses, government agencies around the globe.
William Dudley, the NY Fed President, stated that the Federal Reserve is likely yo raise rate gradually three or four times in 2018, targeting policy rate to increase to 3%.
The Association of German Industry stated that it opposed new regulations by the EC to make digital firms pay more tax, adding that it would result in extra burdens.
The Chief Economist of the ECB stated that benign economic projections for the Euro Zone were underpinning the Bank's confidence that inflation within the bloc is set converge the target.
T-Mobile agreed to pay $40M to resolve the investigation that found the company set false ring tones and failed to resolve issues with delivering services in the US rural areas.
The European Union is demanding compensation from the US for its aluminium and steel tariffs, despite Washington's statement the tariffs are not subject to the WTO rules.
On Monday, the gas and oil producer Vermilion Energy announced it would acquire its rival Spartan Energy in a deal worth $1.11B that was seen to lift its light oil production in the United States and Canada.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide is in advanced talks to clinch merger with the peer ILG, sending ILG's shares up 7% to $33.25 on such news, sources familiar with the issue reported.
JD.com is planning to invest $85.4M for a 33% stake in the global insurance firm Allianz's China unit on the back of the e-commerce company's push into the financial services.
France's government is developing its own messenger service, such as Whatsapp or Telegram, seeking to ease fears over foreign entities spying on the top officials' private conversations.
The meeting of the EU digital chief Andrus Ansip and the Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg over the social network's involvement in the user privacy scandal is set for April 17 and will be held in San Francisco.
Volkswagen announced it was considering to acquire a majority stake in the US truckmaker Navistar amid company's intention to expand its truck division globally.
The co-group CEO of Malaysia's AirAsia X stated on Monday the company would not buy the Airbus A350 widebody aircraft, claiming the jet was too expensive to make a purchase.
Russian state regulator Roskomnadzor claimed that it has started blocking an access to Telegram messenger after a company refused to provide decryption keys.
On Monday, Russian news agency Interfax claimed that lower house of Russian parliament is planning to consider legislation of counter-sanctions in relation to new US sanctions in the next month.
On Monday, the US Department of Commerce claimed that retail sales of motor vehicles have increased 0.6% after 0.1% decrease in February, with a 4.5% growth from a year ago.
On Monday, the US Department of Commerce banned american enterprises from selling components to Chinese telecom giant ZTE for seven years due to the violation of US sanctions.
Warburg Pincus is in negotiations to invest in a funding round for the Chinese firm Art Financial Services Group that is seen to be worth no less than $8B, source familiar with the issue reported.
Carl Icahn, the hedge fund manager, is selling the majority of the Tropicana Entertainment casino business's operations and properties in a deal valued at $1.85B, Icahn Enterprise said on Monday.