The US trade deficit hit its record-high level of $71.1B in February amid a more rapid rebound in economic activity, while analysts anticipated it to widen to $70.5B.
Samy Bengio, Google's research manager, has announced his resignation earlier this week due to his colleagues' firings after they questioned diversity practices and paper review.
Prosus NV, the Dutch technology investment firm, is planning a 2% stake sale in the software titan Tencent worth around $15B, sending Prosus shares down 4% to €94.52 on the news.
As the stock price of General Motors hit a new all-time high, the CEO Mary Barra stated that the company could expand beyond automobile production.
Nokia has settled is multi-year-long fight with the world's largest PC maker Lenovo Group over the alleged patent infringement, both companies announced on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, G20's finance officials are set for a meeting to back a $650B boost in the emergency reserves of the IMF and prolong the freeze on the countries' debt payments amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan's Toshiba Corp is exploring a $20B take-private offer from CVC Capital Partners, the private equity firm, as the company faces activist shareholders' pressure to improve governance.
On Wednesday, Samsung Electronics stated its Q1 profit likely surged 44%, in line with analysts expectations.
On Tuesday, the chairman of the Egyptian Suez Canal Authority Osama Rabie announced that Egypt is considering the expansion of the Suez Canal southern channel.
US stock markets will continue expanding in the short to medium term, the International Monetary Fund said in its Global Financial Stability Report on Tuesday.
As reported by the US Labor Department on Tuesday, job openings, a measure of labor demand in the United States, increased to 7.4 million in February.
On Tuesday, the US Dollar bounced from two-week lows, as investors and traders bet that the US economy would recover faster from the pandemic than other developed countries.
On Tuesday, Intel Corp has introduced its new data centre microprocessor, with hopes that its in-house production operations will help navigate the global chip shortage and better compete against its rival AMD's faster chips.
General Motors is planning to build the Chevrolet-branded Silverado electric pickups at its first EV assembly plant based in Michigan, the US carmaker stated on Tuesday.
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways has started direct passenger flights to Israel's Tel Aviv from the UAE capital, as two countries established diplomatic ties last year.
Nike has won a temporary suspension of the sales of "Satan Shoes", the Brooklyn company had produced in cooperation with Lil Nas X, due to potential trademark infringement.
Qatar Airways stated it was interested in Boeing's potential new 777X freighter, calling on the engine manufacturer GE to start investing in future technology amid pressure put on airlines over emission cuts.
British Airways CEO Sean Doyle is optimistic about reviving international travel from May 17 despite Britain's warning it was still unclear whether holidays could resume.
Carrefour, Europe's biggest retailer, announced on Tuesday it had partnered with Deliveroo to expand the express grocery delivery in less than half an hour to their customers' homes in France.
On Tuesday, Yum Brands's Taco Bell announced it would hire 5K employees at the April job fair, seeking to back the restaurant planned expansion in the United States.
On Tuesday, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is set to start sailing outside the US from Greek Isles and the Caribbean in July, resuming trips following a year-long suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Tuesday, oil prices surged on strong US and China economic data, offsetting losses from the prior session amid rising OPEC+ supply.
South Korea's LG Electronics is planning to exit the smartphones business, it announced earlier this week, with the tech company's fans ruing the loss of its Android-based devices that came at affordable prices.
BP is expecting to hit the $35B net debt target for the current year's Q1, driven by earlier-than-anticipated disposal proceeds and a very robust quarter.