Elbit Systems, the largest non-state defence company of Israel, stated that its US subsidiary signed a deal with Harris Corp. to buy its night vision business for $350M.
Israel Electric and the Leviathan agreed over the short-term deal to supply natural gas, which is estimated to reduce costs and save up to $175M.
China increased the country's gold reserves for the fourth month in succession in March to amount 60.62M ounces, the People's Bank of China reported.
AK Party of the President Tayyip Erdogan is set to ask Turkey's electoral board for a recount of all Istanbul's votes cast in elections, an official stated.
China's foreign currency reserves grew for a fifth month in succession in March, as increasing optimism over the prospects for the US-China trade deal offset concerns over weakening economic growth.
South Korea's automaker Hyundai Motor denied the report stating that the company signed a deal with China's tech firm Tencent to develop software for self-driving vehicles.
South Korea's LG Chem stated that it created a JV with Vietnam's VinFast to produce Li-ion batteries for the Vietnamese vehicle maker's electric scooters and electric cars.
Olaf Scholz, the German Finance Minister, called on the UK government and opposition Labour Party to find an agreement for the country to leave the European Union.
China is likely to step up the policy of cuts to required reserve ratios of banks to encourage funding for small and medium-sized enterprises, which play a significant role in economic growth.
Global software leader Infosys stated it opened an office in Switzerland to help service the company's clients in the industry of energy and aerospace.
Mercedes-Benz USA revealed sales of 27,004 Mercedes-Benz cars in March, while Vans unit reported monthly sales of 3,533 models, making grand total of more than 30K vehicles for the month.
A consortium led by French Engie SA submitted the offer for Brazilian Petroleo Brasileiro's major gas pipeline unit, presenting an $8.6B bid for 90% of the pipeline.
California-based transportation network company Lyft stated that it is set to invest $50M or 1% of its profits into locally-driven transportation services and other initiatives through the company's City Works programme.
Ethiopian consumer prices grew 11.2% in the one-year period to March, following 10.9% year-over-year inflation in February, the CSA stated.
The Shell Petroleum Development Company stated that it is set to spend about $15B across 24 oil and gas projects in Nigeria within the next five years.
Samsung Electronics saw a sharp fall in its operating profit and sales in the Q1 of 2019, memory chip prices dropped and display panel demand weakened, the firm stated.
The average Chinese Containerised Freight Index declined 6.3% month-on-month to 830.81 in March amid the lack of demand, the Shanghai Shipping Exchange stated.
Valdis Dombrovskis , the Vice President of the European Commission, stated that Italy might be forced to freeze some of planned public expenditures in 2019, as the country's growth is weaker than expected.
The United Arab Emirates' non-oil private sector ended the Q1 on a positive note, with rates of growth in new orders and output quickening and employment stabilising, Emirates NBD's survey showed.
Tata Steel reported that the company's Indian operations posted largest crude steel production at 4.47M tonnes in the Q4 of the 2019 financial year, growing 46% year-over-year.
China's peer-to-peer lending industry is expected to keep shrinking and consolidate amid tighter regulations and weak investors' sentiment, Fitch Ratings stated.
According to the China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the country's IT industry showed a 13.6% growth rate year-on-year in January and February.
The California Governor Gavin Newsom has formed a coalition of 20 states and filed a claim to forbid the White House to use $1.6B from taxpayer funds for construction of the border wall.
According to the Financial Times publication, the former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn's wife has left Japan and went to France to ask the government do make more effort to save him.