On Saturday, the state owned Libyan oil company NOC announced that it wishes for a safe return of the kidnapped head of the company's worker's union. The event reveals the difficulties that the country faces in dealing with hostile forces and restoring Libya's oil output.
On Saturday, a representative of Kraft Heinz announced that the Chief Marketing Officer of the company Eduardo Luz would leave the company at the end of May. The event is part of a recent optimization of operations.
On Saturday, a representative of the UK's police force announced that the police will not investigate the recent data leak to Huawei that was conducted by the already sacked defence minister.
Late on Friday, a taxi union in New York announced that drivers will strike prior to the Uber stock's initial public offering. The strike is bound to highlight issues and hurt the demand for the stock.
The President of Mexico Andreas Manuel Lopez Obrador has announced tax cuts that are designed to free up the needed funds to subsidize the government oil company Pemex.
On Saturday, the European Union once more expressed critique at the US for putting oil and nuclear sanctions on Iran. In general, the EU continues to stick to its stance, as an increase global oil output create by Iran would benefit the union.
It was revealed by Vodafone on Saturday that the company is pressuring the German government to help the company in the creation of a new ultrafast broadband internet connection.
On Sunday, voters of Northern Macedonia went to the polling stations to vote for a new President.
The National Development and Reform Commission of China reported on Saturday that the country's consumption of natural gas increased by 11.6% in Q1 amid anti-pollution efforts of the government.
Charlie Munger, one of Warren Buffett's partners, stated on Saturday that one of his greatest regrets was that he did not buy Google shares.
Volvo Cars reported on Friday that the global growth of sales of its vehicles has reached 7.4% in April, being mainly driven by high demand on its SUVs.
Kraft Heinz Co stated on Saturday that its top marketing officer Eduardo Luz would quit from the company at the end of May, thus leaving the seat to Adam Butler, the head of beverages, snacks and desserts.
In the middle of the week, the China's Premier Li Keqiang had a meeting with the Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali during which parties discussed bilateral ties in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative.
The President of Mexico Andres Obrador announced on Saturday a number of moderate budget cuts in order to support the country's oil giant Pemex.
On Saturday, the British drugmaker Vectura won a case of patent infringement against GlaxoSmithKline and was entitled to receive a $89.7M award.
The Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett stated on Saturday that Wells Fargo made severe mistakes in the past, though his fund, as a large shareholder would continue supporting the company.
The Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan hinted on Saturday that he supported repeat of Istanbul mayor elections.
The New York Taxi Workers Alliance stated on Saturday that Uber drivers would go on strike in the upcoming week to raise awareness about unjust working conditions.
The La Tribune newspaper reported on Saturday, that Air France-KLM was considering proposing a redundancy scheme for nearly 400 ground employees amid poor performance in Q1.
The head of the Scottish Conservatives, Ruth Davidson, stated on Saturday that the party would counter any attempts to organize a new referendum on Scotlland's secession from the United Kingdom.
The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stated on Saturday that the US would be defeated by the Iranian people through solidarity and unity of the nation.
The British Trade Commissioner for China Richard Burn stated on Saturday that the government is willing to advance cooperation with China on ecology and green innovation.
The Chief Brexit Negotiator of the European Union Michel Barnier stated on Friday that the UK must "make up its mind" on how it would proceed with the Brexit.
According to the Swedish News SVT, pilots of the Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) have stopped a strike after an agreement with the company's management was reached.