Toyota Motor stated that it abandoned plans to install DSRC technology on the US cars aimed at letting vehicles and trucks communicate to avoid collisions.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, the US chain of Mexican restaurants, reported its revenue in line with forecasts at $1.3B in the Q1 of this year, a 13.9% increase in a yearly basis.
Amazon revealed in its regulatory filing that it had a $1.7B total video and music expenses over the first quarter, up from $1.5B in the same period last year.
Leading China's cement producer Conch Cement posted a 27.3% yearly increase in the net profit for the March quarter of 2019, continuing last year's strong expansion.
The JPX or Japan Exchange Group revealed in consolidated financial report that operating revenue increased year-over-year, while other key indicators did not perform well for the Group.
France's energy major Total stated that its net profit in the first quarter fell 4% to $2.8B compared with the prior year amid volatile oil prices and debt costs in spite of record gas and oil output.
Sony Music's recorded that its music revenues declined 4.5% in fiscal year of 2018 to £2.96B amid lower physical sales of recorded music and the new accounting standard's impact.
Economic activity in the country of Armenia rose 6.2% month-on-month in March, while quarterly growth was seen at 6.5%, the NSS of Armenia revealed.
AirAsia Group carried 12.54M million passengers in the March quarter, up 18% from 10.65M passengers in the similar period of 2018.
EU exports of frozen and fresh pork in the period of January and February 2019 totalled 394.4K tonnes, an 8% yearly increase, Eurostat reported.
Japan's retail sales increased 1.0% year-over-year in March, compared with the median projection for a 0.8% rise, government data revealed.
Intel Corp was exploring strategic scenarios for the company's modem chip business, including a sale to acquirer, such as Apple, the WSJ reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
President Xi Jinping touted more than $64B worth deals signed during the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative this week, as he sought to reassure sceptics that the project is likely to fuel sustainable expansion for all participants.
Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, stated that he hoped oil exports from Iran would continue despite Washington's attempts to stop them.
Sudan signed a $200 million loan deal from the AFESD based in Kuwait, aiming to finance development projects in the country, state news agency SUNA reported.
Mexican exports decline 1.2% in March year-over-year, with manufacturing shipments falling 0.9% in the reported month, according to the report by the INEGI.
Pre-tax profits of Daimler declined significantly around €500M to a total of €2.8B in the first quarter of the fiscal year of 2019, the German carmaker reported.
Belarus is set to raise export duties over oil and oil products that will be exported outside the EAEU on May 1, the government stated.
A total of 3.391M people in France were registered as unemployed in the Q1 of this year, the lowest level since 2014, an official report showed.
Yili Group, the Chinese dairy giant, reported revenues of nearly $3.4B in the first quarter of this year, up 17.1% on a yearly basis.
The inflation in the Philippines eased further to 3.8 in the first quarter of this year from 5.9% in the Q4 of 2018, mainly due to significant decline in food prices.
South Korea's passenger car exports increased in the first quarter over solid demand from Russia and North America, customs office data revealed.
Singapore's EDB announced that the country's manufacturing production decreased 4.8% year-over-year in March, compared to a revised 2.6% rise in February.
The US Justice Department opened a criminal probe into Ford Motor's emissions certification process in the US, the automaker stated, adding that it cooperated fully with the investigation.