According to the Financial Times, the UK government will launch its stimulus package in nearest days to create jobs and build infrastructure.
The US President Donald Trump stated on Saturday that the country would not have any reationship with the World Health Organization (WHO) anymore because of the situation with coronavirus.
The Chinese Assets Supervision and Administration Commission stated on Saturday that the vaccine against coronavirus could be ready by the end of this year.
The Foreign Minister of Italy Luigi Di Maio stated on Saturday that his country should not be treated like a colony by the European Union.
On Saturday, Thierry Delaporte was selected as the new Chief Executive Officer of Indian IT company Wipro Ltd.
In a message posted on Saturday, Google said that it decided to postpone the release of Android 11 because of protests in the United States.
According to the S&P Global Ratings, Abu Dhabi's economy is expected to fall 7.5% because of the coronavirus pandemic and low oil production.
Tencent Holdings, the Chinese internet giant, is negotiating a potential investment of $200M in Warner Music Group, right before of the record firm's planned IPO next week, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Zoom, the video conferencing provider, is planning to boost video calls encryption for its paying customers and institutions, but not for users with free consumer accounts, the firm stated.
According to Statistics Canada data report, published on Friday, Canada's GDP growth in April declined by 11% from March, as the COVID-19 crisis batter the economy.
Georgia's economy contracted at an annual 3.6% rate in the first quarter of 2020. preliminary data revealed on Friday.
According to the national statistics institute INE, Chile's jobless rate hit 9% within February and April, as the COVID-19 crisis batter the Chilean economy.
Alexander Novak, the Energy Minister of Russia, discussed trade and investment cooperation with the Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian.
France's energy major Total faced at least $12B revenue shortfall amid oil prices drop, the CEO stated, a third higher compared to prior estimate.
China's internet giant Tencent Holdings was in talks to invest $200M in Warner Music, ahead of the record firm's IPO next week, the WSJ reported.
On Friday, the German financial market watchdog said that it was examining whether the CEO of Wirecard Markus Braun, violated the insider-trading laws.
On Friday, Brazil's Central Bank figures showed that the Brazilian national debt t rose to a record 79.7% of the gross domestic product in April.
According to data, published by the government statistics agency IBGE, Brazil's gross domestic product contracted by 1.5% in the Q1. The biggest decline since 2015.
On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial fell by 0.30% at the open, while the S&P 500 declined by 4.56 points, as investors awaited a news conference on US-China relations from President Donald Trump.
On Friday, Uber Technologies announced it would launch booking options for hourly rides in some US cities, aiming to help Americans with their essential trips amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The German automaker Volkswagen has become the largest shareholder of Guoxuan High-Tech, the Chinese electric car battery maker, owning a 26.5% stake, according to Guoxuan's stock exchange filings.
Amazon.com is likely to offer permanent roles to around 70% of its new US workforce the company has hired temporarily in order to meet the rising consumer demand during the lockdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Geely Automobile Holdings has raised $836M from a share sale as the Chinese carmaker seeks to replenish its coffers with the intention to finance the world's biggest auto market growth.
The German automaker Volkswagen is set to have full control of China's JAC-VW joint venture's management, the carmaker's Chinese CEO stated on Friday.