The Chinese government on Tuesday announced that it will soon publish rules that would regulate the commercial rocket manufacturing industry, launches and test flights.
On Tuesday, the Atlanta Federal Reserve published its US GDP model's results. The model indicates that US GDP should have grown from 2.2 to 3.4 percent during the last quarter.
On Tuesday, British Land Company and its JV partner Sainsbury conducted a sale of 12 Superstores properties worth £429M to the US-based Realty Income Corp.
On Monday, the French retailer Casino agreed to sell its 20 Casino supermarkets and 12 hypermarkets portfolio to Apollo Global Management, the US asset management company, in a deal valued at about €470M.
DouYu International Holding, the Tencent-backed live-streaming firm, has filed for an initial public offering in the United States of up to $500M, seeking to expand its footprint in the US market.
Exxon Mobil has inked a 20-year agreement with China's Zhejiang Energy to supply the Chinese company the liquefied natural gas, as the US gas and oil giant seeks to expand its footprint in China.
Senior executives of Sprint and T-Mobile filed the case to the US officials in Washington, calling on them to approve the planned merger between the wireless companies, claiming the new group would try to have "aggressively lower prices".
Starbucks' Chinese rival Luckin Coffee filed for an initial public offering in the United States on Monday, seeking to raise about $500-$800M, sources close to the matter said.
On Tuesday, the US Dollar surged against most of its peers, as the US financial institutions returned to work after Easter holidays.
On Tuesday, Japanese officials announced that the US decision to no longer allow various countries to import Iranian oil will not hurt the Japanese economy.
On Monday, the US government announced that countries, which previously were allowed to buy Iranian oil, can no longer do so starting from May 1.
On Tuesday, the Asian stock market indices surged. The only exception was the Chinese stock market, which experienced a slight decline.
South Korea's creditors are expected to provide $1.40B in financial aid to debt-laden Asiana Airlines, the country's Finance Minister stated, alleviating liquidity problems.
Appliances maker Whirlpool beat analysts' forecasts for quarterly profit, fuelled higher prices to counter an increase in raw material and freight costs.
The US President Donald Trump stated on Monday that Herman Cain has decided to stop seeking a place in the Fed's board amid resistance in the Republican party.
The US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer stated on Monday that General Counsel Stephen Vaughn would leave the White House and give his post to lawyer Joseph Barloon.
The Brazilian oil giant Petrobras Petroleo Brasileiro SA stated on Monday that it was reviewing its attitude towards whistleblower complaints amid a scandal with traders accused of corruption.
On Monday, the head of AutoPilot Pete Bannon presented and explained technical details of a chip used in Tesla's self-driving cars, thus trying to show that investments in this product would pay off.
Samsung Electronics Ltd announced on Monday that it would delay the release of its Galaxy foldable handset after reviewers reported defective samples.
On Monday, the US President Donald Trump announced that Herman Cain has withdrawn from the consideration for a position on the US Federal Reserve board of governors.
Crude oil prices rose by 2.9% on Monday, reaching $65.87 per barrel, as the US announced its plans to revoke waivers on import of Iranian oil.
Kraft Heinz stated on Monday that it would replace its current CEO Bernardo Hees with the Anheuser-Busch InBev's head of marketing Miguel Patricio.
The National Association of Realtors reported on Monday that sales of houses in the US dropped by 4.9% in March, which is 1.1% more that the experts' forecasts.
The Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu stated on Monday that a decision made by the US to revoke waivers on imports of Iranian crude oil would not benefit regional stability.