On Saturday, the leader of the Australian opposition Bill Shorten announced that during the next 100 days they will achieve that low-salary workers get an increased pay for overtime. Although, the opposition would keep its promise, if they would win next month's election.
On Saturday, it was revealed by Reuters that hundreds have signed an online petition to support the woman who has accused the CEO of JD.com of rape. The scandal has been affecting the company's stock price.
On Saturday, North Korea slammed the comments made by the US National Security Advisor John Bolton about North Korea not showing interest in denuclearization.
On Wednesday, PepsiCo revealed that the company has beat quarterly earnings estimates. On Friday, a detailed report of the quarterly results became public.
On Saturday, the Times published an article in which CIA accused Huawei of being funded by the Chinese National Security Commission, which is a branch of the People's Liberation Army.
On Friday, a government source revealed to Reuters that the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro no longer opposes the nationalization of the Brazilian national post office.
The International Monetary Fund announced on Friday that it has granted Mozambique a $118.2 million loan to rebuild infrastructure in the aftermath of a devastating cyclone.
The government of Mali has resigned due to failing to decrease violence. The Prime Minister and his government stepped down after a recent increase of violence between tribes, which resulted in the massacre of 160 people.
On Friday, the Qatar Investment Authority and Crown Acquisitions announced that they were the anonymous investors, which bought real estate in New York from Vornado Realty Trust for $5.56 billion.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has fined Prosper Funding with a fine of three million USD for overstating the fund's net returns.
A report published by the Atlantic on Friday revealed that Joe Biden is preparing to announce his candidacy for the presidency on Wednesday. The leak is assumed to be intentional to test the public's reaction.
US statisticians on Friday published homebuilding statistics which revealed that construction of private homes in March reached a two year low level.
On Friday, climate change protesters descended upon the headquarters of the leading French bank Societe Generale. The protesters blocked people from entering the building.
The Dutch Tourism Bureau announced this week that it is expecting seventeen million tourists to visit the country during the Easter holidays. The tourists are forecast to spend nearly 300 million Euros.
The Chairman of Spice Jet Ajay Singh announced on Friday that his company is giving a hiring preference to ex-employees of Jet Airways. Jet Airways has been decreasing their staff in an effort to cut costs.
The Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan announced on Friday that the PM is ready to do more changes to his cabinet, if it will be required. The announcement came after a reshuffle of ministers.
On Friday, Fiat Chrysler announced that the company is recalling 320,000 Dodge Dart cars. The cars have a defect that could cause them to roll away.
The head of the European Union's executive power Jean-Claude Juncker announced on Friday that he still sees a possible no-deal Brexit occurring.
On Friday, Tesla Inc announced that the company is decreasing the amount of executive board members from eleven to seven. Four board members intend to leave during the next two years.
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated on Friday that he would continue leading his team in negotiations with North Korea despite the protest of the latter.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the ex-Vice President Joe Biden is expected to formally announce his participation in 2020 presidential race on Wednesday.
The National Assembly of Venezuela is expected to gather next week and vote on whether to approve $71M PDVSA's bond interest payment.
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) together with Crown Acquisitions have acquired a stake in a portfolio of New York real estate owned by Vornado Realty Trust (VRT).
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) stated on Friday that deliveries of Chinese wooden cabinets are damaging local producers and might lead to the imposition of tariffs on the imported products.