On Monday, Asian equity markets edged lower, as holidays in Japan and China curled volumes.
Intel plans to invest $600M in its research and development operations in Israel and also plans to spend $10B on a new semiconductor plant in the country.
The economy of Canada expanded 0.4% in February, the tenth consecutive monthly increase, data published by the Statistics Canada show.
US consumer sentiment improved to 88.3 in April from 84.9 in March, a survey conducted by the University of Michigan shows.
The Eurozone economy contracted 0.6% in the first quarter of 2021, following a 0.7% contraction in the last three months of 2020, the statistical office of the EU reports.
Canada's Industrial Product Price Index increased 1.6% in March 2021 from February and 10% from 2020, a report published by the Statistics Canada shows.
South Africa's trade surplus increased to $3.64B in March from $2.15B in February, data published by the South African Revenue Services show.
The manufacturing sector in China expanded 39.9% in the first three months of 2021, compared to 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology reports.
Exports from South Korea reached a record high of $51.19B in April, a 41.1% increase from the same period the prior year, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy reports.
India received the first batch of Sputnik V, Russian COVID-19 vaccine, India's foreign ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi says.
As reported by the Chinese National Health Commission on Sunday, China has given 270.41M doses of coronavirus vaccine.
On Saturday, Peru's presidential candidate Pedro Castillo of the Peru Libre Party, promised to review contracts of foreign miners, if elected, as the President of Peru.
Tanzania's government will cut the income tax rate by 1% in the 2021/22 fiscal year, the President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan announced on Saturday.
On Saturday, the President of Kenyan Uhuru Kenyatta lifted the coronavirus lockdown imposed in April.
On Saturday, Warren Buffett and his long-time business partner Charlie Munger criticized commission-free trading brokerage Robinhood for promoting a casino-like atmosphere in the stock market.
On Saturday, Ralf Brandstaetter, the CEO of the Volkswagen brand, said that the company expects the supply of semiconductor to remain tight in the following months.
Abbas Araqchi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, stated on Saturday that Iran expects the United States to lift sanctions on banks and the energy sector based on accords reached so far in Vienna talks.
The Australian conservative government will spend $1.31 billion on childcare, government officials announced on Sunday.
Taiwan has sent the first batch of COVID-19 aid to India, the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday.
On Saturday, Berkshire Hathaway Inc announced an operating income of $7.02 billion in the first quarter, up by 20% from $5.87 billion a year earlier.
On Saturday, Berkshire Hathaway announced that its results are recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, as the company reported a net income of $11.71 billion in the first quarter.
On Friday, a Florida federal jury ordered industrial giant 3M to pay $6 million in punitive damages to three US military veterans.
On Friday, the European Union antitrust regulators charged Apple Inc with anti-competitive violations in the music-streaming market.
On April 30, Exxon Mobil Corp reported a net income of $2.73 billion or 64 cents per share in the first quarter, beating Wall Street analysts' forecasts for its quarterly earnings.