Shares of a start-up behind the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine tech Vaccitech plunged about 20% in the Nasdaq debut, valuing the company at around $464M.
On Saturday, Berkshire Hathaway reported its Q1 operating profit soared 20% and that the company extended its aggressive stock repurchases, as it bought back $6.6B of its own shares.
Volkswagen stated on Saturday it was expecting semiconductor supplies to remain tight within the coming months, adding the carmaker was unable to manufacture 100K vehicles due to the shortage.
China's new home prices climbed 0.23% for the second consecutive month in April, driven by strong demand in smaller cities due to the tapered off strength in housing market in major centres amid tougher restrictions.
The United States reported a rebound in its consumer spending in March due to an income surge, after households received extra money relief due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Exxon Mobil beat Wall Street analysts' forecasts for its quarterly earnings, driven by robust chemicals margins and higher oil prices.
Volkswagen stated on Saturday that interruptions of chips supply are expected to continue in coming months.
Among the goals that General Motors Co plans to achieve by 2035 is cleaning up of its own operations, the company stated on Friday.
On Friday, European regulators accused Apple Inc of breaking competition rules in the market of music streaming.
Aeromexico Group stated on Friday that the US bankruptcy court had granted permission to acquire nearly 20 planes from Boeing.
On Friday, the US court ordered 3M Co to pay $2.1M in punitive damages to three military veterans.
Price of the most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, increased 6.54% or $3504.11 to $57098.08.
On Friday, Exxon Mobil Corp reported its first profit in more than a year and positively revised estimates of its upcoming quarterly earnings.
The South Korean business sentiment improved in April, data published by the Bank of Korea show.
The economy of Cambodia is expected to expand 4% in 2021 and 5.5% in 2022, a report published by the Asian Development Bank shows.
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline between Russia and Germany is a "purely economic project," the Russian President Vladimir Putin says.
The German chemical giant BASF almost doubled its net income to €1.7B in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the prior year, a statement published by the company shows.
Six member states of the East African Community lost around $4.8B in international tourism income amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a study shows.
The German carmaker Volkswagen plans to invest €14B in decarbonization by 2025, the chief executive officer of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars says.
The purchasing managers' index for China's non-manufacturing sector declined to 54.9 in April from 56.3 in March, the National Bureau of Statistics reports.
South Korea's industrial output expanded for two consecutive months in March, data published by the Statistics Korea show.
Italy approved a post-pandemic recovery plan worth €222B, a statement published by Prime Minister Mario Draghi's cabinet shows.
Turkey approved the emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca says.
Turkey's tourism revenue declined 40.2% in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, the Turkish Statistical Institute reports.