The Afghan government's National Procurement Commission approved 48 contracts with a total value of $164M, a statement from the Presidential Palace shows.
The unemployment rate in Japan increased to 2.5% in March, the highest level in more than a year, a report published by the government shows.
On Tuesday, France's car hire firm Europcar stated it was continuing talks with the French government over receiving further financing aid, as the company was hit by the coronavirus outbreak.
The Scandinavian airline SAS announced on Tuesday it was likely to cut about 5K jobs as the carrier fights for survival during the coronavirus outbreak.
On Tuesday, Nissan Motor stated it expected its first full-year operating loss of $419.7M in more than a decade as Japan's carmaker tries to recover from falling car sales hit by the coronavirus outbreak.
British grocery sales increased 5.5% year-over-year in a month to April 19 due to consumers adapting to the coronavirus lockdown and making fewer purchases in stores, according to ab industry data.
On Tuesday, crude oil prices experienced another decline, as WTI crude experienced a 20% price drop.
On Tuesday, Germany's economic institute Ifo stated the country's 2020 economy was likely to plunge by 6.6% year-on-year amid the coronavirus crisis, after falling by 1.9% in Q1, with forecasts of a 12.2% contraction in Q2.
Spain's unemployment rate skyrocketed to 14.4% in 2020 Q1 due to a lockdown triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, the National Statistics Institute reported on Tuesday.
The Swiss drugmaker Novartis reported climbing Q1 profit and sales that topped analyst forecasts, confirming its 2020 targets due to the coronavirus outbreak that prompted patients to stockpile their medical prescriptions in advance.
Germany agreed on Lufthansa rescue package worth around €9.0B in return for a couple of supervisory board mandates and a blocking minority, according to Business Insider.
On Monday, the head of DoubleLine Capital Jeffrey Gundlach revealed that his firm expects another US stock low level.
It was revealed by Reuters on Monday that US banks have grabbed up nearly $310 billion of aid that was released by the US small-business loan program.
On Monday, Amazon announced that it would keep its French warehouses closed until May 5th.
During Monday's US trading hours, global and US stock indices surged, as better than expected earnings were reported.
Poland's airline LOT was in negotiations with Boeing to convert 787 Dreamliner jets into cargo carriers, aiming to narrow losses from the crisis.
Russia is set to cut its May oil output by 19% to 8.5M bpd from the level of 10.4M bpd in February-March, Interfax reported, citing Lukoil.
BP stated that it revised some financial terms of the $5.6B sale of the company's Alaska business to Hilcorp, as the drop in oil prices is likely to result in lower cash boost.
Microsoft Corp announced that it won a deal with Coca-Cola to provide business software for five years, including tools for customer service agents.
The number of people filling jobless claims in France grew record 7.1% in March, the country's Labour Ministry stated.
Nissan Motor is set to slash production plans in Japan 70% in May and 43% in June due to the impact of the coronavirus on the automaker.
Quarantines and lockdowns of the US power plants caused by the coronavirus outbreak are threatening to hit a General Electric's revenue, on which the company was counting to help increase profits.
Apple Inc is planning to delay its 2020 mass production of the flagship iPhones by a month due to the coronavirus outbreak's hit on the global consumer demand and manufacturing disruptions across Asia, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The US economy faces a historic shock with a potential 16% of unemployment rate this month caused by the coronavirus outbreak, requiring more stimulus to ensure robust rebound, White House stated.