On Tuesday, UnitedHealth Group reported its Q1 profit topped analysts' forecasts, raising its current year's earnings estimates, sending company's shares up 3% on the news.
The US manufacturing production remained unchanged last month, following two straight monthly declines that caused the biggest quarterly decrease in output since 2017.
BlackRock reported on Tuesday its Q1 profit beat analysts' expectations with a drop to $1.05B or $6.61 for a share, while analysts forecast a net income of $6.13 for a share.
Shares of the Italian payments company Nexi dropped 6% on their Milan stock exchange's debut and were trading at €8.44 by 1030 GMT, below the price range set last week, raising about €2.0B.
The former KKR head David Liu's DCP Capital announced on Tuesday it had attracted $2.5B in the US dollar and yuan funds debut, granting the PE firm firepower to make an investment in Greater China.
Ford Motor's China joint venture Changan Automobile Group is expecting a sales rebound by the current year's end as the US carmaker boosts its product line in the Asian country.
Polish officials announced on Tuesday that Huawei might not be banned from 5G development in Poland. Previously, a ban was expected. The changes were announced after it was discovered that mobile operators will experience large cost increases, if Huawei is excluded.
On Tuesday, as the European Central Bank policymakers revealed that they doubt that economic growth will recover in the second half of 2019. The announcement caused a drop of the Euro and European bonds.
The French president Emmanuel Macron's EU election campaign has been suspended after the devastating fire that took place at Notre-Dame Cathedral yesterday.
Hong Kong Airlines has appointed the former director Zhong Guosong as chairman on the back of the company's board expansion, as the debt-laden carrier is seeking for new funds to survive.
Fiat Chrysler's unit and the Italian auto parts producer, Magneti Marelli, confirmed that no job cuts were expected after a $7.0B worth takeover by the Japanese firm Calsonic Kansei.
Vivendi's shareholders supported the French conglomerate's plans at its annual general meeting for a potential share buyback, which could give Vincent Bollore's holding group greater control over Vivendi.
OTB, the Italian fashion group, is planning a $226M investments within the following three years in acquiring other firms, after the company had boosted its financial strength last year.
Schneider Electric has inked a contracting deal with the gas and oil company BP to work as one of its main electrical contractors, after the French firm agreed to provide BP with the full-scope design and engineering services.
The UAE's Brooge Petroleum & Gas Investment Co announced it is planning a listing on Nasdaq after a merger with the US-based company Twelve Seas Investment.
Centauro, Brazil's sporting goods retailer, set a price for its IPO at 12.50 reais for a share, close to its range's bottom of 12.10 reais, a source close to the matter reported.
The Chairman of Foxconn Terry Gou announced on Tuesday that he is considering to run in the 2020 Taiwanese presidential election. The chairman is known for having close ties with China.
On Tuesday, Reuters published a General Motors plan for Latin America and China called Global Emerging Market or GEM. The company has worked five years on developing the strategy. The publication was expected to boost General Motors stock price.
On Tuesday, the Chief Financial Officer of BMW Nicolas Peter announced that the company has no future plans for creating a compact car together with another German carmaker.
During the Asia session on Tuesday the USD gained value against its peers. There was no clearly spottable reason for the surge.
The public debt-to-GDP ratio of Israel rose to 61% in 2018, a 0.5% increase compared to 2017, the report by the county's Ministry of Finance showed.
A total of 304.7M tons of seaborne goods were handled in Germany's sea ports in 2018, marking a 1.7% increase compared to the prior year, Destatis reported.
The Italian top bank UniCredit and two subsidiaries agreed to pay $1.3B to he US authorities to settle probes of the US sanctions on Iran and other countries' violations, the US authorities stated.
Hulu bought back stake in wireless carrier AT&T, the US streaming service, for $1.43B, in a deal valuing the company at $15B, both companies stated.