Retail sales in Singapore decreased by 5.7% to $2.49B in August, compared to the same period in 2019, the Department of Statistics of Singapore reports.
Online shopping in South Korea reached a record high of $12.4B in August, an increase of 27.5% from the same period the prior year, data published by the Statistics Korea show.
The Finnish Finance Ministry revised its economic growth forecast upwards to 2.6% for 2021 and 1.7% for 2022, a statement published by the ministry shows.
The retail trade in the euro area increased by 4.4% in August, compared to the previous month, data published by the European statistical office Eurostat show.
The Philippine Airlines plans to cut around 2,700 employees amid the coronavirus pandemic, data published by the company show.
Indonesia has entered talks with Tesla, the US electric vehicles maker, over the possible investment in the country, an Indonesian official said.
Units of Siemens and Macquarie Group are creating a joint venture "Calibrant Energy" with plans to make an investment in the EaaS sector in the US, both firms reported on Monday.
Rovio Entertainment announced on Monday its CEO Kati Levoranta is set to quit her position at the Angry Birds game maker at the 2020-end, sending the company's shares up 1.2%.
Japan's Sony Corp and Kioxia Holdings, the memory chipmaker, are seeking the US approval to keep supplying Huawei Technologies, according to Nikkei report.
On Monday, Microsoft revealed that the company would build a new cloud service hub in Greece.
On Monday, stocks rose on the White House report that the health of the US President Donald Trump was improving, easing the political uncertainty triggered by his COVID-19 infection.
Michael Schoellhorn, the Airbus CTO, stated that the aviation industry outlook appeared to be worse than expected due to a resurge in coronavirus cases worldwide, as well as renewed travel restrictions.
Deutsche Boerse, the exchange operator, has proposed on Monday to expand the number of firms included in the German DAX index from 30 to 40 units and introduce tougher conditions for the membership.
On Monday, Cineworld announced it would suspend its operations at movie theatres in Britain and the United States, impacting about 45K jobs amid a significant downturn caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
On Sunday, France's utility Veolia said that it would not begin a hostile takeover for the French waste and water management company Suez.
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Sunday that he does not want a no-deal Brexit, but believes that the United Kingdom could live with it.
As reported by the TASS news agency on Sunday, the United States and Russia would hold discussions on strategic stability on October 5, in Helsinki.
According to a source with knowledge of the matter, Cineworld would shut down all of its screens in Britain, Ireland and the United States.
New Zealand's Fonterra stated on Sunday that it would sell its Chinese dairy farms to China Youran Dairy Group for $367.97M.
The Finance Minister of France Bruno Le Maire stated on Sunday that a certain progress has been achieved in negotiations over acquisition of Suez by its rival Veolia.
The world second largest cinema operator, Cineworld, stated on Sunday that it would close its screens in the US, Britain and Ireland amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Monte dei Paschi di Siena's shareholders approved on Sunday a long-awaited plan for bad loans clean-up.
Veolia stated on Sunday that it would not start a hostile takover of the French firm Suez.
On Sunday, the French water and waste management firm's Suez board announced that it considers a takeover approach from Veolia as hostile.