Hans Dieter Poetsch, Volkswagen's chairman, stated on Sunday that the move to electric cars would make vehicles more expensive; thus, they might become unaffordable for some people on lower incomes.
Larry Kudlow, the Economic Adviser for the US White House, stated that China and the United States were making a progress on their trade talks, but it might take time to reach the agreement.
The State Bank of India lenders are waiting for SEBI regulators to make a decision on the Etihad Airways proposed deal for the debt-laden Jet, SBI's Chairman Rajnish Kumar stated.
On Sunday, the Eurotunnel boss, Jacques Gounon, stated that britons would vote for the Brexit again, if second referendum took place.
Panasonic Corp and Toyota Motor are planning to set up a joint venture in 2020 to develop batteries for electric cars, seeking to compete with the companies' rivals in China.
On Sunday, B Communications stated it was considering to launch an offering of about 8M shares in private auction in Israel, as it sought to certain the country's institutional and accredited investors.
The German chemical group BASF won the European Commission's conditional approval for the acquisition of the Belgian rival Solvay's nylon business, in a deal valued at $1.8B.
Nearly three thousand people marched in Melbourne in Australia calling for the enforcement of the safety of the streets after an exchange student recently was murdered.
On Sunday, the coalition lead by Saudi Arabia launched air strikes at the capital of Yemen, which is held by the Houthi rebels.
The French government has sent a delegation to Tokyo. The purpose of the delegation is to seek the integration of Nissan and Renault under a holding company.
Chinese online discounter group Pinduoduo announced on Sunday that it has reported to the police an online collective exploitation of loophole in its system that gave clients millions of worth of discounts.
On Sunday, the Constitutional Court of Congo confirmed that Felix Tshisekedi has won the country's presidential election. Meanwhile, an opposition leader has announced himself the winner.
Late on Saturday, the House of Representatives of the United States Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who heads the Democrats, announced that the Trump's latest offer that would end the government shutdown is unacceptable.
On Sunday, the market consensus was that China will report its lowest economic growth in 28 years on Monday, as weak local demand and US tariffs have damaged the economy.
The French Finance Minister has announced that the European Union has to approve the tie-up deal between the French group Alstom and Germany's Siemens.
On Saturday, the US President Donald Trump officially proposed a solution to the US government shutdown. In general, the President is willing to give up his stance on DACA for the construction of a border wall.
On Saturday, the Finance Minister of Frace Bruno Le Maire revealed in an interview that a European Union tax on top global digital companies might be enacted by the end of March.
The Finance Minister of France Bruno Le Maire announced in an interview on Sunday that the Michelin CEO Jean-Dominique Senard is a good choice to lead Renault.
On Sunday, it was announced by a newspaper that the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is looking for a bilateral agreement with Ireland, which would remove the backstops in the Brexit process.
The Chancellor of Germany on Saturday announced that she will do all that is in her power to create the needed conditions for an orderly Brexit with the closing of an agreement between the UK and the EU.
On Saturday, almost ten thousand people marched in the streets of Belgrade to protest against the ruling President Aleksandr Vucic. The protestors demanded freedom of media.
General Motors Company in Brazil has issued a warning to its employees that there will be a turnaround plan implemented in an effort to return profitability of the unit in the country.
As it was leaked that Donald Trump was about to offer an immigration deal to the Democrats that would end the government shutdown, various Democrat party members dismissed it as inadequate.
On Saturday, it was revealed that the US officials are pushing for the creation of regular reviews of the progress that China is or is not making in regards to promised trade reforms.