Local currency gains slightly against US dollar at open

Event initially slated for May 25-28

Over 10,000 entrepreneurs affected by pandemic in state to receive aid

Company’s net loss tripled to €581 million, from €186 million in 2019, on higher operating expenses

Company expects sales to grow by up to 9% and operating profit to rise by up to 8% this year

Group expects production disturbances, increased costs and strained supply chain on a global shortage of semiconductors

Chief executive officer Joe Kaeser to hand off the baton to his deputy, Roland Busch, after a seven-year tenure 

Kingdom keeps benchmark interest rate at 5% after a sixth straight meeting

Results in line with forecasts for loss of around €8.65 billion from analysts polled by Factset

Company says net profit surged to ¥1.1 trillion for April-December, up from ¥569.5 billion in the same period a year earlier

Aims to discuss whether recent volatility, activity are consistent with investor protection and fair and efficient markets

Video game retailer’s shares, which surged 400% last week, plummet 70%

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, says quarterly profit rose 50% to US$15.2 billion, while Amazon’s Q4 revenue appreciated to US$125.6 billion