The world's biggest wealth manager said net profit rose by 40% in the first quarter of 2020 on the year before, but warned of additional loan losses as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Oil prices fell in the afternoon of Asian trading hours. West Texas Intermediate for June delivery dropped 16.59% to $10.66 per barrel. International benchmark Brent crude futures also declined 5% to $18.99 per barrel.
North Korean leader Kim's absence from public ceremonies on the birth anniversary of his grandfather and founder of the country, Kim Il Sung, was unprecedented, and he has not been seen in public since. That has led to days of speculation over his health.
Spain's Santander posted an 82% year-on-year slump in quarterly net profit on Tuesday as it booked higher provisions for expected credit losses from the coronavirus outbreak.
The U.S. is not even "remotely prepared" to re-open, an expert said on Tuesday as some states are set to lift lockdowns that had been imposed to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
A 27-year-old started a charity running challenge on social media that went viral and has raised £5.1 million ($6.3 million) for U.K. health-care workers fighting Covid-19.
The Covid-19 pandemic knocked Singapore's economy in the first quarter, when it shrank 2.2% — its sharpest contraction since the 2009 financial crisis.
Millions of pigs, chickens and cattle will be euthanized because of slaughterhouse closures, limiting supplies at grocers, said John Tyson, chairman of top U.S. meat supplier Tyson Foods.
After asking workers back to its U.S. car plant this week, Tesla canceled its plans and California authorities extended health orders which limit the car maker to "minimum basic operations" there.