Uber seeks $10 billion in IPO. Uber is expected to begin trading publicly in May, and could be valued at $120 billion in the IPO. The company will market shares to potential investors this month, according to sources quoted by Reuters. Uber is seeking to raise about $10 billion. This would be among the 10 largest IPOs of all time.

Deutsche Börse buys Axioma. Deutsche Börse is about to purchase Axioma, a US risk and portfolio analytics provider, for $850 million. The two units will be combined in a Frankfurt-based company, and Deutsche Börse will own a 77 % stake. The German group said Axioma's offering is a good fit with its index business. It expects the move will create annualised pre-tax run-rate synergies of around EUR 30 million by the end of 2021.

It's moving. Reuters reports that Airbus last year separated from more than 100 employees and issued more than 300 warnings for ethical reasons, as part of a great push of transparency following the investigations conducted by France and the United Kingdom into the group's practices. A new, cleaner operation that causes a lot of turbulence and tension internally.

A duo in India. Ford is close to setting up a joint venture in India with Mahindra & Mahindra, according to Reuters. The American manufacturer no longer wishes to operate alone in the country, where its market share is just over 3% despite significant investments made. According to sources, the joint venture will be 51% owned by the Indian industrialist.

StanChart punished. Standard Chartered is paying $1.1 billion to terminate proceedings related to violations of the Iranian embargo. In detail, the bank will pay $947 million to several American institutions, and £102 million to the British financial police.

The 737 is outcasted. For the first time in seven years, Boeing has not received any orders from B737s in the past month. Over the entire first quarter, the manufacturer delivered only 149 aircraft, compared with 184 a year earlier. B737MAX flights have been banned since a second crash in a few months, as the embedded software could be involved.

VW ambitious. Volkswagen is looking at a large share of the capital of its Chinese partner JAC, according to Reuters. Goldman Sachs has reportedly been mandated to set up the operation.

In other news. Levi Strauss & Co shines for its first publication after its return to the stock market. Saudi Aramco finally issues $12 billion in bonds with demand exceeding $100 billion. American Airlines is lowering its forecasts after the B737 MAX deal. In the latest rumors, Uber could announce its IPO on Thursday. The Norwegian classifieds site Adevinta valued 53 billion Norwegian kroner (5.5 billion euros) in Oslo after the success of its IPO. Moody's is expected to buy the French Vigeo.