Seven lawmakers of the Labour party quit on Monday due to the party leader's approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism. Namely, the lawmakers announced that the hard left has taken over the party.
Uber has set a precedent in Egypt by agreeing to pay value added tax. The information was revealed by Egyptian officials on Monday.
On Monday, British lawmakers announced that tech companies and specifically Facebook have to be subjected to an ethics code to solve various issues that have arisen during the past years.
Facebook representatives have announced that the company is open to meaningful regulation. Moreover, the company announced that it has already made changes.
It was revealed by a Reuters source on Monday that Alibaba developed the popular Chinese Communist Party app, which is used for propaganda.
On Monday, the Chinese cabinet issued guidelines that will regulate how the area around the delta of the Pearl River will be developed. It is set to change the cities of Hong Kong and Macau.
It was announced by United Arab Emirate officials on Monday that the country has signed a $1.58 billion contract with international firms. The news are set to boost defense stocks.
On Monday, a spokesperson from Germany announced that the EU sees no threat in car imports from the US. Due to that reason security cannot be used as a base for setting tariffs on the cars.
On Monday, Seven lawmakers quit UK's Labour Party, citing leader Jeremy Corbyn's approach to Brexit.
On Monday, the UK lawmakers said that Facebook and other tech giants need a compulsory independent ethical oversight.
On Monday, European shares stalled, as investors and traders cashed in on Friday's gains ahead of China-US trade talks in the United States this week.
On Monday, trade optimism lifted the global equity markets to a two and half month highs ahead of US-China trade talks in Washington this week.
According to a source with knowledge to the matter, said that Citigroup is in discussions to buy Canary Wharf office building in London.
According to a survey by the European Parliament, centre-right would win the biggest number of seats in the European Union Parliamentary elections in May.
The Facebook Public Policy Manager Karim Palant stated on Monday that the company generally supported the idea of British lawmakers about mandatory compliance with the code of ethics as a tool against dissemination of fake news.
On Monday, Qatar Petroleum signed preliminary agreements with Baker Hughes and Schlumberger worth nearly $2.5B to boost the country's energy industry.
Crude oil prices surged by 48 cents or 0.9% on Monday morning, reaching $56.07 per barrel, amid another round of supply cuts and hopes that the US and China would manage to reach compromise on trade dispute.
The Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih announced on Sunday conclusion of a deal on oil supply to Pakistan in order to its petroleum needs.
On Monday, the Media Minister of Saudi Arabia Turki al-Shabanah denied media reports that Mohammed bin Salman had intention to acquire Manchester United.
The German financial regulator Bafin on Monday morning ordered to stop opening or raising short positions in Wirecard's stock amid poor share performance.
During the Asian session on Monday the US Dollar gained value. The surge was attributed to US-China trade talks.
On Monday, the government of New Zealand announced that it intends to set a new tax on revenue earned by online giants in an effort to stop them from tax evasion.
It was announced on Monday by SoftBank Group representatives that the Japanese bank has invested almost $400 million in Mubadala Investment, which backs European start-ups.
On Monday, during the Asian session stock indices surged higher. The surge was attributed to US-China trade talks and global monetary policy.