The South African authorities on Tuesday revealed that state attorneys are under investigations on allegations of defrauding billions of dollars.
On Tuesday, Chinese authorities condemned the latest defence act signed by US President Donald Trump.
China's chemicals and oil company Sinochem is in negotiations to transfer its WEPEC refinery stake of 33.6% to the state titan PetroChina.
The buyout group Carlyle started preparations for the listing of the German chemicals group Atotech that could be valued at about $5.0B.
The benchmark index Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.6% early on Tuesday, driven higher by companies from the chemicals and food-and-beverage sectors.
Lehman Brothers Holding, the US investment bank that collapsed during the financial crisis, has paid off $124.6B in debt instead of the planned $65B due to stronger US economy.
On Monday, California Water Service Group stated it had raised its all-cash bid to acquire SJW Group by almost 3%, seeking to woo the company out of the proposed team-up with Connecticut Water Service.
Fidelity Investments, the major Tesla shareholder, trimmed its stake in the luxury electric carmaker by 21% during the last quarter, ahead of the CEO Elon Musk's announcement about taking the company private.
Diebold Nixdorf, the ATM machine maker, hired the financial advisers Evercore and Credit Suisse, as it is looking for potential buyers to sell itself, according to a CNBC report.
NIO, China's electric car start-up, filed for a $1.8B initial public offering on Monday of its US depository shares, the first American listing by the Chinese carmaker.
The foreign direct investment in Indonesia fell from $8.1B to $7.1B during the second quarter of 2018 due to exchange rate volatility and concerns over US-China relations.
The US President Donald Trump signed a defence bill worth $716B that would increase military spending and provide control over contracts with Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp.
The Euro was trading near a one-year low against the US Dollar early on Tuesday, as investors remained worried about European banks being exposed to the weak Turkish Lira.
The National Bureau of Statistics reported on Tuesday that the unemployment rate in China increased to 5.1% in July, compared to 4.8% during the preceding month.
The Chinese fixed-asset investment growth weakened more than anticipated to 5.5% in the first seven months of 2018, in a sign of softening demand in the economy, data revealed.
An index of Australia's business conditions eased slightly in July, though remained at levels compatible with strong activity. In the meantime, hiring intentions revealed a welcome bounce.
Taiwan's Foxconn, the top contract electronics producer and an Apple supplier, posted unexpectedly low quarterly net profit, expanding a downmove to the consecutive second quarter.
Shares of Hon Hai, the company based in Taiwan, fell 1.9% on Tuesday after the firm's results for the second quarter missed analyst estimates.
The Turkish economic woes sent the Euro to its lowest level in more than one year and hammered emerging market currencies.
The Dow and the S&P 500 industrials declined on Monday, as global exposure of market worries arising from weak Turkey's currency spread to Wall Street.
On Monday, CEO Elon Musk said he has been discussing with Saudi Arabia's wealth fund and other likely backers about his plan to take the company private.
On Monday, the FBI announced the firing of Peter Strzok. The agent, who sent text messages disparaging Donald Trump during the 2016 Presidential campaign.
Oil prices fell lower on Monday after data showed crude inventories at the US delivery hub increased in the current week. Meanwhile, Crude stockpiles at Cushing have been declining.
The Russian Rouble reached a two-year low level against the US Dollar on Monday, as pressured from emerging market weighed heavily on the currency.