The German automaker Daimler has enhanced the likelihood of boosting its stake in the joint venture established together with its China's partner BAIC Motor, according to Bloomberg.
On Tuesday, the Australian privately-held company BGC announced it had hired Macquarie Group, as it sought for a buyer to sell its business unit in a potential deal that could fetch $1.5B.
Walmart's supplier Landec acquired the guacamole firm Yucatan Foods for about $80M, as the company seeks to expand its footprint in the market of natural foods.
Chinese officials on Tuesday announced that dormant firms that still have value will be forced to restructure in an effort to decrease soaring corporate debt.
On Tuesday, the Bank of England published the results of a survey of UK firms. The survey revealed that most UK businesses would cut their output, if the UK leaves the EU via a hard Brexit.
On Tuesday, Teck Resources announced that the Japanese miner Sumitomo Metal Mining and Sumitomo Corp had agreed to acquire an indirect interest worth 30% in Quebrada Blanca for $1.2B.
Investment company Centerbridge Partners and retailer Ace Hardware are together exploring a potential offer for the bankrupt home services division, owned by Sears Holdings, which would compete Chairman Eddie Lampert's expected bid for the unit.
The private equity group KKR & Co is set to make an investment worth $366.30M into the Singaporean specialty retailer V3 Group, as it seeks to take the firm's "significant stake", V3 Group announced on Tuesday.
On Monday, the Brazilian antitrust regulator Cade ha raised concerns over the Walt Disney's takeover of the 21 Century Fox's entertainment assets due to a potential undermining competition on the cable TV market.
The large privately-owned business software provider, TIBCO Software, has agreed to acquire France's data management firm Orchestra Networks, as it seeks to boost the company's ability to help customers organise their data.
On Tuesday morning, as the rally caused by the trade truce ended, Asian stock market indices declined. The main reason for the decline were doubts about the execution of the trade agreement.
On Tuesday, it was announced by US officials that they expect China to act immediatel in regards to cutting tariffs on US auto imports and ending intelectual property theft.
During the Asian session on Tuesday the value of the US Dollar declined. The financial media blamed the fall of US Treasury yields as the reason for the decline.
On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia made a central bank rate announcement. The RBA kept their interest rate unchanged by keeping it at 1.5%.
Nexstar Media Group stated that it agreed to buy Tribune Media Company for nearly $4.1B in cash in a deal, which would make it the biggest regional US TV station operator.
Sharp decided to lay off more than 3K foreign workers in Japan, as the Apple supplier moved iPhone sensors production to China's plant owned by Foxconn.
The UK consumer spending rose last month at the slowest pace within a year, with sales on Black Friday failing to reduce the lack of confidence over the economy before Brexit, industry data revealed.
The Central Bank of China is set to keep monetary policy flexible and adjust it appropriately according to changes in the local economic situation, the Bank's Governor Yi Gang stated.
A survey published by Reuters on Monday revealed that economists expect the Bank of Canada to hike their interest rate three times during 2019. In general the Bank of Canada is set to follow the directions of the Federal Reserve.
On Monday, the Chief Financial Officer of BMW Nicolas Peter announced that the company is expecting difficulties in the 2019 caused by currency exchange rate and commodity price fluctuations.
After GlaxoSmithKline announced the acquisition of the cancer specialist Tesaro, the company's shares began to decline. The reason for the decline was that the company is paying a 110 percent premium on the acquisition and takes on Tesaro's debt.
The government of Switzerland announced on Monday that the government has launched various measures, which will protect the Swiss domestic stock market in case the EU blocks EU based investors from trading on the Swiss exchanges.
On Monday, the Prime Minister of France met with the leaders of political opposition, tasked by the French President with finding a solution to the rioting in Paris.
As US Donald Trump tweeted that China has agreed to cut taxes on autos made in the US, the share prices of Daimler AG and BMW rose in value. Although these car companies are not American, they produce in the US.