The President of China Xi Jinping announced on Tuesday that he sincerely hopes for the best for the people of Hong Kong.
On Tuesday, crude oil prices traded flat, despite being set for monthly and annual gains.
During Tuesday's European trading, stock indices declined, as a stock sell off occurs each December 31, because investors book losses to reduce annual taxes.
On New Year's Eve, the US Dollar declined in value, as the currency was set to book the smallest yearly returns since 2013.
Huawei Technologies stated that its revenue is likely to 18% in 2019 to $121.72B, lower than estimated earlier, as the US trade blacklisting restrained growth.
The Brazilian Ministry of Justice stated that it fined Facebook Inc nearly $1.6M for improperly sharing data of users.
Commerzbank was in negotiations with Petrus Advisers to buy its 7.5% stake in Comdirect, aiming to take over the entire online bank.
Nestle completed a $20.7B share buyback program and revealed plans for another one up to the same amount starting in 2020.
Ford Motor announced that there are full reservations for its first edition of electric sport utility car Mustang Mach-E.
The ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Monday raised the rating of Argentinian long term debt from SD to CC.
On Monday, Lockheed Martin announced that the company has reached its F-35 delivery target for 2019.
During Monday's US trading hours, the US Securities and Exchange Commission proposed easing of rules that govern auditor independence.
On Monday, crude oil price levels reached a three month high level. The surge was caused by US air strikes made in Iraq.
On Monday, the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) said that it had opened an investigation into Booking.com.
On Monday, crude oil prices hit a three-month high, buoyed by expectation of the US-China Phase 1 trade deal. Brent crude futures were up by 0.6% at $68.56 a barrel.
On Monday, Wall Street's main indexes declined from a record high, as investors and traders took profits on the final day of trading of the decade.
The White House said that the US President Donald Trump and the Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Sunday to discuss counter-terrorism efforts and a potential arms control treaty.
Peter Navarro, the White House trade adviser, said on Monday that the United States and China would likely sign the phase 1 trade deal next week.
The value of Israeli mergers and acquisitions in 2019 plunged 6% to $20.4B, despite the number of signed deals climbed 34% to 166, a report presented by Pricewaterhouse Coopers showed on Monday.
Monzo, the British digital bank, is close to attracting between £50M to £100M within weeks, seeking to help fund the lender's rapid growth, a source familiar with the matter confirmed on Monday.
The Indian government granted its approval for the Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies' participation in the trials of the 5G network, a company spokesman stated on Monday.
Tesla announced it had launched delivery of its Model 3 electric vehicles produced at the Shanghai plant in just about a year since the $2.0B factory began its work, intending to accelerate deliveries starting the next month.
Italy is set to postpone its plan presentation over the Monte dei Paschi di Siena's stake sale, according to the Treasury report, as the lender struggles to cut bad loans.
On Monday, AS Roma stated its holding firm had entered discussions with the group led by Daniel Friedkin, the US billionaire, about a potential Serie A football club sale.