During the late US trading hours of Monday, crude oil prices surged. However, the prices remained below the previously booked three month high level.
On Monday, Boeing Corporation announced that it is halting 737 airplane production in January.
During Monday's US trading hours, Wall Street market indices hit a new record high. The move was attributed to a decrease of US-China trade tensions.
On Monday, the French financial regulator AMF announced that it would fine Bloomberg News 5 million Euros for releasing a fake press release.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon.com is hindering third-party merchants from using FedEx for Prime shipments.
Fashion retailer H&M stated that sales rose 9% to around $6.41B in Q4, putting it over course to increase profits for the first time in the four-year period.
Intel acquired Israel-based AI company Habana Labs for nearly $2B, the chipmaker stated, aiming to strengthen its data-centre business.
The US oil and gas producer WPX Energy announced that it would buy Felix Energy, the operator in the Delaware Basin, for $2.5B.
Germany is set to raise prices for carbon dioxide emissions to 25€ per tonne from 2021 after proposed 10€ price was considered as too low.
In December, Eurozone business growth continued to be weak. The information was revealed by the results of the EU PMI surveys.
On Monday, the share price of Electrolux dropped by twelve percent, as it announced that it expects bigger than expected fourth quarter losses.
During Monday's European trading hours, it was announced by the Italian government that it is granting a 900 million Euro lifeline to Popolare di Bari bank.
On Monday, the Italian fashion company group OTB announced that it is appointing former Balmain CEO Massimo Piombini as the CEO of Diesel brand.
During Monday's European trading session, stock indices continued their Brexit clarity surge.
On Monday, the Economy Ministry of Germany announced that the German economy is mostly stagnating.
On Monday, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that growth in China's retail and factory sectors was better-than-expected in November.
On Monday, Asian shares reached its highest level in almost eight months after China and the United States agreed on phase one of the trade deal.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, average new home prices in China grew at 0.3% in November, the lowest since February 2018.
On Monday, official representatives of Japan and South Korea met in Tokyo for the first time in almost four years to discuss bilateral trade relations.
Fu Linghui, the China's National Bureau of Statistics Spokesman, stated on Monday that the US and Chine should continue negotiations to, eventually, remove all existing tariffs.
Robert Lighthizer, the US Trade Representative, said on Sunday that the phase 1 of the US-China trade agreement, which was reached last week, is totally done.
The German trade union has called for a pre-Christmas strike for workers at Amazon's logistics centre, hoping to force a better work condition and better pay for employees there.
The German trade union Verdi urged on Sunday to organize a pre-Christmas strike in the main Amazon's logistic centre in the country.
The Finance Ministry of Denmark announced on Sunday that the government has increased domestic financing needs by another 9B krones.