Ford Motor and Volkswagen are likely to announce their automotive alliance on Tuesday, which combines commercial vehicles forces and is seen to expand into the development of self-driving and electric technology.
As the vote on Brexit approached at the British Parliament, Theresa May faced a likely defeat, as various political forces expressed their views and announced that they will vote against the Brexit deal.
On Tuesday, the Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras achieved the needed support to win the upcoming confidence vote at the Greek Parliament.
IOOF Holdings, Australia's wealth manager, stated it had delayed the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group's pension assets buyout by no less than three months, after finance sector inquiry hit dealmaking.
IBM and Deutsche Telekom's unit T-Systems are set to team up to provide mainframe services, IBM's spokesman announced on Monday, adding the existing user contracts will not get affected by the tie-up.
The ex-Stobart Group's Chief Executive Officer Andrew Tinkler acquired a little over 12% stake in the British carrier Flybe Group, a filing showed Monday with no financial details being disclosed.
Etihad Airways is planning to raise its stake in the cash-strapped Jet Airways, further sending up the Indian airline's shares, after they surged on the news about its founder and CEO Naresh Goyal resignation.
On Monday, the hedge fund-backed Newspaper chain MNG Enterprises has approached Gannett Co with a hostile acquisition worth $1.36B, seeking to add USA Today and other newspapers to the firm's regional publications stable.
The Caribbean and South American cable and wireless operator, Liberty Latin America, is bidding for Millicom International Cellular in a potential deal that could establish one of the biggest telecommunications carriers in Latin America.
Japan's SoftBank Corp is planning to lead another $700M worth funding round in the US construction start-up Katerra that could value the Californian firm at over $4.0B, the Information announced on Monday.
On Monday, the global car executives have held a meeting in Detroit, urging the US Congress and Trump's Administration to resolve their trade disputes and halt the government's shutdown.
US officials of the state of Alaska are investigating the natural gas and oil wells of British Petroleum after a minor amount of oil was leaked by one of the wells.
On Tuesday, as the Chinese ban of foreign trash imports was increased, the country's officials announced that 100 new recycling facilities will be opened.
The US government shutdown entered its 24th day on Tuesday, as Donald Trump rejected the offer for a temporary reopening of the closed government agencies.
On Tuesday, it was revealed by Reuters that the Bank of China has offered to Sri Lanka a loan of almost $300 million. Moreover, the country has been offered the option to raise up to one billion USD.
The Central Bank of Egypt stated that it targeted an inflation rate of 9% percent by the fourth quarter of 2020, seeking more price stability in the midterm.
The Chinese Finance Ministry stated that it is likely to increase fiscal expenditure in 2019 and implement fee cuts, larger tax.
The cost of comprehensive vehicle insurance policy declined 6% in the UK in 2018, suggesting that potential trade barriers due to Brexit would hurt prices this year.
Mexico's economy is expected to contract in January amid activity slowdown caused by shortages of fuel, the Central Bank's nominee stated.
Exports of Vietnam made footwear increased to $16.3B in 2018, an increase of 11% compared to the previous year, the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association reports.
China's share of total Philippines' imports reached 18.7% or $15.04B in November 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority reports.
China welcomes foreign investment in its automobile market as consumers look for quality-oriented purchases, the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce says.
Russia produced 556M tons of crude oil and 725B cubic meters of natural gas in 2018, the Energy Minister Alexander Novak reports.
Cambodia's state-owned ports Sihanoukville Autonomous Port and Phnom Penh Autonomous Port earned $8.97M and $7.35M respectively in 2018, a significant increase in earnings compared to 2017.