On Tuesday, crude oil prices surged. Financial media attributed the surge to the Libyan National Oil Company's difficulties with exporting oil, as militants have captured an oil field.
During the Asian session on Tuesday the British currency continued to decline, as the announcement of the delay of the Parliament vote on the Brexit deal started a descent of the GBP already on Monday.
On Tuesday, the financial media attributed the surge in Asian stock prices to the fact that China confirmed that it is in trade negotiations with the United States.
Fast-food group Restaurant Brands New Zealand singed a deal to expand "Tex-Mex" food chain Taco Bell's brand in Australian New South Wales and New Zealand, the company stated.
Mexico is likely to invest more than $30B in the country's poor states over the next five-year period, the Foreign Minister stated, boosting the region economically within efforts to stem migration.
Theresa May, Britain's Prime Minister, is likely to meet Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday to discuss concerns expressed by the UK lawmakers over her Brexit deal, her office stated.
Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, promised to raise minimum wages and cut taxes for pensioners in January, though refused to reinstate a tax on wealth.
Tivity Health's shares plunged more than 30% this Monday after the announcement it will acquire the developer of diet plans Nutrisystem, as the firm's intention to partner with the large health insurers has been met with skepticism.
On Monday, Linde announced it had raised its squeeze-out proposal to €189.46 per share to complete its merger deal with the US rival Praxair, offering the shareholders additional €1.22 to reach the agreement.
The British credit check company Experian agreed to acquire South Africa's peer Compuscan in a deal valued at $262.78M, boosting the company's existing operations in Africa.
ASG Technologies Group, owned by the buyout group Elliott Management, raised its offer to acquire Mitek Systems to $11.50 for a share from the previous stock price of $10, as the company put all efforts to clinch a takeover deal with the fintech provider to banks.
Shanghai Junshi Biosciences, China's biotech company, is hoping to attract up to $414M in its planned initial public offering in Hong Kong by selling 158.9M of its shares at the price range of $2.48-$2.61.
The buyout companies Elliott Management and Siris Capital Group are set to take Travelport Worldwide private in a $4.4B deal, after Elliott's eight month-long efforts to acquire the travel software firm alone.
The Bank of England and the European Central Bank are set to work on a deal laying out post-Brexit treatment of banks in their respective jurisdictionst, Ignazio Angeloni stated.
The Central Bank of Turkey is expected to hole the key interest rate unchanged at 24% this week, a Reuters poll revealed, after a bigger-than-anticipated decline in inflation last month.
One measure of the US inflation expectations feel a bit in the month of November, while another gauge remained unchanged for an eighth month in succession, according to the New York Fed survey.
The UK economy lost growth pace in line with expectations in the three-month period to October, reflecting factory stoppages and declining car sales amid weaker demand, raising questions over the economy's health before Brexit.
Nutella maker Ferrero SpA has raised its interest in acquiring Campbell Soup's international business, including biscuit brand Arnott's, in a deal that could be valued at over $2.0B.
On Monday, Tivity Health announced it would acquire Nutrisystem, the diet plan developer, in a cash and stock deal worth $1.4B, as it sought to expand its footprint in the weight management market.
The initial public offering of SoftBank Group is scheduled to raise $23.5 billion. This IPO will be the biggest in Japan's history.
Amid a dispute about the pay of the management, the head of the state-backed Japan Investment Corp Masaaki Tanaka resigned on Monday.
On Monday, the Equinor Mongstad crude oil refinery in Norway evacuated nearly 300 of its workers after a production leak. The event is set to influence both the crude oil market and the value of the company.
As the CFO of Huwaei was being prosecuted in Canada, Chinese state media distanced the event from the US-China trade relations. This indicates that the trial should not affect Sino-US trade relations.
The chairman of Renault-Nissan has been formally charged for financial misconduct. Namely, he is being charged for under-reporting income.