As politicians close in on a Brexit deal, the British Pound continues to appreciate in value against other currencies.
On Tuesday, Asian stock markets continued to decline for the ninth straight session. Financial media once more blamed trade war fears.
On Tuesday, Boeing increased its forecast for plane purchases in China for the next twenty years to 7,690 planes, which would be worth $1.2 trillion.
The UK announced on Monday an extra $138M in funding aimed to help boost the environmentally-friendly vehicles, low-carbon technology and batteries' research and development.
Australian Bureau of Statistics' report released on Tuesday showed that the value of thermal coal exports increased 14% in July to $1.74B.
An index of Australia's business conditions rebounded last month, as companies reported improved profits and sales, though confidence softened in reaction to political unclarity, as the country's PM fell to a party vote.
Japan's chipmaker Renesas Electronics stated that it agreed to buy Integrated Device Technology for about $6.7B, aiming to boost the company's expertise in self-driving car technologies.
The US State Department has granted its approval for a possible sale of the nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft for about $3.135B to Japan, the Pentagon announced on Monday.
On Monday, Vereinigung Cockpit, the German pilots' union, has called a day-long strike that would affect all the Ryanair flights out of Germany this Wednesday, as the pilots protest against wages and work conditions at the Irish carrier.
On Monday, China's transport ministry stated it would launch checks on the industry of ride-hailing through the 2018-end, trying to revive the fast-growing sector.
The biotechnology company Riot Blockchain has appointed new Chief Executive Officer on Monday, as its former boss had been accused of the involvement in a fraud related to security.
The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund has picked Michael Klein and Bank of America Merrill Lynch to advise on its stake sale in the petrochemicals company SABIC to the state oil firm Saudi Aramco.
Britain's Network Rail is planning to sell its $1.9B worth commercial property portfolio to Telereal Trillium, the property outsourcing company, and an affiliate of Blackstone Group, as it seeks to fund the railway improvements.
Volvo Cars together with its owner Geely have delayed their planned initial public offering in Sweden's market due to the automotive stocks downturn and trade tensions.
The British GDP monthly report published by the NBS revealed that the economy grew 0.3% month-on-month in July, above expectations for a 0.2% rise.
The French nuclear electricity output dropped 4.5% year-over-year in August amid a unplanned outages' higher volume, EDF stated on Monday.
Japan's Marubeni Corporation, RDIF and Russia's AEON Corporation greed to develop a plant in Russia's city of Volgograd with total investment of over $800M.
CBS stated it would pay up to $120M to former CEO Leslie Moonves in case an internal probe into harassment allegations fails to show grounds for the dismissal.
Eros International PLC, the film production house, stated on Monday, it had partnered with the Chinese streaming service iQiyi, as it sought to show its Indian films in the country.
On Monday, Snap has announced that Imran Khan, its Chief Strategy Officer, was set to step down from his post, being the latest senior-executive to leave the company.
ArcelorMittal, has sweetened its bid for the Indian debt-laden Essar Steel to rival Vedanta Resources and Russia's VTB, the steel giant reported, not disclosing the financial terms of the deal.
Lightyear Corp. has acquired the San Francisco-based tech firm Chain, which is focused on Stellar blockchain, the start-up's CEO Adam Ludwin stated on Monday.
The Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund picked Goldman Sachs to advise on its stake sale in the petrochemicals company SABIC to Saudi Aramco.
Science Applications International Corp agreed to buy Engility Holdings for $1.5B, in a deal that should make it the second-biggest US government services contractor.