Ford Motor will temporarily lay off around 2K hourly employees at the Michigan assembly and its stamping factories in Wayne as part of the carmaker's plan to build Bronco SUVs and the Ranger pickup trucks.
On Monday, Airbnb's top executive Chris Lehane stated that the home-booking firm was about to make concessions in Singapore over the short-term rentals, seeking to appease government's concerns.
The South Korean biggest messaging app company Kakao stated on Monday it was planning to create a blockchain technology unit, where the FuturePlay's co-founder Han Jaesun was seen to lead the firm.
On Monday, Canadian National Railway announced its CEO Luc Jobin would quit his post immediately amid the railroad difficulties in coping with harsh winter and surge in demand.
Shares in France's insurer AXA plunged about 5% on Monday after the company had announced a $15B takeover of the Bermuda-based XL Group that analysts found pricey.
On Monday, the French company AXA agreed to acquire the Bermuda-based XL Group in a deal worth $15B, as it seeks to create the world's leader in casualty and property insurance.
Volkswagen's managers put under consideration changing its trucks business's corporate structure ahead of the possible initial public offering.
Eurostat reported on Monday that the volume of retail trade in the Euro area dropped by 0.1% over the course of January, missing analysts' expectations for a 0.3% surge.
According to the data released by Markit on Monday, the UK's services PMI came in better than expected, hitting the 54.5-point mark in February.
Dialog Semiconductor was expecting to supply its key customer Apple with its chips in 2019 and 2020, its CEO Jalal Bagherli stated on Monday.
On Monday, shares in Mediaset plunged more than 5% as the party of Silvio Berlusconi, whose family operates the private broadcaster, did not meet the expectations in the general elections.
Amazon is planning to launch the French grocery delivery service amid the US e-commerce giant's ambitions to expand in the food retail sector.
The European Union is set to reveal this month its plans to tax tech giants' revenue at rate in the 2%-6% range, according to France's Finance Minister Bruno La Maire.
On Sunday, Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed a $10B joint fund over a planned development of the mega-city during the countries' president meeting in Cairo.
According to the Russian military, Syria's rebels promised to allow civilians leave their enclave in the eastern Ghouta in exchange for the humanitarian aid.
On Monday, the South Korean delegation headed to North Korea as it seeks to bring together its neighbour and the United States for talks in its efforts to rein the missile and nuclear programme.
About 2,500 workers or 15% stuff at the General Motors unit in South Korea applied for a voluntary redundancy package offered by the US carmaker as part of its drastic restructuring.
A closely-watched poll revealed on Monday that Australia's PM Malcolm Turnbull's popularity had dropped significantly over his handling of a recent sex scandal between his ex-deputy and a staffer.
The White House has directly accused Russia of killing civilians in Syria, saying Russian military jets carried out daily bombing missions over Damascus and eastern Ghouta.
On Monday, China said it would not tolerate separatist activities for Taiwan, adding it is ready to ensure China's territorial integrity aiming at "reunification" with the self-ruled island.
A statement released on Sunday revealed that the US embassy in Ankara, Turkey, will be shut on Monday on the back of security concerns.
China revealed its biggest increase in defence spending in three years, setting an 8.1% growth target in comparison to 2017, due to military modernisation.
Australia's new vehicle sales extended strong run in the month of February, with solid demand in the commercial sector contributing to business investment.
The Melbourne Institute reported on Monday that its Inflation Gauge Index fell -0.1% last month, after increasing 0.3% in January.