The NAHB reported on Monday that its Housing Market Index rose to 74 in December, up from the prior month's downwardly revised figure of 69.
Statistics Canada reported that foreign investment in Canadian securities totalled C$20.8B in October, up from the preceding month's C$16.7B.
The Confederation of British Industry reported on Monday that its Industrial Order Expectations Index remained unchanged at 17 in December, whereas analysts anticipated a decrease to 14.
Nestle decided to sell its two iced tea brands in North America amid the world's largest food maker's intention to reshape the business and focus more on consumer health.
Volkswagen's Electrify America unit is planning to install 2,800 e-vehicle charging stations in about 500 sites in the US 17 largest cities by June 2019.
The EU regulators are set to investigate whether Ikea's tax deals with the Netherlands helped lower its tax bill, in a crackdown on unfair tax arrangements between the EU states and multinationals.
On Monday, Total System Services announced it had agreed to buy the payment technology firm Cayan in a cash deal worth of $1.05B that was expected to be closed in the 2018-first quarter.
The Chinese internet giant Tencent on Monday announced that the company will invest $863 million in the apparel platform Vipshop.
Hershey Company on Monday announced that the company is planning on acquiring the owners of the popcorn brand SkinnyPop Amplify Snack Brands for $1.6 billion.
The Foreign Ministry of China on Monday defended the country's trade with the US as a win-win scenario. This came before Trump was about to lay out a new security strategy, which would brand China as a competitor.
The European Union agreed on Monday upon renewing mandate of Elke Koenig, who is the German head of EU's institution that disposes of failing banks.
The Alibaba financial affiliate Ant Financial and London based bank Standard Chartered have agreed to collaborate in countries that are set around the Chinese Belt & Road initiative.
The largest residential property company of Germany Vonovia has made a deal to buy its Austrian counterpart Buwog. The deal is set to be worth 5.2 billion Euros.
Gemalto's CEO plans adhering to a plan to cut about 288 job positions in the French chip card business, after the chipmaker had been taken over by the aerospace and defence group Thales.
The Italian-American automaker Fiat Chrysler is planning to recall 10,355 Jeep Grand Cherokee sports utility cars in Russia, as it seeks to verify proper installation of the brake-booster shields.
According to the official Xinhua news agency, the Chinese senior leaders started its annual meeting on Monday to lay down the reform and economic plans for the next year.
Australia's real estate company Buwog had agreed to be taken over by Germany's Vonovia in a $6.1B cash deal, both firms announced on Monday.
France's government filed a complaint against the e-commerce firm Amazon for abusing the company's dominant position with several suppliers, Le Parsien newspaper reported.
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated that Moscow expected North Korea and the United States to start a dialogue instead of discussing the conditions for such a dialogue.
On Monday, the flight operations at Atlanta's Hartsfield airport were restored, following a daylong power outage that paralysed the travel, as more than 1K flights had been canceled during the last 24 hours.
The Republican US Senator John McCain is likely to miss the expected vote on the tax code overhaul on Tuesday, after he had left Washington for his home in Arizona due to a medical treatment.
China's National Development and Reform Commission has issued fresh guidelines for foreign investment by private firms in an attempt to prevent companies violating policies.
On Monday, Toyota Motor Corp announced its plans to produce over 10 battery EV car models around the world in early 2020s.
According to a poll conducted by Ipsos Peru, a majority of the country's citizens want the acting President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski to step down.