Asian shares edged higher on Tuesday, MSCI's index gained 0.19%, Japan's Nikkei dipped by 0.52%, while The Australian benchmark index rose by 0.12%.
On Monday, the Canadian Minister of Finance Bill Morneau resigned amid a disagreement with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
According to the Financial Times report published on Monday, Oracle Corp has opened a preliminary discussion with ByteDance to acquire TikTok.
On Monday, Epic Games asked a judge to block Apple's removal of Fortnite game from its app store.
On Monday, a federal US court overturned a $21 million Tiffany & Co case against the Costco Wholesale Corp.
EasyJet announced on Monday that the company would close three of its bases that are located in the United Kingdom.
The world's second largest spirit manufacturer Diageo announced on Monday that it would buy Aviation Gin in a deal valued at $610 million.
On Monday, Apple revealed that it would expand its program that offers spare parts and training to independent shops to cover Mac computers.
On Monday, Ryanair announced that due to weak booking it would cut its September and October capacity by 20%.
Domino's Pizza revealed on Monday that the franchise would hire at least 20,000 new employees.
Reuters revealed on Monday that the US government could soon announce further restrictions on Huawei Technologies.
On Monday, the Chief Financial Officer of Covestro revealed to Reuters that the company is most likely going to beat its third quarter earnings forecast.
A survey revealed on Monday that UK household finances declined in August at an increased pace than during July.
On Monday, it was revealed that the Japanese economy had experienced a record annual decline of 27.8%.
During Monday's trading hours, Chinese online retailer JD.com announced higher than forecast quarterly revenue.
On Monday, bankruptcy court in Thailand extended the Thai Airways International hearing until August 25.
During Asian trading hours, Chinese stock indices surged by more than two percent, as the country's central bank provided additional stimulus.
On Monday, crude oil prices traded flat, as Chinese plans to import large amount of oil countered trade tensions.
During the first half of Monday's European trading hours, European stocks traded flat, as mining stock gains were erased by a rise in coronavirus cases.
The German antitrust watchdog is currently investigating Amazon, the President of the Federal Cartel Office Andreas Mundt stated on Sunday.
The Speaker of the US Congress Nancy Pelosi has recalled lawmakers back to Washington.
According to data from the Thai planning agency, Thailand's GDP contracted by 12.2% in the second quarter.
On Sunday, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke on the telephone to discuss the UN meeting on Iran.
The Japanese government data showed on Monday that Japan's gross domestic product shrank an annualised 27.8% in April-June.