On Tuesday, the US President Donald Trump said that he would sign the Phase 1 trade agreement with China on January 15 at the White House.
According to the Bloomberg report on Tuesday, the Chairman of Hudson's Bay Co Richard Baker and his partners have considered the idea of increasing their bid for the retailer's minority stockholders.
On Tuesday, Turkish Airlines announced that it has agreed to a compensation package with Boeing Co over the 737 MAX jetliner.
Carlos Ghosn, the ousted Nissan Motor Chairman, said on Tuesday that he escaped "injustice and political persecution" in Japan.
Bulgaria is expected to close 2019 with a budget deficit of 0.96% of GDP, the country's Finance Ministry announced on Tuesday.
The US Federal Reserve seemed to have prevented the crucial year-end funding stress, as banks took only $25.60 billion in the Fed's overnight repurchase agreement or repo.
Global equities ended 2019 near record highs on Tuesday. MSCI's world index, fell by 0.5 points, while Wall Street's major indexes fell by 60.52 points.
On Tuesday, the Singapore state investment fund GIC revealed that it is part of the Tencent led consortium buying a stake in Universal Music Group.
On Tuesday, the Qatar Investment Authority stated that it would participate in the Tencent led purchase of Universal Music Group.
A consortium led by Tencent announced on Tuesday that it would buy a ten percent stake in Universal Music Group.
On the last day of the year's trading, stock index futures declined in value, as a year-end sell off was taking place.
Turkish authorities announced on Tuesday that the government would not impellent a tax hike on tobacco and alcohol.
On Tuesday, Asian stock indices traded lower, as financial firms were locking in profits and losses for tax purposes.
The President of China Xi Jinping announced on Tuesday that he sincerely hopes for the best for the people of Hong Kong.
On Tuesday, crude oil prices traded flat, despite being set for monthly and annual gains.
During Tuesday's European trading, stock indices declined, as a stock sell off occurs each December 31, because investors book losses to reduce annual taxes.
On New Year's Eve, the US Dollar declined in value, as the currency was set to book the smallest yearly returns since 2013.
Huawei Technologies stated that its revenue is likely to 18% in 2019 to $121.72B, lower than estimated earlier, as the US trade blacklisting restrained growth.
The Brazilian Ministry of Justice stated that it fined Facebook Inc nearly $1.6M for improperly sharing data of users.
Commerzbank was in negotiations with Petrus Advisers to buy its 7.5% stake in Comdirect, aiming to take over the entire online bank.
Nestle completed a $20.7B share buyback program and revealed plans for another one up to the same amount starting in 2020.
Ford Motor announced that there are full reservations for its first edition of electric sport utility car Mustang Mach-E.
The ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Monday raised the rating of Argentinian long term debt from SD to CC.
On Monday, Lockheed Martin announced that the company has reached its F-35 delivery target for 2019.