The Prime Minister of Iraq on Tuesday announced that there were violations in the parliamentary elections of the country.
Britain sold 7.7% of its stake in Royal Bank of Scotland, which was rescued by the country in the financial crisis, but took a more than $2.68B loss on the deal.
Samsung Life Insurance put City of London headquarters of Commerzbank AG up for sale for about $570M, sources familiar with the matter stated.
Larry Kudlow, the White House economic adviser, stated that the US President Donald Trump may look forward to separate talks with Mexico and Canada, aiming to get individual deals.
The Institute for Supply Management reported that the US Non-Manufacturing PMI increased to 58.6 in May from 56.8 in the previous month.
The Labour Department stated that the US job openings increased to a record high of 6.7M in April, following 6.6M in the prior month.
Statistics Canada stated that the labour productivity of the country's businesses fell in the March quarter, as business production slowed down even with an increase in hours worked.
Markit report showed that the UK services PMI increased to the four-month high of 54.0 in May, indicating a strong upturn in business activity across the economy.
The volume of retail sales in the Euro area rose 0.1% in the month of April, missing expectations for a 0.5% rise and following upwardly revised 0.4% gain in March.
On Monday, Thomson Reuters, the financial news agency, has appointed Neil Masterson and Brian Peccarelli as its joint Chief Operating Officers as part of the company's restructuring.
Newell Brands, the consumer product maker, announced on Tuesday that it is planning to sell its brand Rawling Sporting Goods to Seidler Equity Partners in a deal valued at $395M.
On Tuesday, the Ukrainian state security service has prevented a panned cyber-attack on the NATO country embassy in Kiev, the SBU announced in a statement.
On Monday, Italy's Enel SpA has acquired 73% of Brazilian Eletropaulo shares in a deal valued at $1.48B that would allow Enel to become the biggest electricity distributor in Brazil.
KKR and Goldman Sachs have invested $360M in the Portuguese low-code application service OutSystems, bringing the company's value to over $1.0B.
On Tuesday, the Tencent-backed online video start-up Kuaishou has acquired its rival video and animation platform AcFun, as the battle over the online visual content intensifies.
On Tuesday, SoftBank stated its subsidiary ARM Holdings is set to cede control of the company's Chinese operations to a local joint venture amid business expansion in the country.
S&P Dow Jones Indices stated on Monday that Twitter Inc. was set to join the S^P 500, replacing Monsanto.
Authorities in Australia have charged two of the country's investment banks with alleged cartel activity.
Early on Tuesday it was announced that Sharp will buy Toshiba's PC business. Moreover, it was later on revealed that the company will also release $1.8B worth of new company shares.
Philips, the Dutch healthcare tech firm, stated on Tuesday it would acquire the heart disorder specialist EPD Solutions in a deal valued at $292.1M.
TransferWise, the financial technology company, has partnered with the French banking firm Groupe BPCE, seeking to receive the access to its 15M retail customers, the firms announced on Monday.
On Monday, the British financial technology company Revolut's CEO Nikolay Storonsky said the start-up was planning to apply for the banking licence in the United States.
ConocoPhillips is getting ready to sell its stake in Canada's Cenovus Energy, which it had bought on the back of the asset sale to the gas and oil producer last year.
General Motors' China unit is raising its new electric vehicle target to up to 20 car models, planning to launch heavily electrified alternatives to gasoline cars through 2023.