Cognizant Technology Solutions, the IT services company, reported on Monday its revenue surged around 10% in the Q1, driven by the higher clients' spending in the financial and healthcare industries.
Oil prices soared to their maximum since late 2014 during Monday, while dollar's heading towards 2018 high and worries about United States re-imposing sanctions on Iran continued.
US President Donald Trump continues to work towards creating the federal judiciary much more conservative, and his fellow Republicans are ready to confirm his picks.
Carlyle Group is aiming to finalise its largest-ever new Asia private equity fund at $6.5B, following an initially targeted value of $5B that had a strong investors' response, which made the firm raising the fund.
On Monday, International Flavors and Fragrances agreed to acquire Israel's Frutarom, flavours and ingredients supplier, in a deal valued at $7.1B in stock and cash.
Ping Am Good Doctor's shares plunged as much as 11% on the second trading day on Monday below the IPO price on the investors worries over the high valuations for such a loss-making company.
On Monday, Nokia announced it had acquired SpaceTime Insight, the US software supplier for industrial customers to manage assets and devices across their network, not providing any further details on the deal.
Flipkart, India's e-commerce firm, is yet to finalise its deal to sell about 75% majority stake to Walmart for around $15B, sources familiar with the matter reported.
The US private equity firm Blackstone is expected to close its $20B acquisition of Financial and Risk's majority stake in late summer, as the targeted July 1 date seems highly unlikely due to regulatory requirements.
Nestle has revealed the value of its tie-up with Starbucks, saying it would pay $7.15B to the US coffee company to market its products globally outside Starbucks' coffee shops.
Newell Brands announced it was planning to sell Waddington Group, its plastic packaging business, in a deal worth $2.3B, reporting its shares rose 6% to $28.29 on the announcement.
OC Oerlikon, the Swiss tech group, is preparing the IPO for its drive systems division by the mid-year, as it seeks raising cash for the other parts of the business, sources close to the issue reported.
Anglo American, the diversified miner, is set to terminate the investment in the deep sea mining firm Nautilus Mining, as part of the prioritisations of its portfolio on the company's largest resource assets.
On Sunday, the Financial Times stated that the talks between SoftBank and Swiss Re about Japan's firm taking a stake in the Swiss reinsurer are close to collapsing, following three months of discussions.
Amazon's Special Projects Vice President Ajay Kavan made an unsuccessful and informal attempt to acquire Britain's supermarket chain Waitrose in the end of 2017, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The Reserve Bank of Australia was widely expected to keep the key interest rate at its record low of 1.75% at Thursday's monetary policy meeting, a Reuters poll found.
Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull flagged a multi-billion dollar spend for infrastructure and promised to cut taxes for earners of lower income.
Spain's lender Caixabank stated that it agreed to increase the stake in BPI and targeted a full takeover ahead of the Portuguese bank's de-listing.
Australia's Reece stated that it would purchase the US-based waterworks and plumbing equipment supplier MORSCO for $1.44B.
Droit Solidarite and Aser, which specialize in armament issues, are set to legally challenge the French government on Monday.
The President of France has come under pressure from local activists to decrease ties with the Arab coalition, which is fighting in Yemen.
Two activist groups in France are complaining to the government due to the government selling arms to UAE and Saudi Arabia.
On Sunday, the Lebanese people voted in the first general election for the last nine years. However, the event was unlikely to change the balance of power in the country.
As strikes continue to impact the business of Air France, the French government has been revealed to be pressuring the company to reform.