The US government panel declined acquisition of Ant Financial and the country's money transfer firm MoneyGram on national security concerns.
Wixen Music Publishing hit music streaming business Spotiffy with a $1.6B lawsuit for using thousands of songs without compensation and license.
The US airlines Southest and American Airlines announced that they would provide their employees a $1K bonus in a view of recent tax bill.
Orrin Hatch, Republican Senator of Utah, reported on Tuesday that he would not seek re-election after serving more than 40 years in the Senate, opening the door for Mitt Romney to run for his seat.
Nikki Haley, the US Ambassador to the United Nations, praised Iranian protesters on Tuesday, adding that the US was seeking for an emergency Security Council meeting in New York regarding Iran.
Iran's supreme leader has blamed external enemies for heightening turmoil in the country, as the death toll from anti-government demonstrations rose to 21.
BP reported on Tuesday that its earnings would be dented by an approximately $1.5B accounting charge in the fourth quarter.
Britain, Norway and the US have warned South Sudan parties to stop breaking a ceasefire that was signed last month, the heads of country's mission reported on Tuesday.
Conservative politicians in Germany are calling for tougher age checks on young migrants amid doubts over the age of an Afghan asylum-seeker suspected of fatally stabbing a 15-year-old girl.
Airbus reported in the last days of December that it closed out 2017 with a record number of deliveries and a higher than expected level of orders.
Ryanair reported on Tuesday that had applied for a license on British air operations, indicating that it was required in order to keep domestic UK service operating in case of a hard Brexit.
The Israel's parliament has approved second and third readings of a bill that would make it necessary to obtain the approval of 120 assembly members to change the status of Jerusalem.
The UK government has started the new year with another warning shot across social media giants on considering a tax on tech firms to cover the rising costs of policing related to online radicalization.
South Korea's Kia Motors and Hyundai Motor on Tuesday announced a 4% sales growth in 2018, indicating a slow rebound from a slowdown linked to diplomatic tensions with China.
South Korea on Tuesday proposed to hold high-level talks with North Korea next week, a day after Kim Jong-un suggested to discuss his country's participation in the Winter Olympics.
The new year in finance has started with a higher opening for stock indices. However, the previous few session tendency to decline after a higher opening seemed to be persistent.
Igor Dodon, the President of Moldova, has criticized the decision of the constitutional court to temporarily suspend his powers. The suspension comes, as the president quarrels with the pro-Western government.
Thousands of lower caste, Dalit, people have begun to protest in Mumbai causing various disruptions in the city.
Oil prices have posted their highest opening since 2014. The reason for the surge was the unrest occurring in Iran.
The operator of the largest messenger app of China has announced that the company does not store chat histories of its users.
The President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev has vetoed the anti-graft legislation. He has stated that the law wouldn't allow efficient investigation.
The Supreme Leader of Iran on Tuesday accused "enemies" of the country for creating unrest in the country, as more than 450 people had been arrested by the middle of the day.
British Petroleum is set to take a one $1.5 billion tax charge for the period of the last quarter of 2017. The company will use a new US corporate income tax ruling.
Initial public offerings in Australia are expected to pick up speed in 2018, thus rising around A$10B ($7.84B).