European stocks closed higher on the first day of the week, driven by big gains and strong earning updates in Nestle, after a company agreed to tie-up with Starbucks.
US naval strike force began sorties against Islamic State headed by aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman, continuing missions by US-led coalition versus the militants.
On Monday, Czech prime minister and ANO chairman Andrej Babis said, that its party awaits for the last agreement on a new coalition with Social Democrats by Friday.
US President Donald Trump defended CIA nominee on Monday, after US media found out that she had tried to withdraw from this nomination concerning her involvement in the interrogation program.
Taiwan's chip designer Mediatek received an approval from the government to export components to ZTE, China's telecom equipment producer that had been subjected to the US restrictions.
On Monday, the Kremlin stated that Vladimir Putin had appointed Dmitry Medvedev as the Russian Prime Minister for another term, after being sworn in as the country's President for the next six years.
America Tower Corp announced on Monday it would acquire the transmission towers of Telkom Kenya in a deal that was seen to be finalised in this year's second half, allowing Telkom to make investments in its Internet network.
Italy's golden power committee is not eager to meet with Telecom Italia's representatives on Monday, Corriere della Sera reported, citing government sources.
On Monday, Vladimir Putin has been sworn in for his fourth term to serve as the President of Russia for six years more, following a win of 70% of the vote in the elections.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel is planning a visit to Russia's Sochi on Friday, May 18 to meet the President Vladimir Putin, as two leaders are set to hold official talks, the RIA news outlet reported.
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.