Kobe Steel was seeking $440M in loans from banks. Meanwhile, a shareholder offered a support since the company was trying to overcome the falsified product certification scandal.
Akzo Nobel, Dutch paints maker, has discussed a possible merger with the US rival Axalta Coating Systems to build a $30B worth company, to recover after dismissing the takeover offer.
The US consumer spending inched 1% in September, the fastest pace since 2009, amid replacement of the flood-damaged motor vehicles in Florida and Texas, while inflation remained muted.
Four of Big Five state-owned Chinese banks have reported higher quarterly profits, while bad loans‘ growth has slowed, amid scrutiny of the shadow banking sector and resilient economy.
Brent oil prices held above $60 a barrel during London session, amid anticipated OPEC-led production cuts that would be extended beyond March.
The US has promised $60M to support the counterterrorism efforts of the G5 Sahel Joint Force, in order to ensure stability and security of the regional partners, Tillerson said.
The Euro zone economic sentiment surged in October for the fifth month to 114.0 points, reaching its highest level since January 2001.
The US President Donald Trump is likely to appoint Jerome Powell as the next Federal Reserve chair, while the announcement is expected to take place on Thursday.
Germany's annual inflation has slowed in October, remaining below the ECB target. Such data stimulated bank's decision to slowly eliminate monetary stimulus.
Wall Street has opened lower on Monday, since investors evaluated the first charges‘ fallout that were connected with Russia probe into possible meddling in the last US election.
On Monday, the Chief Executives of Apple and Facebook, Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg, met the Chinese President Xi Jinping at the annual adviser gathering in Beijing.
Former Catalonia's leader Carles Puigdemont is about to arrive in Brussels to meet political representatives and lawyers, the Belgian broadcaster VRT reported on Monday.
According to the RIA news outlet, a Russian-backed Congress of the Syrian ethnic groups is likely to take place next month in Russia, launching work on drafting a new constitution.
Japan pledged on Monday that it would help the Philippines rebuild its war-damaged Marawi city on the back of ties strengthening to counter the regional influence of China.
According to the PM Andrej Plenkovic, Croatia is seeking to join the Euro zone and adopt the Euro within the following seven to eight years.
Singapore's Cabinet Minister Chan Chun Sing stated on Monday that he was prepared to become the country's next Prime Minister.
The major German parties resumed their coalition talks on Monday, following a high-level meeting with the Chancellor Angela Merkel the previous day.
The United Arab Emirates is eager to keep reducing oil output in order to comply with the global oil production cut deal, the country's Energy Minister stated.
On Monday, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that China was seeking closer cooperation with Sri Lanka on key investment projects amid strong opposition to the main Chinese-invested schemes.
The HSBC finance head Iain Mackay stated on Monday that the bank considers moving about 1K jobs to Paris after Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.
On Monday, Japan's videogames maker Nintendo raised its annual operating profit outlook to $1.06B due to a strong demand for its Switch console.
South Korea's prosecution is calling for a 10-year imprisonment for the Lotte Group's Chairman Shin Dong-bin over the corruption charges he had faced last year.
The Dutch coatings and paint maker Akzo Nobel is in talks to acquire the US rival Axalta Coating Systems; a deal that could create a $30B company.
Domestically owned Saudi Arabian Airlines is about to resume flying to Iraq on a regular basis starting from Monday after 27 years of halt.