Newmont Mining's CEO Gary Goldberg stated on Monday the company's shareholders viewed no value for both miners in $18.0B worth hostile bid proposed by Barrick Gold Corp earlier that day.
On Monday, Windstream Holdings has filed for the Chapter 11 bankruptcy, receiving Citigroup Global Markets' commitment for $1.0B in financing to back the telecom service provider's business operations.
Telefonica, the Spanish telecommunications group, announced on Monday it was set to launch an open-access mobile internet service for Peru, as the company sought to expand coverage in Latin America's rural areas.
On Monday, Warburg Pincus, the US private equity group, has finalised the takeover of the credit card business owned by Israel's Bank Leumi, saying it brought in three more strategic partners.
The private EU investor JAB Holding agreed to acquire a controlling stake of Compassion-First Pet Hospitals from the private equity company Quad-C Management, expanding its portfolio into another sector.
On Monday, the investment company Flacks Group stated it was exploring a potential deal to acquire Britain's Laura Ashley Holdings, valuing the fashion retailer at £20.0M.
Canada's Barrick Gold has offered $18.0B in stock on Monday to acquire its US competitor Newmont Mining in a hostile bid, which could potentially combine the two biggest gold producers in the world.
The US President Donald Trump stated on Monday he was expecting a positive outcome for the final trade deal between the US and China, expressing his willingness to hold a summit over pact signing, but cautioned there could be no agreement reached too.
On Monday, the German broadcaster RTL announced about a sale of its film rights unit Universum Film to the US private equity firm KKR, not disclosing the financial terms of the deal.
General Electric announced on Monday it was planning a sale of its biopharma business unit to Danaher Corp in a deal worth $21.4B under the industrial conglomerate's new CEO Larry Culp, sending the company's shares up 15%.
On Monday, the Israeli automated industrial drone maker, Airobotics, announced it was moving the production from Israel to its US headquarters in Arizona, seeking to meet rising demand in America, Australia and some areas of Asia-Pacific.
The US President Donald Trump has raised his concerns on Monday over oil prices, saying they are too high, calling on the OPEC to "relax" and keep prices steady.
On Monday, world stock markets surged on the news that the US President Donald Trump had decided to delay a tariff climb on China's imports, raising hopes for a peaceful solution for the US-Sino trade war.
Germany's Social Democrats are seeking to expand its halt on the Saudi Arabia arms export, despite pressure by France and Britain over a risk of possible expensive claims for compensation.
The EU Commission is set to make a decision over admission criteria for the telecoms network vendors in the near future, despite concerns over Chinese firms ban that could postpone the 5G services roll-out.
Donald Tusk, the EU Council President, stated on Monday he considered the Brexit delay, beyond its scheduled date of March 29, a "rational solution" due to no majority had been gained for Britain's exit approval.
On Monday, Britain announced it would impose a ban on the Lebanese Islamist group Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation amid destabilising influence in the Middle East.
The EU Bank for Reconstruction and Development appointed Beata Javorcik, the Oxford University professor, as the new Chief Economist to succeed the incumbent Sergei Guriev, starting September 2019.
On Sunday, Finland's HMD Global has launched a new handset Nokia 9 PureView, the world's first five camera array smartphone, based on Google's Android One with a two-year operating system upgrades guarantee.
On Monday, the head of Vodafone announced that the US authorities have to share information about Huawei with European officials. That way the EU might evaluate the reasons for the US ban on the company's products.
During the weekend Huawei revealed a new 5G smartphone, which has a record price of $2600. Meanwhile, the US still wants to globally ban Huawei from the 5G network.
Japan's Sony has announced its new Xperia 1 smartphone with the 21:9 ratio film-style screen at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress on Monday, seeing to capitalise on its film pedigree.
The German automaker BMW was fined by the Munich prosecutors $9.65M for administrative lapses, as it had installed the faulty engine software into almost 8K vehicles, which led to higher emissions.
The German digital mapping company HERE Technologies has partnered with the Chinese firm Navinfo to expand its location services in China.