Crude oil prices on Tuesday touched the $64 level. Financial media attributed the surge to the situation in Venezuela and the continuation of OPEC production cuts.
On Monday, Australian officials announced that they will crack down on misconduct in the financial sector. Two dozen cases have been referred for legal action already.
Apple is set to launch a new update for its video chat software FaceTime this week, after reporting a privacy bug that has been already fixed, the tech giant said.
Julius Baer is planning to trim up to 140 jobs, which is 2% of its workforce, on the back of the company's plan to cut costs announced this Monday, following a tough end of 2018.
The drugmaker Indivior stated on Monday it was selling the rights tied with its Chinese opioid addiction treatment Sai Bo Song to the privately-owned Zhejiang Pukang Biotechnology for about $122.5M.
On Monday, Euronext, the pan-EU stock market operator, stated it might sweeten its bid for Oslo Bors, as Nasdaq had made a rival proposal.
Taptica International, the video advertising company, confirmed on Monday it would combine with its competitor RhythmOne in an all-share merger deal, which now was awaiting shareholders' approval.
On Monday, Ryanair reported a €20M loss in the Q3 on weaker fares, saying it sees them to continue over the year, after weak fares had made the company to trim its annual forecast again two weeks ago.
Stobart's former CEO Andrew Tinkler has approached the British carrier Flybe, which is being acquired by the Stobart Group, Virgin Atlantic and Cyrus Capital-led consortium, with a potential alternative financing proposal.
Goldman Sachs is planning a $20M investment into the HSBC-backed financial technology app Bud, both companies stated on Monday, as Goldman is seeking partnership with fintech firms.
Delta Air Lines is trying to sell its East Coast oil refinery in Pennsylvania, after the Atlanta-based airline failed to offer the plant's partial stake last year.
General Motors announced it had entered talks over making a $2.73B investment into Brazil until 2024, after the last month's warning that new investment deals would depend on profit results.
China's largest film-ticketing platform by sales backed by Tencent, Maoyan Entertainment, plunged 2.7% in its stock debut in Hong Kong on Monday, joining the weak starts string among the Chinese tech companies IPO in a financial hub.
HMV, the British music retailer, received the last-minute bid from the Canadian group Sunrise Records, in a move to rescue it from administration, according to the Financial Times' report.
Germany is expected to face budget shortfall of $29B by 2023, unless the country diminishes spending, when tax revenues are likely to fall, while public sector wages are set to increase.
China is likely to introduce tax cuts for low-income workers and small businesses run by new graduates in the country's bid to increase spending and offset a slowdown in the economy.
The US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced in an interview that he wants the US military to remain in Iraq and the region so that it can be a deterrent to Iran.
On Sunday, Russian officials announced that the representatives of Russia, Turkey and Iran will meet in Russia on February 14.
Nissan representatives announced on Sunday that the company is cancelling plans to build new Nissan X-trail cars in the United Kingdom.
On Sunday, as the US President announced that the US military might intervene in Venezuela, Russian officials protested to the comments.
A senior Egyptian lawmaker said on Sunday that Egypt plans to extend the presidential term from four years to six years.
The Norwegian government plans to invest about $45 billion for the development of submerged floating tunnels.
The French European Affairs Minister Nathalie Loiseau said on Sunday that EU competition rules was absurd and needed to be improved.
On Sunday, Kosovo's Parliament approved the budget of 2019 after the country's opposition party agreed to back the minority government.