On Monday, Bollore Group, France's company led by the billionaire tycoon Vincent Bollore, stated it had struck a global partnership with the Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba.
The smartphone maker HTC is planning to phase out about 1,500 jobs at the Taiwanese manufacturing unit, in its efforts to manage resources as the firm is still struggling from dwindling sales.
India's Tata Steel and Germany's Thyssenkrupp has clinched a final agreement this weekend to form a long-term steel joint venture, in the biggest shake-up in the EU steel industry.
Argentine antitrust watchdog granted its approval for a merger between Cablevision and Telecom Argentina, allowing them to form the biggest telecommunications firm in the country.
The Bank of Greece on Monday praised the relief measures negotiated with creditors for the indebted country.
On Monday, global financial media reported that crude oil prices declined due to due to a supply increase in Saudi Arabia and the Russian Federation.
China's online group Pinduoduo filed for an initial public offering with the US authorities and could raise about $1.0B, according to the IFR.
On Monday, Vedanta Resources stated its chairman's family trust had agreed to acquire the remaining stake in the conglomerate in a deal valued at $3.03B.
Interpublic Group of Companies nears a deal to acquire a marketing solutions subsidiary from Acxiom Corp in a deal that could be valued at $2.2B, sources reported on Sunday.
Uzabase, the Japanese media company, announced on Monday it had agreed to acquire the Quartz business news website from the US firm Atlantic Media in a deal worth between $75M-$110M.
On Monday, the Chinese debt-laden HNA Group has cancelled its $207M takeover of Australia's logistics business, amid the alleged cashflow problems at the company.
British peer Tesco and France's supermarket retailer Carrefour announced their plans on Monday to establish a strategic long-term purchasing alliance, amid intention to cut their costs.
On Monday, Micro Focus International, the British software firm, stated it had agreed to a sale of its Linux operating system SUSE division to the private equity group led by Swedish firm EQT Partners in a $2.535B deal.
According to sources familiar with the issue, Dell is moving towards a buyout of the VMWare tracking stocks using cash and equity.
The CEO of Panasonic Corp Yoshio Ito said the company would consider providing additional investment for Tesla's automotive battery plant Gigafactory if necessary.
Nordea is set to acquire 100% stake in Gjensidige Bank ASA with the deal closing during the first quarter of 2019.
The global investment firm KKR & Co has changed its legal form from a publicly traded partnership to a corporation, as it seeks to attract new investors.
The Mexican Peso surged early on Monday in response to polls showing that Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador had won the Mexican presidential election.
Growth in the Chinese manufacturing sector weakened slightly in June, as companies faced higher input costs and a decrease in export orders due to the trade dispute with the US, a private survey revealed.
Banks' Brexit worries were the main theme in a survey of the UK financial sector, even though business sentiment stabilised in the Q2, ending a two-year decline, and recruitment increased.
Nissan Motor announced that it cancelled a potential $1B sale of electric battery business to GSR Capital, as China's investment company had not enough funds to make the purchase.
Japan's manufacturing activity rose at a faster pace in June, though export orders contracted more than previously reported, indicating the possible impact of a trade dispute between the US and major economies.
According to the Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's European Cooperation Department Andrey Kelin, Russian, Finnish and American diplomats are working closely to prepare for the US President Donald Trump meeting with his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin.
One of the Libyan de facto leaders Khalifa Haftar rejected on Saturday a possibility of any foreign armed forces presence even if its only task would be countering illegal migration.