Britain's Shire has received a fifth acquisition bid from the Japanese firm Takeda Pharmaceuticals, as the takeover deadline looms and is set to expire at 1600 GMT on Wednesday.
According to the Wall Street Journal, China's ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing is in negotiations for an initial public offering, which could be valued at around $80B, as soon as the second half of this year.
On Tuesday, Britain's TSB Bank reported it had faced continuing disruptions in its app and digital service, preventing its clients to log into their bank accounts.
On Tuesday, the special envoy for the United Nations, Staffan de Misura, called for an urgent restart of the UN-led peace talks over Syria's internal situation, seeking to end the country's war.
The International Wine Organisation reported on Tuesday that world wine output tumbled to its 60-year low last year amid adverse weather conditions in the EU that slashed wine production.
On Tuesday, Verizon Communications posted its Q1 results, topping the estimates with the company's net income rising to $4.55B and bringing its shares up 2.5% to $49.87 on the news.
Coca-Cola reported its Q1 results on Tuesday, beating analysts' estimates for the company's overall revenue by about $300M, boosted by higher demand for its Diet Coke brand's new flavours.
Apple's sensor supplier AMS posted lower-than-expected results for its Q1, warning of a possible slowdown in its Q2 that might be tumbled by weaker orders from its main customer.
The CEO of Deutsche Telekom's unit T-Systems, Adel Al-Saleh, stated on Monday the company was set to return to profit in 2020 as it underwent a digital makeover.
The CEO of the British oil company BP Bob Dudley said the company has a ‘very strong' partnership with the Russian Rosneft, but it would not get involved in politics.
The German business climate index fell to 102.1 this month, compared to the estimate of 102.7, as reported by the Ifo economic institute.
On Monday, Uber's main rival Careem said it had been hit by cyber-attack that affected data of 14M users of the ride-hailing app.
India's second-largest IT company Infosys is planning to resume focusing on digital services amid company's intention to bolster its growth due to rising competition from international and local rivals.
CapitalG, Alphabet's venture capital fund, and the Japanese company SoftBank have joined the $1.9B investment into the China truck-hailing service Manbang, the Chinese firm said on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Whirlpool announced it had agreed on selling its Embraco compressor unit to the Japanese firm Nidec in a deal valued at $1.08B in cash.
The German start-up Lilium, which aims to build "flying taxis", has hired a designer Frank Stephenson, who was behind the iconic car brands that included Fiat 500, modern Mini and McLaren P1.
The software firm Trimble is planning buy the privately-held Viewpoint from the investment company Bain Capital in a deal worth $1.2B, as it seeks service expansion in the construction sector.
On Tuesday, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that the United States was not eager to leave the borders of Syria, despite Washington claimed it had been planning to do that.
France's carmaker PSA Group reported its Q1 revenue soared 42% to $22.2B, boosted by the company's takeover of Opel-Vauxhall that took place last year.
According to a survey by the Goldman Sachs Asset Management, 32% of insurers would maintain or raise their private equity investments within the following 12 months.
Asian stocks strengthened from their two-week lows on Tuesday after the heavy sell-off apparent during the previous sessions.
Brent crude oil extended gains for the sixth session and edged above $75 per barrel on Tuesday, driven by expectations of tighter supply and possible US sanctions against Iran.
Shares of Assured Guaranty plunged by 6% during the after-hour trading on Monday in response to a comment by David Einhorn that the stock of the bond insurer would fall.
The BoC Governor Stephen Poloz revealed an optimistic assessment of Canadian economic prospects, adding that expected inflation rise above the target would be temporary.