The UK economy lost growth pace in line with expectations in the three-month period to October, reflecting factory stoppages and declining car sales amid weaker demand, raising questions over the economy's health before Brexit.
Nutella maker Ferrero SpA has raised its interest in acquiring Campbell Soup's international business, including biscuit brand Arnott's, in a deal that could be valued at over $2.0B.
On Monday, Tivity Health announced it would acquire Nutrisystem, the diet plan developer, in a cash and stock deal worth $1.4B, as it sought to expand its footprint in the weight management market.
The initial public offering of SoftBank Group is scheduled to raise $23.5 billion. This IPO will be the biggest in Japan's history.
Amid a dispute about the pay of the management, the head of the state-backed Japan Investment Corp Masaaki Tanaka resigned on Monday.
On Monday, the Equinor Mongstad crude oil refinery in Norway evacuated nearly 300 of its workers after a production leak. The event is set to influence both the crude oil market and the value of the company.
As the CFO of Huwaei was being prosecuted in Canada, Chinese state media distanced the event from the US-China trade relations. This indicates that the trial should not affect Sino-US trade relations.
The chairman of Renault-Nissan has been formally charged for financial misconduct. Namely, he is being charged for under-reporting income.
As global stock exchanges resumed trading on Monday, stock prices continued to decline. Financial media quoted US-China tensions as the reason for the decline.
On Monday, the German economy suffered due to a four hour strike of long distance rail traffic operators. Both passenger and freight traffic was affected by the strike.
The top court of the European Union on Monday ruled that the UK can unilaterally revoke the country's divorce notice, stopping Brexit.
Crude oil prices decreased by 98 cents on Monday morning, reaching $51.63 a barrel, amid overall declines in world stock markets.
The German government said on Monday it accepted the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision that the United Kingdom had a right to unilaterally cancel Brexit.
Various retailer in Austria have filed an official complaint against Amazon. The Austrian Federal Competition Authority only commented that the complaint is being examined.
On Monday, the hearing of the detained Huawei CFO in Canada resumed. Meanwhile, Chinese officials were increasing pressure on Canada to release the CFO.
Daniel O'Day, the head of Roche Holding AG's pharmaceuticals business, became the new CEO of drug manufacturer Gilead Sciences Inc.
According to survey data published on Monday, the Euro Zone investors' sentiment dropped from 8.8 in November to -0.3 in December, thus reaching a four-year low.
The Dutch Court of Audit stated on Monday that in case Britain withdraws from the European Union without a final deal, it will cost the country at least $2.6B in the following five years.
The Justice Ministry of Israel announced on Monday that the country became a full member of the anti money laundering and anti terrorism funding international body Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
China's artificial intelligence start-up Megvii is planning to raise $500M in a new round of funding, pegging the company's current valuation at $3.5B, sources close to the matter reported.
China's Tianqi Lithium CEO is believing that investing in the Chilean lithium miner SQM is good for both the companies and could bring some "long-term benefits", despite the local anti-trust regulators set strict conditions for the deal.
On Sunday, Robert Lighthizer, the US Trade Representative, stated that March 1 was set as the "hard deadline" for reaching an agreement in the US-China trade negotiations.
The drugmaker Gilead Sciences is set to appoint Daniel O'Day, the executive of Roche Holding AG, as the company's new CEO with the official announcement expected to be made on Monday.
BP and UAE-based Mubadala Investment are set to purchase stakes in the Nour deepwater gas concession of the northern coast of Sinai after approval by the Egyptian Petroleum Ministry.