Coca-Cola announced on Tuesday that it would start making PET bottles only from recycled plastic in Sweden, aiming to expand the use of recycled materials in western Europe.
Passenger vehicle registrations in Europe increased 8.6% in October to the highest level in 10 years, supported by strong demand in France and Germany and a 29% gain in demand for Volkswagen.
Salesforce.com, the business software provider, announced it would use AI technology from Amazon.com's cloud computing unit to enhance customer service apps.
Germany's manufacturing output is expected to decline 4% in 2019, with exports rising just 0.5% due to weaker foreign demand, the BDI industry association stated on Tuesday.
China's Didi Chuxing is set to trial its Japan premium ride-hailing service DiDi Premium, offering such vehicles as Mercedes Benz, Lexus and Tesla, the company announced on Tuesday.
France is seen to postpone its planned 5G spectrum auction until March 2020 due to disagreements between the telecoms authority Arcep and French finance ministry about the spectrum's exact size to be auctioned.
On Tuesday, Nintendo Co Ltd has launched its first-ever official store in the Japanese capital of Tokyo, in the city's trendy shopping district Shibuya, paving its way to the greater commercialisation of its popular characters cast.
On Tuesday, Kohl's Corp reported it had trimmed its annual profit estimates right ahead of the holiday season, as the department store operator missed analysts' forecasts for the quarterly comparable earnings and sales, sending shares down 12%.
During the Asian and European trading sessions, crude oil price indices declined to $62 per barrel. The move was attributed to a forecast rise in US crude oil inventories.
SoftBank Corp is planning to create a $30B tech giant via merging the internet division Yahoo Japan with Line Corp, the messaging app operator, amid its competition with the US tech powerhouses and its local rival Rakuten.
Mail.Ru, the Russian internet company, and the state lender Sberbank have agreed to build taxi and food joint venture potentially worth $1.0B, Mail.Ru reported on Tuesday.
The Italian competition watchdog has launched an inquiry into the Auchan Retail's assets sale to its local co-operative retailer Conad, according to Reuters.
On Monday, representatives of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand announced that they would increase monitoring of Bank of New Zealand and its capital calculation process.
On Monday, as the Governor of Bank of Japan addressed the Parliament of Japan, the Governor denied ever stating that negative interest rates could deepened unlimitedly.
On Monday, Reuters revealed that the State Attorney General of New York office is investigating WeWork.
The Energy and Commerce Committee of the US House of Representatives on Monday sent letters to Google and Ascension demanding briefings on patient data storage.
Warburg Pincus, the US buyout fund, is planning a sale of the EU airline services company Accelya to its rival private equity group Vista Equity Partners in a deal, which amount is not disclosed yet.
Alibaba is planning to close books from institutional investors for the Hong Kong $13.4B secondary listing earlier than expected as the Chinese group has attracted strong demand, Reuters reported.
Russia's largest technology company Yandex made a proposal on Monday to set up a "public interest foundation", seeking to help oversee its business and allay Kremlin's fears over potential foreign influence.
On Monday, HP Inc shares dropped 5% after the PC maker rejected Xerox Holdings Corp's buyout offer, indicating it could make its own counter offer to acquire the US printer maker.
On Monday, Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz rejected demands made by the DGB labor union and the BDI industry to increase public spending.
Wall Street's main indexes eased from its record levels on Monday. The DJI fell by 11.67 basis points at the opening bell, while the S&P 500 opened lower by 0.08%.
On Monday, Air Arabia stated that the firm would order 120 Airbus A320neo planes in a deal valued around $14 billion.
On Monday, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson dropped corporate tax cuts. The decision was made to fund government spending prior to the upcoming election.