Homes sales in Canada grew 1.4% month-on-month in August, the sixth month of increased activity in succession, the country's Real Estate Association stated.
Despite a meeting between the head of the EU Jean-Claude Juncker and the PM of UK Boris Johnson, the European Commission announced on Monday that no solution has been proposed to the Irish backstop.
German officials announced on Monday that they intend to propose to set the EU budget at one percent of the continental economy.
On Monday, crude oil prices declined after a 19% jump, as US President Donald Trump announced that emergency supplies would make up shortfalls.
On Monday, Vivendi's Canal+ announced it had agreed to add Netflix-owned shows to its French and others television bundles, seeking to retain subscribers, adding the Netflix hit-show "Stranger Things" would be available in France from October 15.
Vivint Smart Home, the Blackstone-backed home automation firm, agreed on Monday to a merger deal with the SoftBank Corp's unit to establish a company with a $5.6B enterprise value.
On Monday, Germany's insolvent wind turbine producer Senvion announced it had agreed to conduct exclusive negotiations with Siemens Gamesa about the sale of its business substantial part.
Germany, the European Union's biggest economy, is seeking to limit the next 2021-27 budget of the EU bloc at 1% of its economic output, which is below the 1.11% offered by the European Commission.
On Monday, crude oil price benchmarks surged the most since 1991, as a Yemeni attack on Saudi Arabia shut down five percent of the global oil output.
On Monday, Germany's lighting group Osram advised investors to accept the $4.8B takeover offer made by AMS and launch their shares sale to Austria's sensor specialist, claiming the bid was economically attractive.
On Monday, the British Commerce Chambers trimmed the economic growth forecasts for the current and the following years, blaming Brexit deal, US-China trade war and a global slowdown in the economy.
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, filed for the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late on Sunday, reaching a tentative deal to resolve its lawsuits with 24 states and five US territories, the company said.
On Monday, Virgin Australia Holdings announced it had entered the contract to buy back its 35% in the frequent flyer programme, called Velocity, from the private-equity firm Affinity Equity Partners in a deal worth A$700M.
On Monday, Dream Global REIT announced it would be acquired by the Blackstone Group funds in a deal that valued the Canadian firm at C$6.2B.
Current account surplus of Israel jumped to $4.21B in the 2019 second quarter, up 106% year-over-year, the report on balance of payments showed.
Trade between the US and Iran declined 70% in the first seven months of 2019, compared to the same period the prior year, the Iranian Financial Tribune reports.
The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity signed a $1.3B agreement with the Egyptian Orascom the German Siemens and to renovate power plants in the central province of Salahudin.
Tunisians went to the poll on Sunday to vote in the country's presidential election. Polling stations opened at 0700 GMT from the capital Tunis.
Oksana Markarova, the Ukrainian Finance Minister, said on Sunday that the government asked Ukraine's Parliament to adopt the 2020 budget deficit at 2.09%.
On Sunday, Iran has denied an accusation made by the US that Tehran was behind the attacks on Aramco oil plants in Saudi Arabia.
On Sunday, Saudi Arabia stocks fell sharply after drone attacks on the Saudi oil plants. The attacks will cut the kingdom's production by 5.7 million barrels per day
On Sunday, Stephen Barclay, the Brexit Minister, stated that Britain was making progress on the Brexit deal, but there was still significant work to be done, adding he had a scheduled meeting with the EU negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday.
The United Auto Workers is not set to prolong its accord with General Motors, it stated late on Saturday, which expired the next day, but added they will continue working until the senior union officials meeting.
Global regulators are set to question the social media giant Facebook on Monday over its Libra digital currency due to the European Union concerns over a potential threat the cryptocurrency poses to the financial stability.