Japan Tobacco Inc announced on Monday the acquisition of Bangladesh-based Akij Group's tobacco business for $1.5B in order to strengthen its position in the Asian tobacco market.
A poll by ORB International shows the approval rate of how the British Prime Minister Theresa May is handling the Brexit negotiations has declined to 22% due to uncertainty.
Dubai's ports operator DP World has strengthened cooperation with the aluminium manufacturer Emirates Global Aluminium to facilitate transportation and storage of the metal.
The UK-based HSBC Holding Plc reported on Monday a 4.6% increase in pre-tax profit to $10.7B in 1H 2018, dragged lower by a $765M settlement pay and a new investment strategy.
The Japanese company SoftBank Group Corp reported on Monday a 49% surge in profit during the second quarter of 2018, boosted by the sale of its stock in Flipkart and ARM Holdings.
US stock futures managed to gain today on solid corporate earnings even despite mounting pressure between the United States and China.
The Economy Ministry of Germany stated on Monday that the government will continue providing guarantees to companies doing business with Iran despite threats from the United States.
According to the RIA news agency, in a visit to Moscow the US Senator Rand Paul has invited Russian lawmakers for talks to Washington.
The Turkish Lira set a new record low against the American Dollar on Monday as the United States announced its plans to reconsider Turkey's free access to its domestic market.
Crude oil prices surged by 35 cents on Monday, reaching $68.84 barrel, as Saudi Arabia surprisingly reported production decrease in previous month.
On Monday, North Korean state media urged the US to drop sanctions, as Seoul said it has started investigating illicit coal shipments that likely violated UN resolutions.
On Monday, Linde shares dropped more than 8% of its value after a planned $87 billion merger of the industrial gases group's and Praxair was put into uncertainty due to the US antitrust regulators demands.
On Sunday, Iranian state TV reported that the government will ease its foreign currency exchange rules in a bid to stop a collapse of Rial that has lost almost half of its value since April.
Asian shares cut gains on Monday as China's stocks fell into negative territory, as trade tension between US-Sino dragged on.
Perry Ellis International has received a sweetened buyout proposal that weekend from the men's fashion accessories producer Randa worth $458.6M that could become a superior offer.
Italy's investment bank Mediobanca is set to acquire a 19.9% stake in BFI Finance, the Indonesian consumer credit operator, via its wholly-owned Compass Banca unit.
The activist fund Elliott has denied it had built a 1% stake in Italy's investment house Mediobanca, disproving a report made by La Repubblica newspaper on Friday.
Party City Holdco, the US retailer, has rebuffed a takeover bid from China's producer of apparel and toys Meisheng Cultural & Creative, according to the sources familiar with the issue.
On Monday, Fortescue Metals Group, the Australian iron ore miner stated it had cut its stake in the smaller peer Atlas Iron by 8.53%, or $24.6M.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Australia's packaging firm Amcor is in talks to acquire its US rival Bemis Co, sending the American packaging firm's shares up 11.27% to $51.53.
Saudi Arabia is set to suspend investment and new trade with Canada after that country's Fin-Min urged Riyadh to release civil rights activists, which were arrested, the statement showed.
Profit of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation grew more than analysts anticipated, climbing 16% to $884M, as lending income rose and loan allowances decreased.
According to local TV, the Iranian government is planning to ease foreign currency exchange rules in an attempt to mitigate the loss of value of its currency in result of the American sanctions.
The President of CBS Entertainment Kelly Kahl on Sunday tried to defend company's executive Leslie Moonves claiming that the network is dedicated to maintain a safe workplace.