The world's giant asset manager BlackRock posted an 8.6% jump to $857M in its Q2 profit on Monday that rose on the back of the company's higher fees.
The European Union put sanctions on 16 Syrian military officials and scientists on Monday following the suspicion of their involvement in the chemical gas attack in April.
On Monday, a bomb blast planted by PKK militants hit Turkish military vehicle, leaving 17 soldiers wounded in the Southeast Turkey.
On Monday, China's online wealth management company Lufax stated it was eager to launch its first international platform in Singapore, trying to upstage neighbouring Hong Kong.
The Bank of New York Mellon appointed the former head of Visa Charles Scharf as its CEO on Monday following the replacement of Gerald Hassell, who would be serving as board's chairman until December 31.
Hong Kong's media firm Next Digital announced on Monday about its intention to sell its five magazines, including the flagship one, to a local entrepreneur for the price of $64.08M.
On Monday, a Jordanian soldier was sentenced to life in prison with hard labour for killing the US military trainers at the major air base in 2016.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday started the hearing, which will set the future of the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Major US tech firms have created a group, which has begun lobbying the US government to stop the plans for the reversal of the 2015 internet service rules.
On Monday, the British and European Union's Brexit negotiators launched the first round of talks over UK's withdrawal from the bloc at the official meeting in Brussels.
According to the Anadolu news agency, Turkey detained 127 suspects, including midwives, businessmen and journalists, who were presumably linked to the failed last year's military coup.
A senior Kurdish counter-terrorism official claimed on Monday he was 99% sure that the leader of the IS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was alive following the new received information and after confirmed reports on his death.
On Monday, Mazda Motor announced about calling off additional 19K vehicles in South Africa amid presumably defective airbags as Japan's automaker extended its global recall.
France's payments firm Worldline came to an agreement to buy the Swedish company Digital River World Payments; however, declined to disclose the price of a deal.
The message service Telegram is willing to shut all public channels that are related to terrorists after the Indonesian government banned access to the messaging platform on the ground of security concerns.
The Dubai-based ride-hailing company Careem bought a minority stake in an Egyptian transport start-up that connected commuters with the Cairo private buses.
On Monday, Uber announced about suspension of its operations in Macau, starting from July 22 amid inability to secure business environment and unlock all the benefits of a ride-sharing service.
In a report released on Monday, Lloyd's of London said a hypothetical global cyber attack could spur a total of $53B in economic losses.
According to people with knowledge on the matter, Nelson Peltz is set to start a fight for a seat in P&G's board in an attempt to jolt the US-based consumer goods corporation.
Under the government's proposed law changes, Australian military forces are supposed to respond to "terrorist incidents" as soon as such incident is declared.
The UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said the state wanted to see a "regional solution" and international monitoring of the Qatar-Gulf crisis.
On a yearly basis, Chinese retail sales surged 11.0% in June, while economists anticipated it to decline to 10.6% in the reported month.
China's GDP rose 6.9% year-over-year in the second quarter, beating expectations for a 6.8% reading, the country's National Bureau of Statistics revealed.
Argentina and Egypt discussed ways to boost bilateral trade and economic cooperation, as the countries marked the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.