The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Nicholas Haysom as the head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Somalia and as the special representative in the country.
The European Council should decide on meaningful migration policy and avoid improvised solutions, the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says.
Greece on Wednesday sold $944.66M of debt at the cost of 1.09%, the same rate as the previous issue, the Greek finance ministry reports.
On Wednesday, the US security regulator claimed that United Technologies Corp would pay $13.9M to settle charges regarding illegal payments to Indonesia, Azerbaijan, China, South Korea, Kuwait, Pakistan and Thailand.
On Wednesday, the US military officials claimed that Japan and the US have successfully tested Aegis, a new missile defence system developed by Lockheed Martin Corp.
On Wednesday, Macy's stated it was planning to hire 80K temporary workers for the upcoming holiday season, with nearly 24K seasonal workers to be employed at its US fulfilment centres.
The American investors Centerbridge and Blackstone are thinking over a $3.5B worth bid for the headquarters of Banco Santander in the Spanish capital of Madrid, sources reported on Wednesday.
China's conglomerate Fosun International is in talks to acquire UK-based commodities broker Marex Spectron, in a potential deal that could expand Fosun's portfolio, according to two industry sources.
The prices for Apple's new iPhones, which are set to be launched on Wednesday, are expected to exceed the $1.0K barrier, while Wall Street targets a price of $1.049 or $1.099 for its top model.
On Wednesday, the German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen stated that Germany and its allies must put all their forces into preventing chemical weapons to be used in Syria.
The data analytics company Sisense has raised $80M in its latest fund round led by Insight Venture Partners that would help accelerate the company's aggressive hiring.
The Irish carrier Ryanair is seeing an increasing risk that Britain might fail securing the Brexit deal with the European Union that could result in flight delays and cancellations during several days or weeks in March 2019.
EnQuest has dropped its plans to sell its stake in the North Sea oilfield Kraken, as the deadline for the company's debt approached, according to the banking and industry sources.
David Davis, the ex-Brexit Secretary, stated that the British PM Theresa May's government was likely to change Brexit plans, following informal meeting of the EU officials in Salzburg next week.
On Wednesday, the Italian ruling coalition stated its chief of Consob Mario Nava should step down amid his ties to the EU row with Nava's institutional role.
According to the German Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, the Russian and German ministers Sergei Lavrov and Heiko Maas are set to hold talks over Ukraine and Syria problems on the Friday meeting in Berlin.
On Tuesday, the TV rating provider Nielsen Holdings stated it would expand its strategic alternatives review to include its entire company sale, after Elliott Management had urged to do so.
On Wednesday, Stanley Black & Decker stated it had agreed to acquire a 20% stake in the privately-owned firm MTD Products in a deal valued at $234M.
On Wednesday, oil prices hovered near the $70 level, which was the highest reached level by the commodity during this year.
A recent survey published by Z/YEN New York has taken the first place in the top of the global financial hubs. New York has overtaken London due to Brexit.
NXP Semiconductors' shares plunged 4.4% this Tuesday after its executives outlined a new strategy following this year's collapse of a merger deal with Qualcomm.
On Wednesday, the EU's Chief Executive stated that the social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter or Google, would face a fine, if the extremist posts stayed up online more than an hour.
The head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker stated on Wednesday that the bloc could offer Africa to sign a free trade deal.
Germany's consumer protection organisation vzbv has filed a class action suit on Wednesday against Volkswagen on November 1.