Eurostat reported on Wednesday that retail sales in the 19-country climbed 0.4% in May, following the preceding month's increase of just 0.1% and meeting analysts' forecasts.
The Census Bureau reported that US factory orders dropped 0.8% in May, following the prior month's fall of 0.3% and topping expectations for a 0.5% decline.
On Wednesday, Wordplay Group agreed to be taken over by the US credit card tech company Vantiv in a deal worth up to $10B.
The Foreign Minister of Germany Sigmar Gabriel urged all the Arab Gulf states to sign a deal to prevent financing of terrorism.
The State Council of China stated on Wednesday that the government was aimed to bring in more foreign investments as it sought to treat Chinese and foreign firms on an equal basis.
Europe's Airbus inked a $23B agreement to sell 140 of its jetliners to China on Tuesday during the Chinese leader Xi Jinping visit to Germany.
On Wednesday, Manchester Airport's Terminal 3 was evacuated following the suspected issue with a bag found in the building.
The Chinese sales giant Alibaba Group launched its first low-cost voice assistant speaker "Tmall Genie" for the price of $73.42; a cheap alternative to its Amazon and Google counterparts' speakers.
Auto group Avis's vehicle-sharing service Zipcar announced about its exit from the Austrian market by August 6 amid its inability to compete with Daimler's Car2Go and BMW's DriveNow services.
Arab states were set to meet on Wednesday in Cairo to discuss the response of Qatar to the ultimatum, which was sent to the country by the Arab states.
On Wednesday the Kremlin announced that they have high hopes that the meeting of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will establish a dialogue between Russia and the US.
According to the Dutch Foreign Minister, the trials over downing of the MH17 passenger plane in Ukraine in 2014 will be held in the Netherlands under the country's law.
Over a dozen of Thailand assembly's members resigned ahead of a constitutional deadline on July 4 amid lawmakers' intention to run in the next Parliamentary election.
The Foreign Ministry of China urged North Korea to stop violating the UN Security Council resolutions after North Korea's statement that its ICBM could have a large nuclear warhead.
On Wednesday, the Dutch navigation leader TomTom clinched a deal with China's Internet firm Baidu with intention to cooperate on digital maps that are used for computer-aided driving.
Ukraine's Interior Minister Arsen Avakov stated on Wednesday that the cyber police managed to prevent another cyber attack against the country.
On Wednesday, Chief Executive of the Sweden mobile equipment company Ericsson Leif Johansson declared he was not willing to stand for re-election at the firm's AGM next year.
On Wednesday, telecoms network equipment manufacturer Nokia and China's handset maker Xiaomi Tech stated that they had closed a patent license agreement following the firms' intention to cooperate.
According to the Dogan news outlet, Turkey lifted an electronics ban on flights to the United States as scheduled on Wednesday.
The governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike has announced plans to propose a law that will ban smoking publicly before the 2020 Summer Olympics. A similar law was not passed by national politician in spring.
The former head of the People's Insurance Co of China will be prosecuted, as an investigation discovered his engagement in various corrupt practices.
Volvo Car Group announced on Wednesday that all models, beginning with 2019, will be electric or hybrids. However, previously launched models are set to remain in production.
The Haitian defence minister has announced that a new and reformed small sized army will be created in the country. The size of it is expected to be less than 500 personnel.
Markit reported its PMI for Japan services sector fell to 51.5 in June with due to slump in new orders, signalling that pressure on businesses renewed and the economic outlook softened.