The US Commerce Department started an investigation into aluminium imports to determine of the National Security requirements that could result in import limitations on the metal from China and other countries.
California charged an Uber driver Angel Sanchez with a rape of a woman in the car as she was under the influence of alcohol. The driver may be jailed up to eight years, if convicted.
Chinese industrial firms' profits rose 23.8% year-over-year to $99.9B in March, supported by a lingering upturn in the real estate market.
US companies are set to reap a windfall in case of Trump's tax reform becomes a law, however, a job creation and higher investment in return are uncertain.
US Donald Trump and Canada's Justin Trudeau discussed in a phone call a bilateral trade deal after the US intended to impose taxes on lumber imports.
Samsung Electronics anticipated its earnings to further increase in the Q2, after announcing its highest quarterly profits since 2013 from smartphones, chips.
The US and European top military officials called for a better data-sharing in order to fight terrorism and urged to organise regular meetings for justice officials.
According to the FCC officials, the head of the US FCC had proposed to cancel the net neutrality rules issued by Obama administration, launching a fight over the Internet's future.
According to UBS analysts, the US millennials had faced the greatest risk of their school and car loan defaults in the next 12 months. Millennials hold $1.1T in the US consumer debt.
According to Trump administration's senior official, a draft of the executive order to withdraw the US from the NAFTA had been under consideration.
Major automakers have objected Volkswagen's desire to atone for the cheating on diesel emission by investing $2B in nationwide electric car projects and infrastructure.
According to ING bank's survey, at least a third of Americans and Europeans would be happy to go cash-free and would use only electronic payment forms, including contactless cards and e-wallets.
A Levada Center opinion poll released on Wednesday showed 52% of Russian citizens want the current Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to leave his post.
Steven Mnuchin, the US Treasury Secretary, confirmed the President Trump would unveil his proposal for cutting the corporate tax rate to 15% from the previously planned 35%.
Consumer Reports lowered its score for Tesla's Model S, a luxury sedan, and Model X, a midsize SUV, as the carmaker has not yet activated an AEB feature in these cars.
According to the US Energy Information Administration, crude oil inventories dropped 3.6M barrels last week, while analysts predicted a 1M barrels fall.
The Consumption Indicator released by USB stood at 1.50 over the month of March, up 0.05 from the downwardly revised reading of 1.45 registered in February.
Statistics Canada reported retail sales in the country plummeted 0.6% to $47.8B over the month of February, with lower motor vehicle sales being the main drag behind the decline.
On Wednesday, the Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi called all sides to relax tensions over the Korean peninsula and to find a peaceful solution on the issue.
The US bank JPMorgan & Chase is seeking to open new back office operations centre in Warsaw that could employ about several thousands of people.
On Wednesday, the Russian Defence Ministry stated that a MiG-31 jet fighter crashed down in the Eastern Siberia, but both pilots were able to safety eject from the aircraft.
PepsiCo reported strong quarterly results showing its revenue surged 1.6% to $12B from $11.9B the previous year amid growing demand for its healthier snacks and drinks.
Twitter posted its quarterly report with a 6% rise in the average number of the monthly active users that increased to 328M from the previous year.
On Wednesday, the former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy stated he was eager to vote for the centrist presidential nominee Emmanuel Macron.