Private traders in shares of Spotify valued the business at nearly $16B, while rising subscription numbers and demand for the shares could lift the worth to $20B after public listing.
The US pending home sales fell 2.6% over the course of August, as the country's property market remained undermined by inventory shortage, which kept pushing up prices.
Britain told Boeing that the company could lose out on the UK defence contracts due to its dispute with Canada's rival Bombardier, which put 4.2K jobs at risk in Ireland.
The French government presented the first budget under Emmanuel Macron with tax and spending cuts, expecting it to restore the country's credibility in Europe.
The European Commission suggested extending transitory border controls inside the EU free-travel zone for nearly three years in an attempt to stem migration.
The US durable goods orders marked stronger-than-anticipated increase in August, as shipments continued to grow, pointing to the strength of the country's economy.
Dubai launched the world's first test flight of drone taxi within ambitious plans by the United Arab Emirates to take a lead in innovation between Arabian countries.
The European Union hit the Volkswagen-owned Scania with a $1B fine on Wednesday as the Swedish truckmaker was involved in a 14-year price-fixing cartel.
On Wednesday, the UK Defence Secretary stated that Boeing's trade challenge taken against its Canadian rival Bombardier could jeopardise the US company's relationship with Britain.
Bank of America is looking for additional office space to lease in Paris amid its intention to expand the operations in France's capital to cope with the Brexit impact.
On Wednesday, German prosecutors launched a probe against the UBS Swiss bank's clients on the back of suspected evasion of taxes.
France's government had backed the Siemens-Alstom rail joint venture, despite fears over job cuts, saying it would preserve the "strategic interests".
On Wednesday, the UK counter-terrorism police arrested a woman under the Official Secrets Act in London, without elaborating on further details.
The Islamic State insurgents attacked the Iraqi troops in the west of Baghdad, killing no less than seven soldiers on Wednesday before they were forced to retreat.
The President Donald Trump is set to call for deep US rate cuts on businesses on Wednesday in his new tax plan, which is likely to propose few details on how to make cuts pay without expanding federal deficit.
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May was bitterly disappointed by the US decision to impose severe duties on Bombardier jets, saying Britain will continue cooperation to protect jobs in Northern Ireland.
Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser stated on Wednesday that he had chosen French company Alstom over Canadian Bombardier for the rail joint venture due to its management team and sound finances.
The former Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics Jay Y. Lee is set to appeal his five-year prison term for corruption and bribery on Thursday.
On Tuesday, the US Commerce Department imposed anti-subsidy duties on Bombardier jets, following the Boeing accusations that Canada had unfairly subsidised the aircraft.
Nordic financial company SEB and exchange group Nasdaq joined hands to test a blockchain-based trading platform for mutual funds aimed at Swedish market with intention to simplify and speed up the process.
The Finance Minister of Pakistan Ishaq Dar denied any corruption charges against him and pleaded not guilty of owning assets beyond his means amid a corruption probe into ex-PM Nawaz Sharif.
The Ukrainian authorities evacuated about 24K people as a military ammunition depot, located in the central Ukraine 270 km west of Kiev, exploded due to some unclarified "external factors".
According to the official data released on Wednesday, Qatar's imports steeply rebounded over the course of August compared to the prior month.
According to a senior executive of Bombardier, the planemaker is aiming to strike deals with Chinese carriers in the nearest future.