Airbus launched the reorganisation of its production network, with large-parts activities restructured in Germany and France, and some small-parts manufacturing hived off before the potential sale.
France's hotel group Accor stated that its consolidated Q1 revenues totalled €361M, down 53% from €768M in 2020.
Spotify shares dropped almost 3% on Wednesday after its rival Apple unveiled a new offer of paid subscriptions for podcasts.
Oracle shares declined 3% after missing a project to supply cloud services for Israel, as the government chose Google and Amazon Web Services over Microsoft, Oracle and IBM.
On Wednesday, the Chinese market regulator called on the US electric carmaker Tesla to ensure its product quality after an incident that took place at the auto show in Shanghai and drew wide attention from social media.
The USD/CAD dropped by almost 150 pips due to the strengthening of the Canadian Dollar, following the Bank of Canada rate statement made earlier on Wednesday.
South Africa's annual inflation rate increased to 3.2% in March from 2.9% in February, data published by the Statistics South Africa show.
During Wednesday's trading, the value of US Dollar extended the recovery, which started in the aftermath of hitting a seven week low level.
Prior to the start of US trading, it was expected that the US markets would open near or at the closing prices of yesterday despite a drop in oil prices.
SoftBank Group's $100B Vision Fund is likely to report record earnings as soon as May 12, mostly boosted by the gain on the company's stake in Coupang, South Korea's e-commerce giant.
On Wednesday, Amazon.com stated it was launching a new biometric technology for Whole Foods customers in stores around Seattle, allowing shoppers to pay with their palm's scan.
During Wednesday's Asian and European trading hours, stock indices around the world surged fuelled by European corporate earnings.
On Wednesday, ASML Holding NV reported its net income beat forecasts for the Q1, while also raised the full-year sales outlook on robust demand amid the global semiconductor shortage.
Netflix reported slowing subscriber growth in the current year's Q1, as the pandemic hurt the movies and TV shows production, sending the streaming service's shares down 11%.
On Wednesday, Sweden's Ericsson posted its Q1 core profit above market forecasts as robust sales of its 5G equipment had offset the royalty income loss amid a patent battle with Samsung Electronics.
Messaging platform Discord has finished sale discussions with Microsoft, as it seeks to expand its business as a standalone firm, according to a Reuters report.
Shares of Abbott Laboratories edged lower on Tuesday after the company posted a mixed first-quarter earnings report.
Boeing Co has raised the retirement age of its Chief Executive Officer, the US planemaker announced on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Lockheed Martin Corp raised its revenue outlook for 2021, as the US weapons producer company reported better-than-expected Q1 profits.
On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 edged lower, as investors and traders await tech earnings season.
Kering, the French luxury group, reported its sales soared by 26% in the current year's Q1, driven by a robust rebound in its star brand Gucci.
On Tuesday, United Airlines Holdings announced it was planning to revive operations of the grounded Boeing 777-200 aircraft in the future.
The US electric car maker Tesla Inc is set to launch self-inspection and address issues of customer service in China, it announced on Tuesday.
SoftBank-backed startup WeWork stated that it would start accepting payments in selected cryptocurrencies and partner with Bitpay and Coinbase Global to facilitate transactions.