The European Union and Mexico's negotiators finished a 9th round of talks aimed at modernising the free trade deal, adding five new chapters and making progress on others.
Markit reported that its flash PMI for the Japanese manufacturing sector fell to 54.0 points in February from the preceding month's final reading of 54.8.
The ABS reported on Wednesday that its Wage Price Index rose 0.6% in the last quarter of 2017, after climbing 0.5% in the prior quarter.
The US State Department reported on Tuesday that the US would consider the participation of other nations in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations in the future.
The US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley stated on Tuesday that the US was ready to discuss the Middle East peace with Palestine.
The Latvian Defence Ministry stated that corruption claims against the Bank of Latvia Governor could be part of a disinformation campaign ahead of the 2018 Parliamentary Elections.
ING, a Dutch multinational financial services provider, confirmed that Bitfinex, a cryptocurrency exchange trading platform, had a bank account with it.
A.P. Moller-Maersk announced plans to compete with package delivery firms FedEx and UPS, as the company expands its logistics and transport business, Maersk CEO stated.
HSBS stated that it is likely to face more than $1.5B of penalties occurring from multiple investigations of complaints that its unit of Swiss bank helped clients to evade paying taxes.
Indian software services exports are expected to mark revenue growth of 7-9% in terms of constant currency in the fiscal year ending in March 2019, as the industry would keep recovering.
The German economy is anticipated to expand in the following six months, despite a slight decrease in investor morale in February, the ZEW survey showed.
Japan welcomed an upbeat stance by the US toward the Trans-Pacific Partnership, though indicated that altering the trade pact at current point would be difficult.
Consumer confidence in the Euro zone decreased more than anticipated in February, falling from the highest level in 17 years registered in January, preliminary data showed.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzho Abe ordered the advisory panel to explore ways to rise foreign workers to resolve the country's labour shortages.
David Davis, the Brexit Minister, stated that Britain and the EU could reach an agreement to access market and promised that the UK government is unlikely to use Brexit to reduce regulation.
Xerox's shareholders Darwin Deason and Carl Icahn urged the US company on Tuesday to sell itself to one of its competitors or a private equity firm.
The US President Donald Trump is set to host the Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven at the White House on March 6 due to the Nordic region's concerns over the Russian military build-up.
On Tuesday, Gap Brand announced its Chief Executive Jeff Kirwan was eager to leave the retailer; the news that sent company's shares down 6.5% in pre-market trading.
Spanish Balearic Islands is set to fine the rental service Airbnb €300K for the unregistered homes advertising in Mallorca on its web-platform.
Airbus executive stated on Tuesday the planemaker was not planning a bigger A350 jet for now and would focus on the aircraft existing version development.
On Tuesday, shares in Walmart plunged 6% in a pre-market trade, following the company's report on a slowing online sales growth in the key holiday quarter.
On Tuesday, Home Depot reported its profit rose 2% to $1.78B, while sales surged 7.5% in the Q4, topping analysts' expectations for 6.5%, according to Reuters.
Shares in the Danish software maker SimCorp surged 8.5% to the highest level of 399.60 crowns in half a year on Tuesday, following the company's report on a strong growth in its Q4.
The US grocery chain operator Albertsons is planning to buy the Rite Aid's part that Walgreens Boots Alliance is not buying, representing its total value at about $24B, including debt.