The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association reported on Tuesday that borrowing by US companies for capital investment surged 17% year-over-year in November.
An opinion poll released on Tuesday revealed that nearly half of US real estate analysts expected the new tax code to make homes less affordable.
Germany's energy company Innogy reported on Tuesday that its CEO Peter Terium would leave the company immediately, following the recent profit warning for both 2017 and 2018.
On Tuesday, the US House of Representatives approved the most sweeping tax overhaul, forwarding the bill to the Senate.
On Tuesday, two French ministers told the AFA (Agence Française Anticorruption) that they did not plan to revamp legislation to facilitate the process of targeting corrupt overseas companies.
According to people with knowledge on the matter, Lufthansa is to gain EU antitrust approval for the acquisition of Air Berlin's subsidiary LGW.
On Tuesday, a senior United Nations official revealed the organisation's plans to move around 10K illegal refugees from Libya in 2018.
The Conference Board reported on Tuesday that its Leading Economic Index for Australia jumped 0.3% to 110.0 over the course of October.
Dairy prices fell by 3.9% at the latest global dairy auction in New Zealand, registering the fifth decline over the last six auctions.
According to the data released by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, the country's current account deficit decreased to $100.6B over the third quarter of 2017.
The US Census Bureau reported on Tuesday that building permits were down 1.4% to 1.3M rate over the course of November, though still topping analysts' expectations.
The German Ifo business morale fell unexpectedly in December, coming in at 117.2 points, while economists had predicted a 117.6-point reading.
The White House stated on Tuesday that Microsoft and Facebook cooperated in the cyber security defence and disabled a number of North Korea's cyber actions.
The collapsed carrier Air Berlin repaid over €40M out of a €150M bridge loan it had received from Germany's government after the airline filed for insolvency about four months ago.
On Tuesday, the South African company Steinhoff named Danie van der Merwe as its acting CEO ahead of the lender meeting, following the conglomerate's accounting scandal.
United Parcel Service announced on Tuesday it had made a pre-order of 125 Tesla electric semi-trucks, as the package delivery service sought for alternative-fuel vehicles.
The astronaut crew of the United States, Japan and Russia arrived on Tuesday at the International Space Station, after docking their Soyuz spacecraft around 4000 km above the Earth.
Jack in the Box stated on Tuesday it was selling its Qdoba Restaurant unit to funds that were affiliated with Apollo Global Management for around $305M cash.
South Korea's carmaker Hyundai Motor stated on Tuesday its labour union had agreed on a tentative wage deal that would resolve some lingering disagreements in the firm over wage increases.
The messaging app WhatsApp may face fine, in case it does not fulfil the conditions of an order over bringing its user data sharing with Facebook in line with France's privacy law.
On Tuesday, Italy's budget commission has approved a rule that obliges web companies such as Google, Apple and Amazon, to pay a 3% tax on the Internet transactions, which are made in Italy.
The German Federal Cartel Office accused Facebook of abusing its dominant position in the market and collecting third-party data on social media's users, the findings of the 20-month probe showed.
The Belgian grocery company Greenyard NV is in advanced talks to acquire the world's biggest vegetable and fruit producer Dole Food Company that might be valued at over $2.5B, including debt.
The Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing is planning to enter Taiwan market through a domestic franchise partner, amid company's intention to expand across waters.