Toshiba reported that the its operating profit more than doubled in the six-month period to September, fuelled by a strong performance of the company's memory chip unit.
Qualcomm signed potential deals with three China's mobile handset producers with total worth nearing $12B, amid Donald Trump's visit to Beijing, aiming to boost US-China trade.
China's tech company Tencent said that it considering the use of its extended stake in Snap, the owner of Snapchat, to explore cooperation on a news feed and mobile games publishing.
The US Justice Department said that sale of cable channel CNN is unlikely to settle antitrust concerns over AT&T deal to purchase media firm Time Warner.
Chinese consumer prices growth picked up momentum in September amid higher food prices, showing a 1.9% gain, which was above expectations for a 1.6% increase.
Goldman Sachs and China Investment Corp signed an agreement to set up US-China industrial cooperation fund to support US companies capable of developing business ties with China.
Japanese core machinery orders dropped more than expected 8.1% in September, with companies expecting the fall to persist in Q4, as business investment continues to weaken.
Income from insurance premiums at China's insurers rose 21% in the first nine months of 2017 to $453B, the country's insurance regulator stated.
Quebec would impose the sales tax on the online companies, such as Netflix Inc and has urged the federal government to reconsider their previous decision regarding the mentioned tax.
According to the Yoox Net-a-Porter's CEO Marchetti, the luxury online retailer's revenue growth in 2017 would be pushed to the lower end of the guidance range.
According to the head of Europol, the fast-growing cyber crime involving at least 4,000 ransom attacks per day has threatened the critical part of the financial sector.
Sprint Corp would accelerate its network investment, since the company plans to plot the future as the standalone firm, after merger negotiations with T-Mobile had failed.
The US House of Representatives Speaker Ryan stated that implementation of the corporate tax rate cut would be delayed, following the media report that Republicans were exploring such option.
PayPal Holdings Inc has launched the domestic operations in India, despite the fact that PayTM, Indian leading digital payments company, has already dominated the market.
The British Financial Conduct Authority revealed it was planning to ban Tom Hayes, the former Libor trader, from the financial services industry.
On Wednesday, the US Congressional Defence Committees' members finalised a $700B defence spending plan in fiscal year 2018.
The Turkish Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that the state had signed a letter of intent with Italy and France to fortify the countries' defence cooperation.
North Korea said it was working towards defending women's rights and equality but stressed the fact that sanctions imposed by major economies were hurting vulnerable families.
According to the data released by the Energy Information Administration, the US crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.3M barrels a day in the week ended November 3.
Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday that building permits in the country were up 3.8% in September, topping analysts' expectations for a 0.7% rise.
Creditors of the struggling vehicle part maker Takata called for more than $30B that the company deemed to owe them, following its biggest recall caused by the faulty airbags.
On Wednesday, Spanish Constitutional Court revoked Catalonia's October 27 independence declaration, following its suspension by the government hours after the region's illegal proclamation.
On Wednesday, Turkish opposition called for the Prime Minister Binali Yildirim's resignation over his sons' offshore assets amounted to a violation of ethics.
Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor is planning to check if Facebook was complying with Russia's law over its citizens' personal data storing on the social media website.