Rex Tillerson, the US Secretary of State, said before visiting India that the US wanted to enhance ties with New Delhi, seeking cooperation to deal with the China's negative influence in Asia.
Toshiba's accounting practices were investigated by Japan's securities watchdog to see whether the company handled properly the losses incurred at its US nuclear unit Westinghouse.
EBay's shares dropped 5%, when the company warned Wall Street that its quarterly profit could miss forecasts, as it invested in a revamped website and marketing to attract more shoppers.
China's GDP growth slowed from 6.9% to 6.8% in the September quarter, as debt risks and the government's attempt to rein in the real estate market tempered economic activity.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported strong job growth over the course of September, which put the country's unemployment rate to 5.5% in the reported period.
Japanese exports slowed growth pace in September with slightly weaker-than-anticipated yearly increase of 14.1%, suggesting the demand from overseas was taking a breather.
On Wednesday, the US Attorney General Jeff Sessions stated he would not discuss his private conversations with the US President Donald Trump with the Senate.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Wednesday that Tehran would shred the 2015 nuclear deal if the US tore it.
The EIA reported that crude oil inventories dropped 5.7M barrels last week, following the prior week's fall of 2.7M barrels and surpassing expectations for a 4.7M-barrel decline.
On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index rose above the 23,000-mark amid IBM's 9% jump after the company hinted at revenue growth.
The US Census Bureau reported that building permits fell to a 1.22M-unit rate last month, down from August's 1.27M-unit rate.
Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday that manufacturing sales surged 1.6% in August after plunging 2.6% in the prior month, while analysts anticipated a 0.1% fall.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic bloc started exploratory talks with Germany's Free Democratic Party in order to discuss forming a three-way coalition government.
Wall Street reached new records amid strong earnings data on Wednesday that were boosted by escalating Treasury yields after investors switched the focus on monetary policy.
On Wednesday, the leader of Kenya's opposition Raila Odinga called for mass protests against the repeat Presidential election on October 26.
Twitter made a decision to toughen its guidelines on online sexual abuse and harassment, laying out severe penalties for not complying with the rules on the social media platform.
Ford Motor is planning to recall up to 1.3M vehicles in North America, as the company seeks to add water shield to the side door latches.
Danone's board will have a meeting on Wednesday to discuss major management issues, after the media reports on the alleged resignation of one of the company's chairmen.
On Wednesday, the chairman of Kenya's election board Wafula Chebukati stated it was hard to guarantee that the repeat Presidential election on October 26 would be fair and free.
The President Xi Jinping stated on Wednesday that China would continue to open its markets and deepen financial and economic reforms, seeking to move to a high-quality growth.
Northern Ireland will face a budget imposed by Britain, if it doesn't form a new power-sharing government by November 6.
On Wednesday, the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called his country and the United States to resolve the on-going visa crisis between the two allies with mutual understanding.
The coalition of Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is set to gain a two third majority on Sunday's general election. That is in accordance with Kyodo agency's survey.
The European aviation regulators have issue a statement advising the manufacturers of aircraft to stop the use of Kobe Steel produced parts.