On Wednesday, shares of Saudi Aramco edged lower after Iranian missiles strike the US military bases in Iraq.
On Wednesday, crude oil prices retreated from a four-month high after Iran's retaliatory attacks against Iraqi bases housing the US troops.
On Wednesday, Mercedes-Benz and Zhejiang Geely Holding announced they were set to invest $388.77M each in the Chinese joint venture to make "premium and intelligent" electric cars under their smart brand.
Apple Inc reported its news service had hit 100M monthly active users, with customers spending over $1.4B in App Store during Christmas holidays and New Year, showing the rising revenue from the business owned by the iPhone maker.
Israeli private high-tech firms raised $8.3B last year, 30% more compared to 2018, Israel's Venture Capital Research Centre and ZAG law company announced on Wednesday.
Ted Baker's lenders picked advisers to conduct the troubled UK fashion retailer's independent review to assess the prospects, according to a Sky News report seen on Wednesday.
Southeast Asia's Grab is planning a deeper expansion into the rapid-growing food delivery services, as the ride-hailing firm saw 5.2 times growth in the gross merchandise value in 2019.
Facebook and eBay pledged to better detect, probe and react to misleading and fake reviews, UK's CMA stated on Wednesday after putting pressure on the online platforms to address the problem.
On Wednesday, the Norwegian Industry Minister Torbjoern Roe Isaksen stated to Reuters that Norway intends to make a free-trade deal with China.
Malaysia Airlines will try to avoid the conflict Iranian airspace, it reported on Wednesday, after military tensions escalated in the region.
Germany's carmaker BMW hit record sales of 2.5M vehicles last year, Pieter Nota, the company's sales chief, reported on Wednesday, adding he was optimistic about the BMW's outlook in 2020.
Luckin Coffee stated it was seeking expansion into vending machines, shifting more of its focus to the Chinese market after overrunning Starbucks Corp as the country's largest coffee chain by the number of stores.
CITIC Group, China's state-owned conglomerate, is planning its 42.3% stake sale in Fast Food Holdings, the group that holds Chinese operations of McDonald's, seeking to raise at least $312M.
US and EU aviation regulators announced on Tuesday that they would meet with representatives of Boeing to wrap up a 737 MAX audit.
On Tuesday, the US President Donald Trump stated that he had spoken about oil and stability in the region with the Vice Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia Khalid bin Salman.
In the aftermath of the start of the US-Iran tensions, crude oil price benchmarks declined. By the end of US trading, oil price benchmarks had fallen by one percent.
During Tuesday's US trading session, the US Dollar recovered losses that were suffered at the start of US-Iranian tensions.
On Tuesday, the US President Donald Trump had a phone conversation with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel is regarding the situation with Iran, while the Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a visit to Damascus and then flew to Turkey to meet with Erdogan.
Crude oil prices plunged 57 cents or 0.9% on Tuesday, reaching $62.70 a barrel, amid a continuing escalation of the situation in the Middle East between the US and Iran.
China's Realme shipped 25M smartphones last year, seeking to double its reading to 50M in 2020, the phone maker reported on Tuesday during the launch of the company's first 5G device.
Toyota Motor Corp is planning to construct the "city of the future" prototype, located at the Japanese Mt. Fuji's base and powered by the hydrogen fuel cells, while functioning as the laboratory for self-driving cars, AI and other technologies.
Volkswagen is seeking over $112M in damages from its former supplier Prevent, filing its first claim for one of Prevent's subsidiaries, the carmaker announced on Tuesday.
Investors are suing Germany's Daimler for $1.0B, accusing the automaker of concealing its emissions-cheating software use, the German law company TILP stated on Tuesday.
Sony Corp is set to launch testing its self-driving cars this year to boost the tech giant's safety and sensing technologies, as the Japanese company accelerates the automotive push.