On Wednesday, European shares remained stable after an early decline, as investors and traders await the US Federal Reserve's policy statement.
On Wednesday, the US President Donald Trump named Robert O'Brien, the US hostage negotiator, as the new national security adviser.
On Wednesday, Comcast Corp stated it would provide its Xfinity Flex TV streaming device free of charge to the internet-only customers, allowing them to browse and search for various content from such streaming services like Amazon Prime, Netflix and Hulu.
On Wednesday, Facebook released new devices for the Portal video chat, paving the way for the company into the TV streaming hardware; however, offering the limited options of the subscription services.
Nissan Motor is planning a sale of its materials distribution and vehicle parts business in a deal potentially valued at around $1.0B, according to Bloomberg, on the back of the struggling Japanese carmaker's intention to slim down.
On Wednesday, India has imposed a ban on production, sale and import of electronic cigarettes, a decision that will hit the planned expansion of such companies as Philip Morris International and Juul Labs in the country.
British consumer prices grew 1.7% in August, hitting its lowest level since 2016, compared to the prior month's increase of 2.1%, in a pre-Brexit push to the household spending power, the Office for National Statistics reported on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, the US investment bank JPMorgan stated that Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, was unlikely to sign a Brexit deal at the EU summit scheduled for October 17-18.
On Wednesday, UK officials stated that they will investigate a five billion takeover of UK defence firm Cobham by a private US equity firm.
The eyewear company Luxottica-founder, Leonardo Del Vecchio, who also owns a stake of 4.86% in the Italian largest insurer Generali, has acquired a 6.94% stake in Italy's investment house Mediobanca, his holding firm Delfin announced on Tuesday.
The We Company, the owner of WeWork, has delayed the launch of its initial public offering planned for this month, following a lacklustre investor response to its plans.
On Wednesday, South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said in a statement that it had approved plans to remove Japan from its fast-track trade status.
According to a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey, the Asian Business Sentiment Index, which keeps track on firms' six-month forecast, rose by 5% in September from a 10-year low.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Iranian Supreme Leader, said on Tuesday that there would be no talks with the United States at any level.
Simon Coveney, the Irish Foreign Minister, said on Tuesday that Ireland is open to a Brexit deal, but yet to see written proposals from the UK.
Kraft Heinz shares declined 4% on Tuesday, following the sale of 25M shares in the open market at a discount by the 3G Capital, the company's second largest investor.
Apple stated that the EU order to the US company to pay $14B in back taxes "defies common sense", as both sides sparred in the case key to the Union's crackdown over deals to multinationals.
The economic growth of Saudi Arabia is expected to be not be too far from the IMF forecast of 1.9% increase, the Central Bank's governor stated.
Fair, the car leasing start-up, stated that it raised $500M in loans from creditors' group, including Softbank and Mizuho Ban, looking to expand leasing services to Uber drivers.
The US manufacturing production grew more than anticipated 0.5% in August, supported by jump in primary metals production and machinery, though the outlook for factories was still weak.
The goverment of Swistzerland slashed the country's economic growth forecast 0.8% in 2019, citing risks of the US-China trade war, the rising Swiss franc and the slowdown in Germany.
Policymaker of the ECB Francois Villeroy de Galhau stated on Tuesday that growing oil prices could negatively impact inflation and growth.
On Tuesday, Chinese officials condemned the recent attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. In the meantime, Saudi officials announced that oil shipments to China would be delayed.
On Monday, the President of the United States Donald Trump made an announcement stating that the US does not wishes a war in the Middle East and a surge of oil prices.