Late on Wednesday the President of the French Republic announced that the United Kingdom would need to justify any delays in Brexit. The UK would have to state clear objectives.
A German magazine on Tuesday published a story, which announced that the German Chancellor is seeking a no spying deal with China. The deal would allow Huawei to build a 5G network.
On Wednesday, Best Buy share price surged by 16 percent due to an increase of the company's yearly profit forecast.
As the US trading session started on Wednesday, the US Dollar was gaining value against other currencies. Although, the currency was confined to certain ranges due to Jerome Powell's comments.
On Wednesday, as both India and Pakistan claimed that they have downed each other's airplanes, safe haven currencies and assets like gold, Japanese Yen and the Swiss Franc were gaining value.
On Wednesday, Canada's Cogeco Communications stated it was planning to sell the company's cloud services arm, Cogeco Peer 1, in a $548.74M deal with Digital Colony.
Germany's lab and drugs supplies maker Merck has made an all-cash offer to acquire Versum Materials, valuing the US electronic materials developer at $5.9B, including debt.
Nisshin Seifun, Japan's flour maker, agreed to acquire the Australian firm allied Mills from the private equity group Pacific Equity Partners in a deal valued at A$574M, in the company's overseas expansion drive.
The world's largest credit data company Experian announced on Wednesday it had come to an agreement with its competitor ClearScore to abandon the proposed merger, following British competition regulator's warning it could block the deal.
Saudi Aramco added the US investment bank Goldman Sachs as its bookrunner for the planned bond that should help it finance the stake acquisition in SABIC.
On Wednesday, Sarepta Therapeutics announced it would acquire the privately owned gene therapy firm Myonexus Therapeutics in a deal worth $165M, expanding its footprint in the biotech sector.
The Peoples Bank of China announced on Wednesday that the Chinese authorities will soon deal with all risks created by the shadow banking sector.
On Wednesday, the Japanese Yen and the Swiss Franc gained value on the news that Pakistani military shot down Indian jets over Kashmir.
China's CDH Investments plans to attract about $1.0B in yuan and dollar funds via its venture capital arm, as it seeks to invest in such sectors as logistics and healthcare.
Electronic Arts, Amazon and Comcast submitted their initial bids for the South Korean holding firm Nexon, according to a Maeil Business Newspaper's report published on Wednesday.
The US investor Cerberus is ready for a potential merger deal between Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank, Germany's two biggest private lenders, sources with a knowledge announced on Wednesday.
LafargeHolcim is planning its assets sale in Southeast Asia within the following five years amid the firm's weak performance, according to an Industrial Info Resource's report published on Wednesday.
Sunrise Communications is in advanced talks to acquire Liberty Global's Swiss internet and digital TV provider in a deal worth $6.30B.
Brazil's automaker CAOA, which produces cars with Korea's Hyundai and China's Chery Automobile, was in talks to purchase Ford Motor's plant in the country, which was slated to close this year, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Papa John's International announced expectations for better-than-feared North American sales, as investments by the US pizza chain on rebranding paid off.
China's EV maker BYD reported that 2018 preliminary net profit was 31.4% lower than in the prior year, blaming intensifying competition in the auto market.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced on Tuesday that the company will invest $4.5 billion in the state of Michigan by building five new plants. The company will build new Jeep models to compete with GM and Ford.
On Tuesday, G2 Esports announced that the company has raised $17.3 million from various sources or a new global expansion campaign.
The US United Auto Workers union is suing General Motors for deciding to close three US auto plants. The union states that GM has violated a 2015 agreement.