Fed's Eric Rosengren stated that lower unemployment and lingering expansion indicate the US economic growth at sustainable level, so the Federal Reserve should proceed with raising rates.
Chinese banking regulator introduced new rules for three policy banks within the country to support reining in risks due to wider tightening of controls on the financial sector.
The world's biggest private equity firm Carlyle was raising $1B for its new fund to invest in gas and oil outside the US amid solid outlook for prices of oil, banking sources stated.
Mexico's threats to hurt US migration and narcotics co-operation if NAFTA dies are unlikely, the US and Mexican officials said, while the next year's election might.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics stated that the country's unemployment rate decreased to 5.4% in October, the lowest level since February 2013.
The Philippines gross domestic product increased at the fastest yearly pace of 6.9% in the Q3, driven by strong industrial production and services.
The US embassy in Liberia defended the last month's presidential election credibility in country, amid statements of fraud and irregularities that held back a run-off poll.
Startup executives and venture capitalists expressed relief after the US Senate had called off the measures from the tax overhaul plan on Wednesday.
France reported on Wednesday that Saad al-Hariri, the Lebanese Prime Minister, who was held in hostage by Saudi Arabia, would visit France in coming days.
A Department of Justice spokesman reported on Wednesday that Jeff Sessions, the US Attorney General, have planned to meet the US House of Representatives' intelligence committee to give an interview on November 30.
Mark Rutte, the Dutch Prime Minister, was in parliament for the second time to protect a cut of the tax, which benefited Anglo-Dutch firms Unilever, Shell, and British investors.
The NY-based hedge fund Paulson & Co kept stake in investments in gold unaltered in the Q3, as concerns over North Korea's nuclear program lifted prices of gold to a 13-month high.
General Motors is set to launch new vehicles by 2021 with batteries at a 30% lower cost than the similar used on its current Chevrolet Bolt, CEO Mary Barra said.
The European Parliament accepted legislation aimed to protect the bloc's industries from excessively cheap China's imports.
Venezuela and Russia signed the debt restructuring agreement under which Caracas is obliged to pay Moscow back $3.15B over a ten-year period, the Finance Ministry of Russia said.
The Commerce Department showed that the US Consumer Price Index increased 0.1% in October, following the prior month's 0.5% gain and matching analysts' forecasts.
Loblaw, the Canadian pharmacy and grocery chain, announced that it would close 22 unprofitable stores to revamp the company's business facing challenges in a retail environment.
Japanese SoftBank Group is expected to invest $25B in Saudi Arabia over the course of the next three or four years, according to the sources familiar with the matter.
The US retail sales surged 0.2% unexpectedly in October on a higher demand for motor vehicles, the Commerce Department reported on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Amazon revealed more price cuts on the Whole Foods grocery products days before Thanksgiving, sending rival US grocers' stocks lower in the early trading.
Volkswagen and its unions rejected on Wednesday the accusations that the automaker's top labour council had been overpaid, the top official reported.
Hulu service is planning to tie-up with Sprint's unlimited wireless plan, providing the customers of the Sprint Unlimited Freedom with access to Hulu's Limited Commercials service.
Target issued a lower than expected profit forecast for the holiday quarter. The move sent the company's share price down by three percent pre-market.
The private equity firm Carlyle Group is raising one billion US Dollar to fund a new energy investment fund.