PayPal Holdings topped Wall Street's forecasts for quarterly profit, driven by the coronavirus-related shift to digital transactions and online shopping that boosted annual and quarterly payment volumes to record levels.
On Wednesday, Qualcomm's shares dropped 7.6%, as the company's semiconductor supply constraints affected its sales growth.
During Wednesday's US trading hours, the stock price of Microsoft reached a new all-time high.
Daimler announced on Wednesday that the company would evaluate a separate stock for Daimler Truck.
On Wednesday, the gains in the stock price of Amazon were muted by the announcement of the CEO Jeff Bezos moving on to the position of the Chairman.
Data published by the Institute of Supply Management on Wednesday revealed that the US services sector activity had reached a two-year high level.
On Wednesday, the surge of the US Dollar paused, as the US Dollar Index appeared to have encountered resistance at 91.30.
During Wednesday's US trading hours, crude oil prices reached a one year high level, as OPEC+ revealed that it expects a deficit in the oil markets in 2021.
As Alphabet announced their quarterly earnings, the stock price of the company started Wednesday's trading with a 7.74% gap up.
Mazda Motor is thinking over cutting its global car production by 34K vehicles within February and March amid chip shortage.
Japan's Sony has lifted its full-year profit forecast by one-third due to robust demand for its entertainment products and content, driven by the coronavirus-related global lockdowns.
Ant Group is planning a restructuring after reaching an agreement on the plan with China's regulators, in a move that will turn the fintech giant into the financial holding group, according to Bloomberg News.
During Tuesday's US trading, as Amazon announced earnings, the stock price of the company broke past a three month high level, which kept the price down since the start of November.
On Wednesday, Mazda announced that it would decrease its vehicle output by 34,000 in February and March.
On Wednesday, Tencent Holdings blacklisted 37 companies from its future contracts and fired over 100 employees over bribery and embezzlement incidents.
China's Lenovo Group posted record revenue and profit in its Q3 on Wednesday, driven by strong demand for its devices during the coronavirus-related lockdown that prompted people to work remotely.
On Tuesday, shares of GameStop edged lower, as buying spree led by retailer investors diminished.
According to the US Federal Trade Commission, Amazon.com has agreed to pay over $61.7M in settlement to Amazon Flex drivers.
On Tuesday, Wall Street's main indexes edged higher. Shares of Amazon.com rose by 1.6%, while the NYSE FANG+TM index climbed by 1%.
On Tuesday, the US Dollar surged to a two-month high against the common European currency. The dollar index grew by 0.27% despite further gains for global equities.
Consumer prices in South Korea increased 0.6% in January, compared to the same period the previous year, data published by the Statistics Korea show.
Kraft Heinz is in discussion to sell Planters snack business to Hormel Foods Corp for around $3B, a report published by the Wall Street Journal shows.
The Philippine Airlines plans to cut 2,300 employees in spring amid the ongoing pandemic, a statement published by the company shows.
UK house prices declined for the first time in seven months in January, data published by the Nationwide Building Society show.