The EU's MBDA and the US arm producer Lockheed Martin hope to complete a deal with Germany's government by this year-end for a new missile and air defence system that costs billions of euros.
The Bank of Korea's official stated that resuming any cooperation with North Korea could enhance consumer sentiment in the country.
AT&T reported lower-than-anticipated quarterly profit, as the second-largest US wireless carrier was deprived of some subscribers of its pay-TV, sending the company's shares more than 3% after the end of trading.
Ford Motor outlined a plan to diminish costs and increase profit margin at a stronger pace than previously anticipated, including dropping down sedan models in North America.
PayPal Holdings reported that its profit in the Q1 managed to beat Wall Street forecasts, as the company benefited from bigger volume of mobile payments and solid merchant services business.
France's AXA stated on Wednesday it had received $3.2B after the internal, restructuring deals completion, such as loans repayment, ahead of its US unit's planned IPO.
On Wednesday, Volkswagen reached a settlement worth $33.5M with Maryland over the allegations related to the German carmaker's excess emissions.
On Wednesday, the US media group Comcast has confirmed its $30.7B bid for the UK pay-TV broadcaster Sky; a move that intervened in Rupert Murdoch's plans to gain full control of the British company.
Bombardier and Airbus are hoping to clinch their deal, where the EU planemaker is set to receive a majority stake in Bombardier's CSeries jetliner programme by the late May as scheduled.
On Wednesday, CEO of French jet engine maker Safran Philippe Petitcolin said that at present time a company could not commit to the increased volume of engines supply for Airbus.
New York federal prosecutors are investigating Chinese telecom giant Huawei whether the company has violated US export and sanctions laws by shipping US-originated products to Iran.
On Wednesday, NASDAQ Chief Executive Adena Friedman claimed that the exchange operator is open to offering a cryptocurrency exchange in the future after the introduction of regulatory norms.
The energy corporation Chevron has evacuated its executives from Venezuela office after two company's workers were imprisoned over the legal dispute with the state-owned energy company PDVSA.
On Wednesday, CEO of broadcasting corporation America Movil Daniel Hajj stated that a company is still interested in obtaining a license to offer television in Mexico despite the regulatory issues.
On Wednesday, shareholders and employees of General Electric Co voiced frustration regarding the poor performance of the company during the first meeting with a new CEO John Flannery.
Chief Executive of Qatar Airways Akbar al-Baker reported about a substantial loss in yearly profit after a company was banned from flying to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain.
On Wednesday, the US President Donald Trump is going to meet with Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook in the Oval Office to discuss recently imposed tariffs on Chinese goods.
Austria's Commercial Court issued a temporary order to halt the ride-hailing service Uber's operations in Vienna, according to the report on Wednesday.
Russia explores the possibility to resume the earlier work to sign a new Iranian nuclear agreement, in Kremlin's comment on the US President Donald Trump's position over the deal.
Russia is planning to provide Syria with new air defence systems in the near future, the Russian Defence Ministry stated on Wednesday.
The buyout company Leonard Green & Partners agreed to buy the US building products firm SRS Distribution for over $3B including debt.
British firm Learning Technologies is set to acquire the privately-held talent management company PeopleFluent Holdings in a deal valued at $150M, as it aims to expand in the United States.
Britain's government gave Melrose's takeover of the engineering firm GKN the green light, saying it did not find any national security grounds to halt the deal.
BMW's CEO reported on Wednesday, the German carmaker expected the growth pace of its Chinese sales to be reduced almost by half this year, on the back of a broaden downturn in the world's biggest car market.