According to the National Australia Bank quarterly business survey, the overall NAB Business Confidence Index dropped to 6 in the Q4 of 2017, down from the prior quarter's 8 points.
The Dutch banking and financial services company Rabobank has agreed to pay $368m for processing illicit funds and avoiding examination by its regulator.
Brazil's antitrust agency the Administrative Council for Economic Defence has approved Bayer AG's takeover of the US-based Monsanto Co with imposed operational conditions.
The US 10-year government notes were sold at 2.811% - the highest yield in four years, the US Treasury Department reported on Wednesday.
Oil prices dropped to a one-month low this Wednesday in response to a record increase in US crude production and inventories.
The Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu met with the President of Iran Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday in the wake of rising tensions over Syria.
On Wednesday, the US congressional leaders reached a two-year $300B budget deal, which is expected to break the cycle of partisan rows over spending.
On Wednesday, the US congressional leaders reached a two-year $300B budget plan, which is expected to break the cycle of partisan rows over spending.
The authentic contemporary fashion brand Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. reported better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter earnings, which sent company shares up 7.6% in premarket trading.
On Wednesday, the New York Fed President William Dudley said that the recent stock market plunge had not altered his US economic outlook.
The Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission said Facebook was violating the city's election campaign financing law.
The British PM Theresa May and the country's Finance Minister Philip Hammond are scheduled to meet with key Japanese investors on Thursday.
The Energy Information Administration revealed that the US crude oil inventories rose for the second consecutive week, jumping 1.9M barrels in the week ended 2 February.
According to the data released by Statistics Canada, the country's building permits rose 4.8% in December 2017, topping analysts' expectations for a 2.1% uptick.
Munich Re considers job cuts at its United States headquarters, according to its CEO statement in the interview posted in the firm's intranet.
On Wednesday, Nasdaq announced it was eager to relocate its New York headquarters to Time Square from downtown, moving to a 48-story tower building owned by the Durst Organization.
According to the feasibility study by Finland and Estonia, their longest undersea rain tunnel in the world could cost about $24.7B by 2040.
Lebanese Higher Defence Council ordered to prevent Israel from constructing a boarder wall on the Lebanon land on the back of growing tensions over maritime boundaries and land.
On Tuesday, Snap posted a strong growth in its users and Q4 revenue, convincing investors it could fight Instagram and Facebook, sending shares up over 20%.
The EU NATO buyers are reaching the agreement to renegotiate the Airbus A400M military aircraft's contract terms and delivery schedule.
On Wednesday, the United Nations Children's Fund appealed for $17M to help reconstruct the Iraqi health facilities ahead of Kuwait's international conference next week.
Japanese SoftBank seeks listing its mobile phone unit within this year, as its CEO Masayoshi Son aims to complete the company's transformation into one of the largest technology investors in the world.
According to the data released by Halifax Bank of Scotland, the House Price Index for the UK slipped 0.6% over the course of January.
Data released by Istat on Wednesday showed that Italy's retail sales were down 0.3% in December, missing analysts' expectations for a 0.1% drop.