According to the data released by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, capacity utilisation increased to 77.9%, topping analysts' expectations for a surge to 77.3%.
Shares in IBM surged 2% on Wednesday after Barclays's double-notch upgrade for the tech company ahead of the Q4 results on Thursday.
The Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discussed Syria by phone on Wednesday, seeking for a solution to its crisis and humanitarian situation.
On Wednesday, shares of Rolls-Royce surged to 7.2%, following the company's announcement about possible sale of its struggling commercial marine unit as part of the restructuring into three main units.
Britain's government needs to give companies more time to preserve Carillion-linked jobs, following the infrastructure firm's collapse on Monday.
The European Union is likely to impose sanctions on seven senior Venezuela' s officials starting the next week amid bloc's intention to pressure the President Nicolas Maduro over political crisis.
Britain and France are planning to sign a new immigration agreement during the President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Britain on Thursday.
The Swiss food group has decided to sell its confectionery business to Ferrero. The deal is set to be worth $2.8 billion.
The recent Euro appreciation has started to threaten the profitable bond traders, as European overseas investors see their profits eroded.
According to General Electric's statement, the industrial conglomerate appointed Peter Stracar as its new CEO and President of the European region.
On Wednesday, Standard Chartered announced it had created a new business unit called Dubbed SC Ventures with intention to promote innovation and invest in financial technology.
The President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker stated on Wednesday he would like Britain to rejoin the bloc after the next year's Brexit.
The US DoJ charged the former Barclays foreign exchange trader Robert Bogucki over the alleged role in a fraud scheme towards bank's client.
The Catalan Parliament is eager to meet on Wednesday, making its first step towards local government's formation, following December's elections, despite an obscurity on its plans to split from Spain.
Volkswagen reported a 4.3% gain to 10.7M vehicles in 2017 sales, as the company seeks to reach the top of the world's largest carmaker list.
On Wednesday, Russia called the Afghan government and the Taliban for urgent talks over the civil war, adding it could host negotiations, if needed.
On Tuesday, twenty nations agreed to consider imposing severe sanctions on North Korea amid its nuclear weapon programme, warning its refusal to negotiate could trigger military response.
On Wednesday, the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo replaced the Cabinet's social affairs minister and picked a new head of staff in his five-year term's modest reshuffle.
On Tuesday, the US Senate advanced a bill in order to resume the National Security Agency's Internet surveillance programme, as privacy advocates aim to derail the rule that appeared one vote short.
The employees of General Motor's Chinese assembly factory are working together with DHL employees in a joint effort to improve the logistics of the production plant.
During early Wednesday trading Oil prices were decreasing, as analysts warned that, after a 13% gain during the last month, a price consolidation period should take place.
Reuters on Wednesday released its Top 100 Global Technology Leaders list. This time Microsoft is on the top spot, followed by Intel and Cisco Systems.
The US Federal Reserve began to increase interest rates a year ago. As it turns out today, the largest benefiters have been the biggest lenders in the US, because depositors have now stored $11.95 trillion.
Japan's machinery orders rose 5.7% to the strongest level in decades in November, indicating that companies got ready to spend massive cash piles to encourage economic growth.