The Presidents of Russia, Turkey and Iran agreed to proceed with joining efforts to encourage the shift to political settlement in Syria and restore stability in the war-stricken country.
Tesla completed construction of the biggest lithium-ion battery in the world for South Australia, its most wind power-dependent area, the country's government said.
Australia urged the United States to ensure a strong, sustained presence in Asia and enhance relationships with like-minded allies, while warning on China's growing influence.
Saudi Arabia agreed to purchase nearly $7B worth of precision munitions from the US defence contractors, sources with knowledge on the matter stated.
Facebook is set to create a web page to let users see which Russia's propaganda profiles they followed or liked, after the US lawmakers called for being more open about the accounts' reach.
The Fed minutes revealed that the interest rate increase was most likely to be made in the near term, if data indicates that the sluggish inflation trend subsided.
On Wednesday, the Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad al-Hariri decided to temporarily retain the post at the request of the country's President Michel Aoun, thus easing tensions in the region.
On Wednesday, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that it had started an investigation into accusation that two German companies, Wirtgen GmbH and Joseph Voegele AG, violated on patents owned by the Caterpillar Inc.
During Wednesday's trading session crude oil prices rose by 1.17% and settled down at $63.30 a barrel, as the US inventories decreased by 1.9M barrels last week, beating expectations of 1.6M barrels.
On Wednesday, the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson classified military operation that is being conducted against the Rohingya Muslims by the army of Myanmar as "ethnic cleansing".
The Social Democratic Party of Germany faced pressure to reconsider proposing coalition talks to the Merkel's Conservatives to resolve the ongoing political crisis.
According to a regulatory filing published on Tuesday, one of Facebook's key investors Peter Thiel sold most of the stake he had in the social network.
On Wednesday, the Chief Strategist at Deutsche Bank Ulrich Stephan said investors should avoid bitcoin, as its fluctuations are too big, while regulation – too scant.
The South Korean Foreign Ministry reported on Wednesday the state's President Moon Jae-in would head to Beijing in December for a summit with his Chinese counterpart.
The US Energy Information Administration reported commercial crude oil inventories in the United States were down 1.9M barrels last week.
The University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index managed to hit the 98.5-point mark in November, topping analysts' expectations for a 98.2-point reading.
According to the data released by Eurostat, preliminary November estimate of the consumer confidence indicator was up in both the Euro zone and the European Union.
The Census Bureau reported on Wednesday the US durable goods orders plummeted 1.2% over the course of October, following a 2% increase registered in the prior month.
The South African President Jacob Zuma designated the General Khehla Sitole as the National Police Commissioner, after around three years of the office being filled on an acting basis.
The British government is planning to start the reprivatisation of the Royal Bank of Scotland by selling £15B worth of shares, with the sale spread evenly over five years.
On Wednesday, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma and the next Zimbabwe leader Emmerson Mnangagwa met in Pretoria, the eNCA television reported.
The number of applications for US unemployment benefits plunged 13K to 239K in the week ending November 18, missing analysts' expectations for a 241K drop.
Global oil prices gained momentum on Wednesday, as reduced US inventories and supply restrictions in North America put upward pressure on the commodity.
The British Office for National Statistics reported on Wednesday that capital returns in the UK's dominant services sector fell to 16.5% in Q2 – its worst reading since late 2013.