On Monday, shares in General Electric plunged by 7.2%, as the company's CEO John Flannery presented a plan that will transform the largest US conglomerate into a more focused and smaller enterprise.
The death toll from the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that hit western provinces of Iran on Monday exceeded 450, local media reported.
On Tuesday, crude oil prices decreased by 0.35%, reaching $62.94 a barrel, as the perspective of further rises in the US output undermined continuing production cuts led by OPEC-plus.
On Monday, Russia, China, Bolivia and Egypt boycotted an unofficial United Nations Security Council (UNSC) session on Venezuela, arguing that international community should not interfere into its domestic affairs.
Alphabet's Google started to remove extremist videos from YouTube, the company said, a major shift of policies, as social media firms face rising pressure from governments.
Chinese industrial production increased 6.2% in October, following a 6.6% gain in the prior month, while growth momentum slowed as the government cracked down on pollution and debt risks.
The Canadian train and plane producer Bombardier negotiated with EgyptAr on a potential order for CSeries planes, which includes 12 CS300 jets worth $1.1B.
Britain's PM Theresa May stated that the government would keep its commitment to post-Brexit protecting of Europe, as she accused Russia of election meddling and military aggression.
The Treasury Department stated that the US Federal Government had a $63B deficit in the month of October as Washington increased spending.
Credit Sussie agreed to pay $135M to solve allegations that its forex traders defrauded customers and attempted to manipulate prices of currencies, the NY state regulator said.
The Bank of Japan would continue to stick to powerful monetary easing in a bid to boost inflation growth, the Bank's Governor Haruhiko Kuroda stated.
Germany and France and 21 other EU governments signed a pact to develop, deploy and fund armed forces, reaching an ambition to integrate European defences.
Chinese e-commerce company's JD.com shares rose more than 7%, as it reported the strongest ever quarterly profit of $151M in three months to September, beating forecasts for a loss.
Airbus is set to work on raising capacity of the company's A350-900 jet, as airlines seek to diminish operating cost per seat, the industry's executives stated.
The Russian GDP grew at a 1.8% yearly pace in the September quarter of 2017, while the economy was slowly recovering from crisis caused by a massive fall in oil prices.
Royal Dutch Shell is set to sell part of the company's stake in Woodside Petroleum, the largest independent oil and gas firm in Australia, to equity investors for nearly $1.7B.
Business leaders urged the UK Prime Minister Theresa May to speed up talks with the EU due to concerns that Britain would quit the largest trading bloc without an agreement.
The economy of Mexico would expand 1.9% over the course of 2018, while this year's GDP growth is likely to be at 2.1%, the International Monetary Fund said.
OPEC raised its projection for demand for oil in the next year, as its agreement with other producers to cut production is expected to put the global oil market into greater deficit in 2018.
The European Central Bank's monetary policy is likely to remain accommodative, as inflation in the Euro zone keeps lagging behind its 2% target, the Bank's Vice President said.
The US President Donald Trump stated on Monday that he was eager to appoint the former pharmaceutical firm executive Alex Azar as a new US Secretary for Health and Human Services.
On Monday, the US drugmaker Pfizer appointed Albert Bourla as the company's new Chief Operating Officer, who is set to start his position on January 1.
OPEC and its allies are unlikely to delay their decision scheduled for a November 30 meeting on whether to extend the global pact to cut oil supply in 2018.
The US meat producer Tyson Foods' quarterly revenue and earnings topped analysts' estimates as its low-cost animal feed provided a boost and a strong demand.