China is set to cut tariffs imposed on imported consumer goods and increase bank financing aimed to support imports, the Vice Commerce Minister Wang Bingnan said.
Bank of England was considering the interest rate increase to be made for the first time since 2007, despite the UK economic growth appearing slower than before the prior hike.
Facebook announced that the company's quartelrly profit rose nearly 79%, despite Washington's criticism on failure to prevent Russia from using the company's advertising platform.
The current and former CEOs of Equifax Inc and the former Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer will testify before the US Senate panel over two massive client data breaches.
The ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont does not plan to return to Spain to testify over the region's push for independence.
Wearable device maker Fitbit reported a loss of $113M in the third quarter compared to a profit in the same period the previous year.
At least 29 civilians were killed in Yemen after a Saudi air strike destroyed a busy market in the north of the country, local media say.
China and Russia on Wednesday signed dozens of agreements in numerous areas including energy, space exploration and investment after a meeting between the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev.
Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan representatives meet in Iran's capital Tehran to discuss collaboration in commerce, tourism and security.
The Fed kept interest rates unchanged and noted robust US economic growth and strengthening labour market, adding to signs that the central bank is on track to raise borrowing costs again in December.
Goldman Sachs economists revised their forecast of US non-farm payrolls for October to a 340K rise, up from a 325K gain, and raised their estimate of GDP for the Q3 by one percentage point to 3.1%.
The Energy Information Administration reported that the US commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 2.4M barrels in the week ended October 27.
On Wednesday, data released by the Institute for Supply Management showed the US Manufacturing PMI dropped to the 58.7-point mark, missing expectations for a 59.5-point reading.
Markit said on Wednesday its Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for Canada worsened in October, sliding to 54.3 from 55.0 registered in September.
According to the data released by ADP on Wednesday, the US economy added 235K new positions over the month October, topping analysts' expectations for a 202K reading.
On Wednesday, Bahrain's prosecution accused its two opposition leaders of spying for Doha, few months after cutting relations with the neighbouring Gulf state.
A top member of the Democratic Unionist Party blamed its rival Sinn Fein on Wednesday for the Northern Ireland talks collapse regarding a power-sharing government forming.
The New York Times reported on Wednesday a stronger-than-expected Q3 profit, as the company added around 2.5M new subscribers, representing a 59.1% jump.
Russia's leader Vladimir Putin arrived in Iran on Wednesday to discuss Syria's conflict and the Tehran nuclear deal with his Iranian counterpart President Hassan Rouhani.
On Wednesday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated that it was necessary to preserve Iran nuclear deal with the world powers and prevent new sanctions against Tehran.
The UK Trade Minister Liam Fox is seeking to agree on trading deals with the countries that already have free trade agreements with the EU before the Brexit.
On Tuesday, Imagination Tech investors approved a $730M cash takeover by the China-backed Canyon Bridge, the next day after the company's founder had been charged with insider trading.
The IT services company Cognizant Technology reported a 9.1% surge in its Q3 revenue, boosted by higher spending from the firm's financial and healthcare clients.
Thomson Reuters Corporation just reported higher than expected quarterly profits. Due to that reason yearly profits are set to be at the high end of previous forecasts.