Paul Ryan, the US House Speaker, said that the Affordable Care Act (commonly referred to as Obamacare) would be repealed and substituted with "a better healthcare system".
In an interview with CNBC, Robert Kaplan, the Dallas Fed President, said that the Federal Reserve was expected to lift its interest rates as soon as June.
US markets kicked off the NY trading session little changed, with the Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 falling a modest 0.10% and 0.01% respectively.
The US Dollar was up 0.31% against the Russian Ruble on Tuesday, with the pair gravitating close to the 58.30 level.
According to the data released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday, prices of raw materials posted a 1.7% increase in January compared with a 6.5% advance registered in December.
The data released by the Conference Board revealed that consumer confidence in the US jumped to 114.8 points in the month of February, hitting its highest level in 15 years.
The KOF Swiss Economic Institute reported the KOF index added 5.2 points in February, jumping to 107.2 from an upwardly revised reading of 102.0 registered in January.
The US Commerce Department revealed that the US gross domestic product rose 1.9% in the final quarter of 2016, matching the preliminary estimate.
The MNI Chicago Business Barometer added 7.1 points to settle at 57.4 over the month of February, beating analysts' expectations for a 53.0 reading.
A man reported to be dead amid the fight between the Palestinian Fatah faction and Islamist militia at the Lebanon refugee camp.
German police officers searched over 20 sites in the capital of Germany that may be linked to a mosque attended by the Berlin Christmas market terrorist-attacker.
The former military leader of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf became a political analyst at the TV talk-show "Pakistan First with President Musharraf", first aired on Sunday on Pakistani Bol TV.
British Top Military Commander Gordon Messenger and Russian Army General Alexander Zhuravlev had a meeting on Tuesday to negotiate on easing tensions between two countries, avoiding military intervention.
JPMorgan Chase & Co reported its expenses to soar 3.4% this year, which is $58B in total as the expenditures are aimed at technology and credit card accounts registration.
On Tuesday, the Eastern and Northeastern parts of Japan were shaken by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake, however, no signs of tsunami danger were detected.
On Tuesday, the European Union top official Valdis Dombrovskis stated the EU countries should use the common method of requirements to test the banks' anti-hacking defences.
According to the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, Moscow did not discuss US sanctions with Trump's administration, nor did it ask to revoke them.
Demand for the Japanese Yen increased on Tuesday, as investors decided to acquire safe-haven currencies ahead of US President Trump's speech to Congress.
12 Afghan police officers are reported to be dead as Taliban militants attacked the checkpoint in the Helmand province with noiseless weapons on Tuesday morning.
The President of Philippines Rodrigo Duterte stated there is a necessity to call back the police to fight the drug war on the streets, about a month after putting the campaign on hold.
The public servants of Zimbabwe are eager to raise a protest next Monday, claiming the government to pay additional benefits for the previous year.
Japanese Takata Corporation confessed guilt over the ruptured airbags in its Honda vehicles that caused more than 15 deaths and was obliged to pay $1B compensation fee to the victims and automakers affected by the faulty car part.
The state media of China began to threaten boycotts over the South Korean Lotte Group approval to launch the US missile defence system.
The 89th Academy Awards accountant Brian Cullinan turned out to be responsible for the false announcement of the winner of the best picture nomination as he muddle the envelopes and gave the Oscar ceremony presenters the wrong one.