The German government anticipated employment to reach a record-high level in 2019 and wages to increase, the Handelsblatt reported.
The US State Department approved a possible sale of two AEGIS Weapon Systems made by Lockheed Martin and missile defence equipment to Japan for an approximate cost of up to $2.15B.
Harley-Davidson reported worse-than-anticipated quarterly profit and forecast a decline in global shipments of the company's motorcycles in 2019, sending its shares down more than 7% in afternoon trading.
The US consumer confidence dropped to the lowest level in more than a year in January as a partial government shutdown and turmoil of financial markets left households nervous about the prospects of the economy.
The New York DFS fined Standard Chartered $40M for the attempts to rig transactions in FX markets in the 2007-2013 period, the regulator stated.
Ryanair, the Irish budget carrier, acquired the remaining 25% in the airline's Austrian arm Laudamotion, it announced on Tuesday, not disclosing the financial terms of the deal.
The world's biggest gaming console and video games retailer, GameStop stated it had given up on trying to sell the company, after failing to find a buyer on favourable terms, sending its shares down 21% on Tuesday.
Volkswagen is planning to launch an initial public offering of its truck division Traton in April, expecting to sell its shares worth up to $6.9B, sources reported on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Saudi Aramco Technologies has teamed up with TechnipFMC and Axens in a joint agreement to boost its catalytic crude development and commercialisation to chemicals technology.
Apple's supplier Corning reported higher-than-expected profit and revenue results for the fourth quarter, boosted by a higher demand from the telecoms companies.
On Tuesday, Verizon Communications reported lower-than-expected Q4 revenue estimates, but said it had almost doubled its new wireless subscribers, meeting analysts' forecasts.
On Tuesday, Lockheed Martin, the main Pentagon's supplier, reported it had missed analysts' expectations for the quarterly profit, forecasting this year's earnings below estimates, bringing its shares down 1% in early trading.
On Tuesday, Pfizer stated it was forecasting its 2019 results on profit, sales and revenue below the Wall Street estimates, following its patent loss on the company's pain treatment that year.
Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido stated his movement could gain a peaceful transition from the President Nicolas Maduro, as well as free elections.
The EU Parliament Committee is seen to support a visa-free travel to Europe for Britons after the UK withdrawal from the bloc, regardless the outcome of the Brexit deal.
Trump's Administration imposed sanctions against Venezuela's state-held oil company PDVSA, curbing its exports to the US and escalating Washington's pressure on the President Nicolas Maduro.
On Tuesday, Xerox Corp reported it had beaten its Q4 profit estimates on cutting costs, while its revenue plunged more-than-expected due to businesses keeping trimming their spending on photocopiers and printers.
Facebook's photo-sharing app Instagram stated a partial outage, which hit some of the social network users, had been fixed and the service was fully functional again.
Wynn Resorts agreed to a settlement in regards to Nevada Gaming Control Board's disciplinary complaint filed against the company's ex-CEO Steve Wynn over sexual misconduct.
China's HBIS Group is set to acquire Tata Steel's production holdings in Southeast Asia, as part of the company's plan to expand its steelmaking capacity internationally.
The loss-making Norwegian Air is seeking to attract $353M in its share sale with intention to boost its finances.
On Tuesday, the Dutch nutrition firm DSM NV stated it would establish joint venture with China's biochemicals firm Nenter&Co to produce vitamin E, seeking to pay $154.45M to Nenter to buy its Chinese facilities.
On Tuesday, the German business software group SAP stated it was eager to undertake a wide restructuring to boost its business transformation, due to missing results on the company's profits and revenue guidance in 2018.
Crest Nicholson is estimating a "difficult" first-half of 2019, after the UK housebuilder reported a 15% drop in its full-year profit, tumbled due to the Brexit uncertainty, which is hurting demand.