ADP reported on Wednesday that the US private sector employment was up by 234K in January, topping economists' expectations for a 185K increase.
According to TechCrunch, Spotify is testing its new app "Stations by Spotify" as the music streaming service seeks to rival Pandora Media's streaming platforms.
Marks & Spencer is set to close 14 more UK stores as it is speeding up a programme to transform the store estate as the majority of its sales are moving online.
German automaker Daimler suspended one of its employees and launched an external probe into a research group that had funded experiments involving monkeys exposed to toxic diesel fumes.
Boeing is planning to deliver up to 815 commercial aircraft this year, which is 6.8% more than 763 jetliners it has delivered in 2017.
A long-range version of the Airbus jet A321LR has launched its first flight in the German city of Hamburg on Wednesday and is deemed to be capable of transporting up to 240 passengers.
China's President Xi Jinping called on Wednesday for the modern economy expansion with a focus to develop the real economy, Xinhua News Agency stated.
The Russian and Turkish Presidents Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Wednesday that they were satisfied with the Sochi congress results on reaching peace in Syria.
On Wednesday, Stuttgart's prosecution office probed two Robert Bosch's employees on a fraud suspicion in a recently launched investigation into Chrysler's diesel emissions in the US.
On Wednesday oil prices continued to decline. However, the commodity price was set to book its biggest growth in January since 2013.
German retail association HDE on Wednesday announced that this year's German retail sales are forecast to increase by 2%. That is a slowdown, compared to last year's 4.1%.
The Apple supplier Sharp posted its fifth straight Q4 net profit of 20.6B yen, slightly beating the estimates for a 19.14B yen reading, driven by sales gains of its televisions.
On Wednesday, Theresa May stated that a lot should be done in the nearest future to open up the Chinese market access to British firms, as the country sought a free trade deal with China.
The investment fund Polaris Capital Group is set to acquire 70% stake in Fujitsu's mobile phone unit, as the Japanese company seeks to focus on its IT services business.
On Wednesday, Xerox reported a Q4 loss from the continuing operations of $196M, compared with the last year's $185M profit and caused by a falling demand for its office printing.
Line Corp announced on Wednesday it had signed a deal with SoftBank Group to sell the telecom-tech company 51% stake in the its mobile unit.
On Wednesday, Japan's video games maker Nintendo reported that its Q3 operating profit surged 261% to $1.07B from the last year, driven by a higher demand for its Switch game console.
On Wednesday, Japanese Line stated it sought to operate a cryptocurrency exchange after hackers had stolen $530M from Coincheck.
Japan's Fujifilm is planning to cut 10K jobs globally at the joint venture with Xerox as part of a necessary overhaul of the photocopying business due to a severe market environment.
The Chinese video streaming service of Leshi Internet Information & Technology has announced that the firm expects a $1.83 loss in 2017.
During his State of the Union address President Trump asked the US Congress to allow terminally ill patients to try out not approved therapy methods.
The Bank of Japan has increased its efforts to stop market speculation of the bank's end of a massive stimulus package.
The President of the US on Tuesday asked Congress to approve at least $1.5 trillion spending in US infrastructure.
Private home prices in Hong Kong rose to a new peak for the 14th month in succession in December, bringing the annual increase to 16.7% and raising concerns over local housing affordability.