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.
China's video streaming business Leshi Internet stated that it anticipated a net loss of $1.83B for 2017, claiming a cash crunch of LeEco, which affected the company's revenues.
The CFLP reported on Wednesday that its PMI for the Chinese manufacturing sector came in at 51.3 in January, following the prior month's 51.5, while analysts anticipated a decline to 51.5.
The ABS reported that its CPI rose 0.6% on a quarterly basis in the Q4 of 2017, after climbing 0.6% in the preceding quarter, while analysts expected a 0.7% increase.
Sources close to the matter reported on Tuesday that Wal-Mart Stores, an American multinational retail corporation, was in advanced negotiations to acquire a minority stake in India's e-commerce company Flipkart.
On Tuesday, Facebook stated that it would ban all ads promoting cryptocurrency-related services and products, as well as ICOs.
Interfax reported on Tuesday that Russia would send all migrant workers from North Korea back to their home country by the end of 2019 to comply with the UN Security Council resolution on North Korea.
US official criticised the US President Donald Trump's Tuesday decision not to impose additional sanctions against Russia for its interference in the 2016 US Presidential Election.
On Tuesday, Mark Carney, the BoE Governor, said he appreciated Donald Trump's rhetoric in favour of a strong Greenback, adding the US economy remains on a solid footing.