The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that job openings fell to 5.88M in November, down from the prior month's 5.93M, whereas analysts expected an increase to 6.05M.
The CMHC reported on Tuesday that the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts dropped to 217K units in December from the prior month's 252K.
No less than 29 people were killed and thousands displaced after a severe cyclone hit Madagascar on weekend, the authorities reported on Monday.
On Tuesday, Slovakia stated that Austria's plan to reduce benefit payments meant for children living abroad was discriminatory.
Target lifted its profit forecasts, expecting its Q4 earnings of $1.30 to $1.40 per share, after the company's Christmas sales jump.
France's carmaker Peugeot is planning to eliminate 1.3K job positions in France this year under new law over voluntary cuts that was introduced by the President Emmanuel Macron.
On Tuesday, at least 50 people in Apple store in Zurich were evacuated as iPhone's battery overheated and injured a repairman.
On Tuesday, T-Mobile reported over 5M new net customers in 2017, saying it had also added more than 1.9M total net customers I the Q4.
On Tuesday, the Polish President Andrzej Duda dismissed Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski, Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz, Environment Minister Jan Szyszko as well as Digitalization and Health Ministers in an attempt to improve damaged relations with the EU.
The Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated on Tuesday that the Revolutionary Guards have successfully prevented the government coup that was planned by the US, UK and other nations.
The Kremlin spokesman stated on Tuesday that Moscow welcomed a dialogue between South and North Korea, which it considered was extremely necessary.
On Monday, industrial workers in Germany staged strikes at engineering and metal firms, backing the wage claims by IG Metall union that reported about further walkout wave for Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Japan stated that it would not accept the South Korean call for extra steps over "comfort women", a controversial issue that Japan believed it had been resolved in 2015.
North Korea is eager to send its delegation to South Korea during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics next month, while Seoul will temporary ease some bans to facilitate the visit.
According to Kantar Worldpanel, the British largest supermarket group Tesco triumphed in the Christmas trade battle with a 3.1% jump in sales in 12 weeks.
The Chinese retailer JD.com stated on Tuesday it considered selling €2B of French imports to China's consumers over the following two years, seeking to purchase another €100M in French-made products.
China's ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing is planning to launch a bike-sharing service platform to host partner firms like Ofo, the company announced on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways appointed the former executive of JetBlue Mark Powers as the company's new group CFO.
According to the CEO Mary Barra, General Motors has assured the investors it would build a formula to design money selling electric vehicles by 2021.
At this week's Las Vegas annual trade show Samsung Electronics has revealed a set of vehicle parts for an automotive driving and its infotainment platform, developed with Harman International.
According to a highly-ranked South Korean official, North Korea pledged to send a cheering squad, athletes and a delegation of senior officials to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
According to analysts, the Bank of Japan may reduce monetary stimulus this year. The speculation appeared after the central bank announced it will decrease the amount of its purchases of sovereign bonds.
Intel Corp is set to create a new cybersecurity group in the consequence of newly disclosed microchip flaws, a newspaper reported citing a memo.
One of the largest US wireless carrier AT&T walked away from a deal of selling China's Huawei-made smartphones, according to a sources familiar with the matter.