Singapore Exchange and Nasdaq have announced that they will attempt to attract fast growing Asian firms, which are interested to be listed on both exchanges.
The leader of the Labour party Jacinda Ardern is set to create New Zealand's next government together with the support of one of the small nationalist parties.
Akio Mimura, the chairman of Japan's Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has announced that the view of Kobe Steel on the recent scandal needs to be heard before any conclusions can be made.
Already three Japanese carmakers have announced that the aluminium components manufactured by Kobe Steel meet the automaker safety standards.
The Euro area's most valuable tech firm SAB reported that its revenue growth slowed in Q3, as profits came short of forecasts, but said it could meet its financial target for 2017.
Toyota Motor confirmed that aluminium plates from Kobe Steel with faked quality data and, which the automaker used in vehicle parts had met durability and safety standards.
The Congress of Colombia approved a budget of $80B for 2018, aiming to keep the country's credit rating, and the Finance Minister added that more international bonds wouldn't be issued.
Chinese industrial production jumped 6.6% year-on-year in September, as factories boosted production ahead of winter measures to reduce air pollution.
Rex Tillerson, the US Secretary of State, said before visiting India that the US wanted to enhance ties with New Delhi, seeking cooperation to deal with the China's negative influence in Asia.
Toshiba's accounting practices were investigated by Japan's securities watchdog to see whether the company handled properly the losses incurred at its US nuclear unit Westinghouse.
EBay's shares dropped 5%, when the company warned Wall Street that its quarterly profit could miss forecasts, as it invested in a revamped website and marketing to attract more shoppers.
China's GDP growth slowed from 6.9% to 6.8% in the September quarter, as debt risks and the government's attempt to rein in the real estate market tempered economic activity.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported strong job growth over the course of September, which put the country's unemployment rate to 5.5% in the reported period.
Japanese exports slowed growth pace in September with slightly weaker-than-anticipated yearly increase of 14.1%, suggesting the demand from overseas was taking a breather.
On Wednesday, the US Attorney General Jeff Sessions stated he would not discuss his private conversations with the US President Donald Trump with the Senate.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Wednesday that Tehran would shred the 2015 nuclear deal if the US tore it.
The EIA reported that crude oil inventories dropped 5.7M barrels last week, following the prior week's fall of 2.7M barrels and surpassing expectations for a 4.7M-barrel decline.
On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index rose above the 23,000-mark amid IBM's 9% jump after the company hinted at revenue growth.
The US Census Bureau reported that building permits fell to a 1.22M-unit rate last month, down from August's 1.27M-unit rate.
Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday that manufacturing sales surged 1.6% in August after plunging 2.6% in the prior month, while analysts anticipated a 0.1% fall.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic bloc started exploratory talks with Germany's Free Democratic Party in order to discuss forming a three-way coalition government.
Wall Street reached new records amid strong earnings data on Wednesday that were boosted by escalating Treasury yields after investors switched the focus on monetary policy.
On Wednesday, the leader of Kenya's opposition Raila Odinga called for mass protests against the repeat Presidential election on October 26.
Twitter made a decision to toughen its guidelines on online sexual abuse and harassment, laying out severe penalties for not complying with the rules on the social media platform.