Japanese SoftBank seeks listing its mobile phone unit within this year, as its CEO Masayoshi Son aims to complete the company's transformation into one of the largest technology investors in the world.
According to the data released by Halifax Bank of Scotland, the House Price Index for the UK slipped 0.6% over the course of January.
Data released by Istat on Wednesday showed that Italy's retail sales were down 0.3% in December, missing analysts' expectations for a 0.1% drop.
The US Vice President Mike Pence stated that Washington was set to announce new severe sanctions against North Korea soon to persuade the Asian country to halt its nuclear and missile programme.
On Wednesday, Electrolux stated France's competition authorities were eager to take the further step in an investigation of Sweden's firm over antitrust rules breaching in 2006-2009.
On Wednesday, Spain proposed a candidacy of the Minister of Economy Luis de Guindos for the European Central Bank's position of a Vice President.
The US casino mogul Steve Wynn had resigned as Wynn Resorts CEO after allegations on sexual harassment and was replaced by the company's President Matt Maddox.
Sister of the North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is planning to visit South Korea for the Winter Olympics this Friday, according to the Seoul Unification Ministry.
On Wednesday, Tokyo court ordered Tepco to pay about $10M in damages to a Fukushima residents group over the 2011 disaster when the firm's reactor melt downed in the north-eastern Japan.
The Los Angeles Times owner Tronc is expected to sell the newspaper to the biotech investor and Tronc's major shareholder Patrick Soon-Shiong.
On Wednesday, trading in Winn Macau shares was halted, following last week's claims in a newspaper over sexual harassment from the US mogul Steve Winn.
Shap, the owner of Snapchat, reported an increase in users and revenue in the last quarter, raising hopes that it could survive competition with Instagram and sending shares more than 20% up.
Samsung Electronics announced the decision to start investment to create a new memory chip line in the company's Pyeongtaek facilities in South Korea.
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported that average cash earnings climbed 0.7% year-over-year in December, surpassing analysts' expectations for a gain of 0.6%.
The Australian Industry Group reported on Wednesday that its Construction Index rose to 54.0 in January from the preceding month's 52.8.
The US has delivered combat weapons worth $11.7M to Lebanon the previous week, the US embassy in Beirut says.
The US National Security Adviser McMaster and the Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Turkey the next week, a Turkish media agency reports.
Turkey wants to repair damaged trust with the US after a series of disagreements over the Syrian conflict, the foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says.
The European Union wants the right to restrict UK access to the single market after Britain leaves the EU, a document shows.
Russia and Turkey have no disagreements over Turkey's military operation in the northern Afrin region, the Turkish foreign minister says.
US regulators plan to ask the Congress to pass policies to enhance oversight of cryptocurrencies, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission says.
Top European Union officials plan to meet the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in March to discuss bilateral ties, an EU spokesman says.
The US economy is expected to expand at a 4% annualised rate in the first quarter of 2018, the Atlanta Fed says.
The Richard Ivey School of Business stated that its PMI for Canada fell to 55.2 in January, missing expectations for an increase to 60.4.