Carter Page has argued that the AT&T deal to buy CNN owner Time Warner should not be allowed.
Oil prices were rising on Wednesday due to data showing that there is a larger than forecasted decrease in US oil inventories.
The government of Japan is set to keep the interest rate at a record-low of 1.1% when compiling the budget for the fiscal years starting in April 2018, government sources said.
Google was launching an artificial intelligence research centre in Beijing to target China's local talent, even while the company's products were still blocked in the country.
Trade negotiations between the EU and South American Mercosur bloc are set to extend in 2018, as European negotiators requested more time to respond to enhanced offers.
Japan's machinery orders marked a 5.0% growth pace in October, reaffirming the capital spending resilience, which was the main contributor to the country's economic growth.
The Donald Trump administration reported about the meeting with major airlines on Tuesday in order to discuss claims that some Gulf states had been unfairly subsidizing state-owned carriers.
The US State Department reported on Tuesday that it would ease visa restrictions imposed on Gambia from December 12.
The White House said that would host talks between the ethanol and rival oil industries on Wednesday in order to help refiners that struggle to meet the country's biofuels policy.
Vietnamese police reported on Tuesday that a former chairman of state-run Vietnam Rubber Group had been issued with prosecution and probation and prosecution orders for state rules violation.
Major European and US stock indexes gained on Tuesday, ahead of a two-day meeting of the US Federal Reserve policymakers that would end on Wednesday.
The French President Emmanuel Macron expressed concerns at a summit in Paris on Tuesday that the world was losing the battle against climate change.
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May's communication with the EU over divorce deal is the strongest signal that the Britain is heading towards an orderly departure from the European Union.
The US President Donald Trump signed a massive defense policy bill that had authorized a $700B budget for the military, including additional money for missile defense programs against North Korea actions.
On Tuesday, Bulgaria froze businessman and independent media publisher Ivo Prokopiev's assets, property, and bank accounts worth around $119M.
According to the data released by the US Bureau of Labour Statistics on Tuesday, the country's November PPI rose 0.4%, in line with expectations.
The German ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment declined 1.3 points to 17.4 over the course of December, remaining below the long-term average of 23.7 points.
The UK Office for National Statistics reported that the state's consumer price inflation rose to its highest level in almost six years, hitting the annual rate of 3.1% in November.
On Tuesday, Facebook announced it would book advertising revenue locally amid political pressure, instead of rerouting it through its international HQs in Dublin.
The European Union is about to agree on Thursday to extend the economic sanctions imposed on Russia until mid-2018, following the annexation of the Crimea region.
The French President Emmanuel Macron's labour reforms are expected to be slow, but would have massive impact on the country's stubbornly high unemployment.
The Kremlin stated on Tuesday that Russia would keep Syria's air bases capable to strike at terrorists, if required, following a partial pull-out of its military.
The Germen KBA watchdog called off on Tuesday Volkswagen's EU sport-utility car, after it had detected illicit emissions control devices.
On Monday, Comcast announced it had abandoned the bid for the Twenty-First Century Fox assets, leaving Walt Disney in the pole position of the $40B-plus deal.