During Wednesday's trading session oil prices increased ignoring the fact that Gold Coast refineries were reopening and the Storm Harvey was retreating.
A top candidate in the German election left during the middle of a TV debate on Tuesday. The candidate was from the anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany.
European shares continued to decline on Wednesday, as the European Central Banking meeting was upcoming and tensions in Korea continue to influence risk assets.
On Wednesday, thousands of Indonesians gathered together in Jakarta to protest against the Rohingya Muslims' genocide in Myanmar.
On Wednesday, the Deutsche Bank's CEO John Cryan asked the European Central Bank to change its easy-money provision policy due to formation of multiple economic bubbles in real estate, bond and stock markets.
On Wednesday, the British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said that China represents the key to resolving the North Korean crisis and has to do more to help to resolve it.
On Wednesday, the South Korean President Moon Jae-in said that he and Vladimir Putin agreed that resolving the North Korean crisis remains a top priority for further development of the East Asia region.
Nissan Motor Co Ltd introduced on Wednesday an improved version of its electric vehicle Leaf with an extended driving range, thus providing a clear competitor to Tesla's Model 3.
Florida residents continue their preparations for Hurricane Irma - a Category 5 storm which has been given the highest hurricane ranking ever used by US forecasters.
Toshiba Corp is to construct a semiconductor manufacturing facility in northern Japan, even despite its efforts to sell a memory chip unit for additional funds.
Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala plan to lobby US lawmakers to safeguard the rights of the so-called 'Dreamers', following Trump's discard of the DACA immigration program.
Chinese officials are set to encourage foreign firms, which are planning to enter the Chinese market.
Former conservative minister Michael Heseltine has announced that Britain could still reverse the Brexit process.
One of North Korean top officials on Tuesday announced to the United Nations that the country has more „gift packages" for the United States.
In an effort to profit from the demand for gifts Wal-Mart Stores Inc have already started their holiday layaway program.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the country's GDP rose 0.8% in the Q2, matching analysts' estimates, helped by higher commodity prices and rising business confidence.
Real wages in Japan fell 0.3% year-over-year in July, as summer bonus payments dropped, causing doubts on the sustainability of enhancing consumer spending.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise reported an unexpected increase in revenue, which rose 3% to $6.76B in the June quarter, boosted by higher sales of networking equipment.
The Fed President Robert Kapan stated that damages from Hurricane Harvey could slow US economic growth, but it was not a reason to cancel plans for trimming balance sheet.
On Tuesday, the Vitamin World's CEO Michael Madden said that company plans to file for bankruptcy protection in an attempt to terminate a number of costly lease agreements.
In a telephone conversation on Tuesday, the UK Prime Minister Theresa May and the US President Donald Trump agreed that China must do more to convince North Korea to stop its nuclear tests.
According to the White House, the US President Donald Trump continues to consider denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, as the top priority in its response to the latest North Korean nuclear test.
According to sources close to the matter, Venezuelan authorities have arrested the state oil company's PDVSA nine executives, including the western region's boss Gustavo Malave.
On Tuesday, the Tronc Inc disclosed its acquisition of the 100-year-old New York Daily News tabloid from Mort Zuckerman, which gave it an access into the American top media market.