On Thursday, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake shook Japan's Tokyo area; however, no tsunami warning or casualties were reported.
On Thursday, Toshiba stated it would invest in a memory chip line construction on its own after the company could not reach an agreement with its joint venture partner Western Digital.
The European Union warned of taking appropriate steps if the US sanctions against Russia undermines interests of the bloc, Jean-Claude Juncker stated.
The Markit reported that its Services PMI for China dropped to 51.6 in July, missing expectations for a rise to 51.9, as new businesses growth weakened.
Ukraine experienced boom in demand for biometric passports after the European Union introduced the visa-free mechanism, with about 21K passports issued every day.
Amazon announced that its decision to open fulfillment center in Melbourne, which is likely to create hundreds of new jobs and provide opportunities for local businesses.
The ban restricting visits to North Korea is set to take effect on September 1st and all Americans were asked to leave the country before that date, the US State Department revealed.
The US economy is expected to show enough strenght for the Fed to let the bank to start trimming bond holdings in September, Fed's John Williams stated.
German automakers and politicians reached an agreement to upgrade and install new software in some 5.3M diesel cars in attempt to curb pollution.
Chinese finance ministry issued rules on state-owned enterprises' overseas investment within a campaign tightening controls on financial risks.
Two sunbathers were killed after a light plane crash landed on a beach near Lisbon, Portuguese authorities reported on Wednesday.
The Russian Ambassador to the UN said on Wednesday that new anti-Russian sanctions signed into law by Donald Trump, would change nothing in country's policies.
Republicans are calling on the US President Administration to continue with CSR payments, in order to prevent destabilization in the health insurance market.
The US President Donald Trump eventually signed legislation that levies new sanctions against Russia, the White House reported on Wednesday.
Qatar Airways decided to abandon its plan to acquire a stake in American Airlines, indicating that buying as much as 10% in the USA's biggest airline no longer met their objectives.
The Pentagon reported on Wednesday that two US troops were killed after a suicide bombing attack on a NATO convoy near Kandahar province in Afghanistan.
The Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has replaced the heads of the Turkish Armed Forces that consist of land, naval and air forces.
Apple's stronger-than-expected quarterly figures pushed iPhone's shares to a record high, helping the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index to pass the 22,000-point mark.
Sources close to the matter reported that Hasbro, the third largest toy maker in the world, ended talks to buy Lionsgate Entertainment, an American entertainment and media company.
The EIA reported that US crude oil inventories dropped 1.5M barrels in the week ended July 28, compared to the prior week's plunge of 7.2M barrels, while analysts anticipated a 3.2M-barrel decline.
ADP reported on Wednesday that US private companies created 178K new jobs last month, following June's upwardly revised gain of 191K, whereas analysts expected the US private sector to add 187K new positions.
Markit reported that its PMI for the UK construction sector dropped to 51.9 in July, down from the preceding month's 54.8, whereas analysts anticipated a slighter fall to 54.3.
The mother company of Tim Hortons and Burger King Restaurant Brands International has booked a $1.13 billion profit in the second quarter of 2017.
Officially ten Russian servicemen have died in Syria in 2017. However, based on accounts of other sources, Reuters has announced that the real number is near 40.