On Thursday, prices for oil edged up, amid news of OPEC cutting production outweighing an increase in US crude stocks.
On Thursday, the Syrian army declared its intention to keep advancing against ISIL to the city of al-Bab in order to get ahead of a separate military group, backed by Turkey, which also seeks to take hold of al-Bab.
According to the Unite Nations food agency's report on Thursday, global food prices edged up in January, almost reaching a two-year high. Future prospects suggest prices will continue to rise during the year.
Oil companies may face great financial woes as demand for fossil fuels plunges amid growing popularity of electric cars.
Apple Inc. is creating its own brand new chip for Mac computers, iPhones and iPad processors as it plans to outclass the current Intel CPU.
On Thursday, Romania's Trade and Business Minister resigned after more than 250,000 people had taken to the streets to protest against the government decision.
The Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe expressed the desire to meet the President of Toyota on Friday, as Tokyo had established a plan to prevent the US criticism of its trade policy.
The Minister of Business Environment Florin Jianu is eager to resign from his post as he no longer wants to support the new government policy.
The UK Parliament's majority voted in favour of triggering Brexit process as 498 votes were approved to 114.
All homes in the illegal West Bank outpost were reported cleared, but up to 100 settlers remain barricaded in Amona synagogue. Police are prepared to finish eviction by force.
Facebook-owned Oculus was ordered to pay damages to ZeniMax as it was found guilty of several charges, including copyright infringement, in the VR Oculus Rift case.
Transport Canada announced that certain models of Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice sport cars are to be recalled due to possible airbag system malfunctions.
Germany's largest lender reported a €1.9B Q4 loss over litigation charges and restructuring costs. The results missed forecasts, but showed an improvement from the year-ago values.
The FOMC kept the Fed's benchmark interest rate at 0.5-0.75%, but noted a slight improvement in inflation, steady labor gains and an overall increase in economic confidence.
Australian Bureau of Statistics reported the all-time highest trade balance of A$3.51B as the country's exports were boosted by an upsurge in iron ore and coal prices.
More than 250,000 people have taken to the streets in the Romania on Wednesday to protest against the government decision to decriminalize of corruption offences.
Adisutjipto Airport in Yogyakarta remains closed after Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800 airplane skidded off runway during the landing.
Grab, the ride-hailing startup in Southeast Asia, is planning to invest $700M in Indonesia as competition among the ride-hailing companies in the region.
Samsung announced on Thursday the launch of the mobile online payments system Android smartphones in South Korea in the first quarter.
The German police have confined a 36-year-old Tunisian refugee on the charge of working for the ISIS terrorist movement since August of 2015.
A Zimbabwean clergyman previously accused of calling for protestations against the country's government led by Robert Mugabe was confined at an airport on return from the US.
A new fund aimed at helping African countries have charge of their borders and thus preventing illegal immigration to Europe had been set up by Italy on Wednesday.
The CEO of Marathon Petroleum said that the company had very favourable logistics infrastructure to withstand any border tax imposed under Trump.
US indices dropped in the red territory shortly after the NY open being weighed by a slide in energy sector ahead of the interest rates decision by the Fed.