Lennar reported weaker-than-expected home sales in the quarter and orders, confirming fears that the US property market was slowing in the face of higher rates and increasing prices, following years of strong growth.
Toyota Motor stated that it was recalling another 1.3M vehicles in the US for potentially faulty air bag inflators made by Takata within a multi-year recall campaign started in 2016.
Engie SA, the French energy group, is expecting to revive talks to acquire Petroleo Brasileiro's gas transportation unit TAG this year, its CEO stated on Wednesday.
One of LafargeHolcim's largest shareholders, Nassef Sawiris, cut his stake in the cement maker by around 1.6M shares worth over $67.5M, Handelszeitung daily reported on Wednesday.
Israel's private high-tech firms raised their record $6.47B in 2018, up 17% from the previous year, according to the ZAG law group and Israel Venture Capital Research Centre's report published on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, T-Mobile US reported it had added 1M of new phone subscribers in the Q4, beating Wall Street's expectations for nearly 858K customers.
Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to host several public debates considering technology future in society, which is considered to be a part of Zuckerberg's personal 2019 challenge.
On Wednesday, the Norwegian Justice Minister stated the country was considering an option to exclude Huawei Technologies from building its 5G telecommunications infrastructure, following the other western nations.
Braziian Pharol's subsidiary and the telecom group Oi agreed to terminate their legal disputes, preparing the ground for Oi's long-awaited operating turnaround.
According to a Sky News report published on Wednesday, Debenhams lenders hired FTI Consulting, seeking the company to advise on the UK department state group's restructuring.
On Wednesday, China's conglomerate HNA Group announced it had sold its controlling stake in Manhattan building for $422M.
France's Vinci is set to provide $1.32B in funding for the Lisbon airport expansion and a new hub construction in Montijo, it announced on Tuesday.
GlaxoSmithKline is seeking partnership with companies and early-stage assets acquisitions, the CEO of the US drugmaker, Emma Walmsley, stated on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, the Economy Minister of Germany Peter Altmaier announced that the European Union has to make the necessary preparations for a no-deal Brexit.
The Austrian Chancellor on Wednesday reconfirmed his belief that the EU should extend the Brexit deadline, if the UK Parliament does not pass the current Brexit deal.
Pan American Silver's $1.07B cash-and-stock deal to acquire its rival Tahoe Resources was granted an approval by shareholders of the two companies, potentially breathing a new life into Guatemala's struggling Escobal mine.
China is set to introduce new policies to strengthen domestic consumption on such items as home appliances and autos in 2019, according to the country's key state planning official.
Taylor Wimpey, the British third-biggest builder, stated the 2019 sales indicators were solid , after saying the 2018 report would come in line with company's expectations, after posting a 3% rise in the homes number built.
The Venezuelan opposition-run congress banned the oil deals among the state-owned firm PDVSA and French and US companies due to not sending them for a lawmakers' approval.
Ted Baker, the British fashion retailer, reported on Wednesday its retail sales rose 12.2% during the Christmas holiday period, driven by higher demand for its online products.
Alibaba Group Holding, the Chinese e-commerce giant, acquired data Artisans, Germany's data analysis start-up, in a deal worth nearly €90M, according to Handelsblatt daily newspaper's report showed on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Sainsbury announced its sales, excluding fuel, plunged 1.1% in its key Christmas Q3, a lower-than-expected drop in the company's underlying sales.
Vietnamese officials announced on Wednesday that Facebook has violated the country's new cyber security law. The violation is the allowing users to post anti-government comments.
On Wednesday, Chinese officials announced that in 2019 the fiscal target deficit of will be 2.8% of the GDP. In 2019 the deficit target was 2.6%.