Canada's arm of Toys "R" Us stated that the company is set to shut nearly 180 of its stores in the US in the coming months in the attempt to emerge from bankruptcy.
The RBNZ reported on Wednesday that total credit card spending rose 6.3% year-over-year in December, after climbing 9.1% in the preceding month.
Markit reported on Wednesday that its preliminary PMI for the Japanese manufacturing sector came in at 54.4 in January, following the prior month's final reading of 54.0.
On Tuesday, Phil Harrison, a former Microsoft and Sony executive, joined Google's hardware division as the Vice President.
The White House reported that the US President Donald Trump would host the French President Emmanuel Macron for an official state dinner on April 24.
On Tuesday, the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson accused the Syrian government of using chemical weapons against its own people and stated that Russia bore full responsibility.
The Constituent Assembly of Venezuela proposed on Tuesday to hold the 2018 Presidential Election before the end of April after the EU blacklisted several allies of the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Sources close to the matter reported on Tuesday that Daimler and BMW were close to agreeing to terms on a deal to merge their Car2Go and DriveNow subsidiaries.
The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated on Tuesday that companies should hire more women and fight sexual harassment.
On Tuesday, Russia invited core members of the UN Security Council as well as Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt to attend the upcoming Syrian peace congress.
The Japanese Minister of Economy stated on Tuesday that the Trans-Pacific trade pact would be signed by 11 countries this March in Chile despite the US withdrawal.
On Tuesday, the United States, Canada and Mexico met in Montreal to start a week-long round of talks concerning the NAFTA.
On Tuesday, China and South Korea protested against the US President Donald Trump's approval of steep tariffs on imports of solar panels and washing machines.
The Richmond Fed reported that its PMI for the region dropped to 14 in January from December's 20, while analysts expected a slight fall to 19 points.
The CBI reported on Tuesday that its Industrial Order Expectations Index fell to 14 points in January from the prior month's 17, whereas analysts anticipated a decline to 13.
Twitter's Chief Operating Officer Anthony Noto quitted his post amid his decision to join the online lender Social Finance as CEO, sending Twitter shares down over 3% on Tuesday.
The Snapchat messaging application will let its users share public stories outside the app via a new feature that should be launched on Tuesday.
Apple is set to start receiving online orders for its new HomePod smart speaker from January 26 in the United Kingdom, United States and Australia, more than a month later than it was initially planned.
Facebook is about to make privacy controls management for its over 2B users easier ahead of the European Union tough law that would come into force in a few months.
On Tuesday, the former Catalonia's leader Carles Puigdemont stated that a "huge majority" of Catalonia's Parliament supported appointing him as the President.
JPMorgan Chase revealed on Tuesday its $20B investment plan that is set to raise wages, open new branches and hire more staff, following fundamental changes to the US tax law.
The investor RBR Capital Advisors called for a shake-up at the Swiss bank Credit Suisse, saying that replacing the IT platform and cutting jobs could create "enormous" value.
On Tuesday, Finance Ministers of the European Union confirmed the removal of Panama and seven other jurisdictions from the EU tax haven blacklist, a month after it was set up.
The British Competition and Markets Authority has ruled that Rupert Murdoch's $15.7B deal to acquire the telecommunications company Sky was not in the public interest.