During Wednesday's European trading hours, the US Dollar Index reached the 92.60 level and booked a new 2021 high level.
Elon Musk announced on Wednesday that Tesla's customers can now buy the company's electric vehicles using bitcoin, with the option to become available outside the US later this year.
On Wednesday, Tencent Holdings, China's social media and gaming company, reported its quarterly profit surged as much as 175% to $9.09B, beating analysts' forecasts.
On Wednesday, Toyota Motor and Isuzu Motors have revived their alliance with capital tie-up to boost the competitive edge in commercial, connected vehicles.
Italy's RCS Mediagroup has signed an agreement with Google to share access to some of RCS dailies on Google's Showcase news platform, according to Corriere della Sera newspaper's report seen on Wednesday.
Crude oil prices soared on Wednesday. Brent crude futures surged by 0.40% to $61.06 per barrel at 01:08 GMT, while the US WTI crude futures climbed by 0.30% to $57.95 a barrel.
On Wednesday, Asian equity markets hit a two-week low. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped by 1%, Japan's Nikkei was off 1.8%, while South Korea's KOSPI declined by 0.5%.
According to sources with knowledge of the matter, AvidXchange Inc has retained investment banks to lead preparations for IPO.
According to the National Association of Stock Market Participants lobby group, Russia is set to attract retail investors in record numbers in 2021.
Compass, the SoftBank Group-backed real estate brokerage company, is targeting a $10.0B valuation in its US initial public offering, it said on Tuesday.
IAG has secured a $1.76B credit facility from several banks to boost the finances of its COVID-19-hit airlines British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus.
On Tuesday, France's Renault stated it would start five new hybrid SUVs' manufacturing in the company's "second home" Spain as soon as 2022-2024, seeking to bolster its position in the Spanish market.
Global crude steel output surged as much as 4.1% to 150.2M tonnes year-on-year in February, according to the data published by the World Steel Association on Tuesday.
Gernot Doellner, Porsche AG's executive, will become the new strategy chief of Volkswagen AG from May 1, VW's Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess announced on Tuesday.
The US Fed Chair Jerome Powell and the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will testify before the House of Representatives Financial Committee on Tuesday to update lawmakers on the US economic recovery.
On Tuesday, Lockheed Martin announced it had partnered with Omnispace, the communications provider, over the space-based 5G network development for both government and commercial use.
The low-cost carrier Frontier Group seeks a $4.52B valuation in its US IPO, as the industry is getting ready for a potential rebound from the pandemic-caused travel lows.
Amazon.com is set to trim its stake in Deliveroo, the UK food delivery firm, to 11.5% in the upcoming London IPO from 15.8% initially, the company's prospectus showed on Tuesday.
VoloFin, the specialty finance company, is set to roll out a blockchain-based invoice financing platform already on April 1, 2021 for investors and SMEs in the US, Singapore and India, its CEO said on Tuesday.
During Tuesday's European trading hours, crude oil prices declined by more than 3.30%, as new anti-coronavirus measures in Europe were expected to decrease demand.
Boeing entered into the two-year-long revolving credit agreement worth $5.28B, as the American jet maker is facing a slowdown in the commercial air travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
On Tuesday, Geely Automobile Holdings announced it was planning a joint venture with its "parent" holding group Zhejiang Geely for electric vehicles and the roll-out of new Zeekr brand, after its profit dropped 32% last year.
Microsoft Corp has entered talks to acquire the messaging service Discord in a potential deal worth over $10B, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.
As the Bank of Japan announced an infusion into stock ETFs on Monday, global stock indices started a surge, which lasted into Tuesday.