The Nissan, Mitsubishi and Renault carmakers are launching a venture capital fund, planning to invest a $1B in the following five years.
On Wednesday Asian shares retreated from 2007 high levels. Some sources cite that profit taking might have been the cause of the retreat.
On Wednesday oil prices hit the high level of 2014 due to production cuts done by OPEC and increasing demand.
The Japanese Yen increased in worth on Wednesday due to talks of Bank of Japan's planned trim to Japanese bonds.
Hyundai Motor executives are considering opening a car production plant in Southeast Asia. Indonesia and Vietnam are considered as possible locations.
Lenovo Group stated that it anticipated to make a $400M one-off charge for the nine month period to December amid the US deferred tax assets reassessment.
Australian job vacancies increased to the strongest level in the three months period ended in November, showing the sixth strong quarter that indicates lingering growth in hiring.
Official data released on Wednesday showed that Chinese producer prices rose 4.9% on an annual basis in December, after increasing 5.8% in the preceding month.
The National Bureau of Statistics of China reported on Wednesday that its CPI came in at 1.8% year-over-year in December, following the prior month's 1.7%.
The Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki sacked several senior ministers on Tuesday in an apparent move to heal relations with the European Union.
Washington welcomes talks between North and South Korea held on Tuesday, a spokesman for the U.S. State Department Steve Goldstein says.
Venezuela's opposition-led parliament on Tuesday rejected a "petro" cryptocurrency backed by the socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
Stock of Eastman Kodak Co more than doubled on Tuesday after the company announced a cryptocurrency called "KODAKCoin" for photographers.
Toyota said on Tuesday that it would recall more than 600K additional vehicles in the US for defective airbag inflators made by Takata.
Ford Motors reported on Tuesday that it would partner with Postmates, an on-demand delivery service company, to test its self-driving technology.
Ivanka Trump has faced a wave of public criticism after she praised Oprah Winfrey's speech at the Golden Globe Awards on her Twitter account.
The US President Donald Trump stated on Tuesday that he could beat Oprah Winfrey, a self-made billionaire media proprietor, in a presidential race.
Boeing reported on Tuesday that the company delivered 763 jetliners over the past year, as well as won 912 net orders worth $134.8B.
The Wall Street rallied to fresh highs at the opening bell on Tuesday, as strong earnings expectations boosted healthcare and bank stocks.
The CMHC reported on Tuesday that the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts dropped to 217K units in December from the prior month's 252K.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that job openings fell to 5.88M in November, down from the prior month's 5.93M, whereas analysts expected an increase to 6.05M.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that job openings fell to 5.88M in November, down from the prior month's 5.93M, whereas analysts expected an increase to 6.05M.
The CMHC reported on Tuesday that the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts dropped to 217K units in December from the prior month's 252K.
No less than 29 people were killed and thousands displaced after a severe cyclone hit Madagascar on weekend, the authorities reported on Monday.