Oil prices fell on Wednesday as an International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast of a market surplus in the first half of 2020 outweighed concerns about disruptions that have slashed Libya's crude output.
Bank of America Corp will recruit about 50 bankers for its investment team in Asia this year, as it pushes to bulk up its dealmaking business and shore up revenues from the unit globally, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to impose high tariffs on imports of cars from the European Union if the bloc doesn't agree to a trade deal.
Airline flydubai, a major Boeing 737 MAX customer, is considering leasing additional aircraft following the latest setback to the grounded jet's return to service.
Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard said Wednesday he hoped the decision on the French carmaker's new CEO would be made in "the coming days".
The Swiss franc fell on Wednesday on signs the central bank may be intervening to stop it rising further, outweighing the impact of concerns about the spread of a new coronavirus that have driven investors into safe-haven assets this week.
Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday posted a 32% rise in fourth-quarter profit, boosted by demand for its cancer drugs Darzalex and Imbruvica.
British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said on Wednesday it will cut around 10% of the workforce at its northern English Halewood factory as it changes shift patterns to boost efficiency at the site.
Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet Inc and its Google subsidiary, said on Wednesday that healthcare offers the biggest potential over the next five to 10 years for using artificial intelligence to improve outcomes, and vowed that the technology giant will heed privacy concerns.
Canadian prosecutors are expected to defend on Wednesday their case to extradite Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou to the United States saying Meng was arrested on charges of bank fraud, which is a crime in both countries, and not because of U.S. sanctions against Iran as argued by the defense.
Britain's impending decision on whether to allow Huawei [HWT.UL] to supply equipment for 5G mobile networks comes at a delicate time, with debate raging in European capitals over the security implications of reliance on Chinese technology.
Elliott Management sold all its shares in Hyundai Motor Group companies last year, a South Korean newspaper reported on Wednesday, after the U.S. activist hedge fund's campaign demanding 7 trillion won ($6 billion) in dividends and board seats was thwarted in March.
German luxury carmaker Daimler issued the latest in a procession of profit warnings on Wednesday, hit by costs related to the industry's diesel emissions scandal, heavy investment in electric vehicles and production problems.
Proposals to invest in ailing Malaysia Airlines include one from Air France-KLM which wants as much as 49% while Japan Airlines is looking at a 25% stake, sources with knowledge of the matter said.
Facebook will hire 1,000 people in London this year in roles such as product development and safety as it continues to grow its biggest engineering center outside the United States after Britain leaves the European Union.