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Italy's Fiat Chrysler has called a board meeting for late Wednesday to discuss a possible tie-up with French rival Peugeot , two sources familiar with the matter said.

On the eve of the Fed's announcement, some on Wall Street started to get flashbacks to Chairman Jerome Powell's communication miscues.

Former Nissan Motor Co Ltd boss Carlos Ghosn denied any impropriety over payments he made during his time at the automaker, following a newspaper report that Japanese tax authorities determined he used company money for private use.

Facebook has agreed to pay a 500,000 pound ($644,000) fine for breaches of data protection law related to the harvesting of data by consultancy Cambridge Analytica, Britain's information rights regulator said on Wednesday.

Oil prices fell on Wednesday as worries about a possible delay in resolving the U.S.-China trade war, which has hurt global oil demand, competed with a price-supporting drop in U.S. crude inventories.

Yum Brands Inc missed third-quarter profit expectations on Wednesday, hit by a write down in the value of its investment in delivery company GrubHub and unrelenting troubles at its Pizza Hut chain.

General Electric Co is not planning for the Boeing Co 737 MAX jetliner to return to service this year, GE Chief Executive Officer Larry Culp said during an earnings phone conference on Wednesday.

U.S. economic growth slowed less than expected in the third quarter as declining business investment was offset by resilient consumer spending and a rebound in exports, further allaying financial market fears of a recession.

Former Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Rex Tillerson took the witness stand in Manhattan state court on Wednesday to testify in a closely watched civil lawsuit accusing the company of hiding the true cost of climate change from investors.

Facebook Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue on Wednesday and a rise in profit as growth in expenses slowed from a year earlier and the number of users ticked higher, assuaging investor fears of fallout from fierce scrutiny by regulators and lawmakers.

A proposed merger between France's Groupe PSA and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles would give FCA access to Peugeot’s more modern and flexible vehicle architectures, potentially enabling the combined companies to achieve lower costs through higher production volumes, a global auto analyst said on Wednesday.

Ford Motor Co on Wednesday said it was shutting down its oldest plant in Brazil later in the day as planned, with prospects for saving any of the jobs in doubt as talks with a potential buyer have fallen behind schedule.

The boards of French automaker Peugeot SA and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on Wednesday agreed to pursue a $50 billion merger, sources familiar with the matter said, a deal that could transform the global auto industry.

Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc blew past Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue on Wednesday, but promotional costs rose as it battled Uber Technologies Inc to attract more customers.

Lack of transparency in the Commerce Department's handling of steel and aluminum tariffs raised the appearance that certain companies may have had "improper influence" in the process, its internal watchdog said in a document made public on Wednesday.