Fabio Panetta will bring both creativity and rigorous data analysis skills to the European Central Bank's executive committee when he joins the six-member board in January, according to people who know the Bank of Italy deputy governor.
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg's discourse on climate change was overly pessimistic and demoralizing for young people, LVMH boss Bernard Arnault said on Wednesday, as the group behind brands like Louis Vuitton raised its "green" goals.
Best Buy Co Inc aims to rake in revenue of $50 billion and cut about $1 billion in costs by 2025, while ramping up its healthcare technology business, the biggest U.S. consumer electronics retailer said on Wednesday.
U.S. oil and gas activity in some of the largest producing regions is declining, led by a weakening oilfield services sector as producers cut spending, according to an energy survey released on Wednesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
A U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed three lawsuits accusing Credit Suisse Group AG of misleading investors about a complex product for betting on stock market swings, and causing huge losses when it lost 96% of its value in one harrowing day.
U.S. President Donald Trump voiced skepticism on Wednesday over whether House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will hold a vote on the new U.S-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) after Democrats opened an impeachment inquiry against him.
Some traders are voicing skepticism over the validity of the president's claims about making progress in trade negotiations with China.
General Motors Co will enable U.S. owners of 2018 and newer model vehicles to download Amazon.com's Alexa digital assistant software to control navigation, streaming media and phones starting next year, the companies said on Wednesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced initial details of an emerging trade deal between the two countries on Wednesday, with Trump saying it would open up Japanese markets to $7 billion worth of U.S. products.
Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rebounded more than expected in August, the latest sign that the sluggish housing market was starting to get a lift from lower mortgage rates.
General Motors Co and the union that represents its 48,000 striking hourly workers in the United States have made progress in talks toward a new labor deal but are grappling with issues over the pay and job security of newer and temporary workers, two people familiar with the talks said on Wednesday.
Mexico's peso and stock market slumped on Wednesday in response to an impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump, with trade experts warning the probe risked derailing the passage of the USMCA trade deal through U.S. Congress.
Saudi Arabia has restored its oil production capacity to 11.3 million barrels per day, three sources briefed on Saudi Aramco's operations told Reuters, maintaining a faster than expected recovery after the Sept. 14 attacks on its oil facilities.
No additional U.S. tariffs will be imposed on Japanese cars as long as a U.S.-Japan trade deal, which was agreed on Wednesday between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is being implemented faithfully, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signed a limited trade deal on Wednesday that cuts tariffs on U.S. farm goods, Japanese machine tools and other products while further staving off the threat of higher U.S. car duties.