Stocks and bonds declined on Wednesday amid caution ahead of US inflation data that will shape investor expectations for further Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes.

A gauge of Asian equities headed for a three-week low, with technology stocks the biggest drag. Chinese shares dropped as inflation accelerated in July to the highest level in two years.

“Following an in-depth legal analysis, and in light of the losses incurred,” the company asked the Conseil d’Etat, France’s highest administrative court, to overturn the orders requiring it to sell electricity at a discount, EDF added in a

Japanese government bonds look set for further gains with both foreign and domestic investors seen returning to a market where the central bank has often been the only buyer this year.

A pullback in bets on a Bank of Japan policy tweak resulted in

The world’s biggest tour operator expects to report “significantly positive” underlying earnings before interest and tax for the 12 months through September, it reiterated Wednesday.

The Stop & Shop owner is keeping its options open to pursue the initial public offering at a later date “when equity market conditions are more conducive,” according to comments published with its Wednesday

The Sydney-based bank warned of a challenging outlook as the twin economic pressures worsened the cost-of-living burden, when it reported full-year earnings Wednesday. It posted a cash profit of A$9.6 billion ($6.7 billion) for the year through June, which was slightly higher than analyst expectations.

The call came at 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 24, just hours after Russia invaded Ukraine. It threw a lifeline to the Trushchenkov family. “Come, my apartment is yours from the beginning of next month,” said a friend, phoning from 230 miles away in Warsaw to offer a good deal on a sublet. So began the journey that brought 11 Trushchenkovs—six adults and five children—from across Ukraine to a cramped ground floor apartment in the Polish capital. “We only had room for toothbrushes and some gold,” says Olga, a 38-year-old mother of two, recalling her four grueling days of travel.

In Poland, the Trushchenkovs relied on a country’s kindness. Deliveries of secondhand clothing arrived on their doorstep. They collected 500 zloty ($108) per child each month from the government. But their rent was 6,000 zloty, and they’d spent most of their cash during the escape. “All our savings went like water in the first few days as we had to pay for hotels and fuel,” says Zoia, the family’s 67-year-old...

UK consumer confidence rose for the first time in seven months as the government brought forward measure to aid in a cost-of-living crisis, a survey by YouGov showed.

Data from the polling company and the Center for Economics and Business Research showed a 2-point increase in confidence in July to a reading of 5.3 points. While that was below pre-pandemic levels, there were small gains for the outlook for household finances and job security. 

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador detailed plans to further deepen the military’s role in Mexican life, boosting efforts to bring the national guard under the control of the Defense Ministry.

Mexico’s leader, who has already put the country’s ports and customs under military authority, acknowledged on Tuesday that the constitutional reform needed to make such a change is likely doomed since his party doesn’t have a super-majority in congress. But he said he may issue a decree or pass a legislative change by simple majority to the same effect and let the courts decide if it is legal. 

More rain is on tap for areas of South Korea as Seoul tried to drain flooded train stations and repair cut power lines after one of the worst storms in more than a century hit the capital, killing at least nine and leaving about six others missing.

President Yoon Suk Yeol, in a meeting on Wednesday, apologized to the nation for “inconveniences” caused by rainfalls that the weather agency said were some of the heaviest in at least 115 years. A day earlier, he asked authorities to recalibrate disaster management plans by taking into account the effects of global warming.

Half of UK adults with a possible cancer symptom do not contact their GP within six months, despite spotting changes to their body, research suggests.

A YouGov poll of 2,468 people for Cancer Research UK found that just 48% of those who had experienced a red flag symptom - including coughing up blood, unexplained weight loss and a new or unusual lump - contacted their GP within half a year.

Russian inflation likely decelerated for a third month to the lowest since the invasion of Ukraine, after consumer prices declined in consecutive weeks thanks to a stronger ruble and a seasonal drop in the cost of fruit and vegetables.

International sanctions aimed at crippling Russia’s economy initially led to a brief currency shock and supply disruptions. A wave of panic buying that followed drove up inflation to more than quadruple the central bank’s 4% target. 

The struggle of UK home buyers, Russia is scouring the globe for weapons, perilous winter in Europe, and Elon Musk sells Tesla shares. Here’s what people are talking about. 

First-time home buyers in the UK are

China accused Taiwan’s ruling party of damaging the chances of peaceful unification, as authorities in Beijing attempted to keep the pressure on Taipei a week after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit. 

The Democratic Progressive Party helmed by President Tsai Ing-wen must change course to reduce tensions, the Taiwan Affairs Office in Beijing said, in its first white paper published since President Xi Jinping took power. The report said DPP leaders deepened the dispute by refusing to accept that both sides belong to “one China.”

In the midst of an arid summer that set heat records across Europe, the continent’s rivers are evaporating.

The Rhine — a pillar of the German, Dutch and Swiss economies for centuries — has dried up to the point of becoming all but impassable at a key bottleneck, stymieing vast flows of diesel and coal. The Danube, which snakes its way 1,800 miles through central Europe to the Black Sea, is gummed up too, hampering grain and other trade.

The virus, named Langya henipavirus or LayV, was found thanks to an early detection system for feverish people with a recent history of exposure to animals in eastern China. The patients -- mainly farmers -- also reported fatigue, cough, loss of appetite and aches, with several developing blood-cell abnormalities and signs of liver and kidney damage. All survived. 

SoftBank has evolved rapidly over the last ten years from a telecom company and strategic investor to the world’s biggest pool of tech capital. It’ll look even more like a pure investment house as it continues to buy back its own stock and sell or pare assets, including its stake in

New York-based Urquhart will start at Coatue in the coming months and will get involved in key management responsibilities, according to the letter, which confirmed an earlier Bloomberg News

All parts of the US supply chain -- not just its ports -- need to move to round-the-clock operations to alleviate snarl-ups and reduce overall costs, President Joe Biden’s supply-chain czar said. 

“If only you or only a terminal goes to 24/7, that’s interesting,” Stephen Lyons told Port of Long Beach Executive Mario Cordero in an interview Tuesday. “But if everybody -- including the warehousing community, all the other modes of transport -- moved to 24/7, or something more than today, that makes logical sense that you could move much more cargo in the same period of time.”

Two founders of a little-known Hong Kong investment bank briefly became billionaires in recent days following a baffling stock surge, only to see their paper fortunes quickly tumble when the shares plunged. 

Inflation is wreaking havoc on breakfast, with egg prices at grocery stores soaring a whopping 47% in July over last year, according to retail analytics firm Information Resources Inc.

Prices have been driven by one of the worst bird flu outbreaks in US history, killing more than

UK government departments require a £44 billion ($53 billion) cash boost if they are to fully offset the impact of soaring prices, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

In an analysis published Wednesday, the think tank said rampant inflation is expected to wipe out more than 40% of the planned real-terms increase in funding for public services over the next three years.