The Fed will release new economic and interest rate forecasts, which could indicate that the central bank's officials expect to raise rates by, or even […]

FILE PHOTO: A vial with the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is pictured at a hospital in Tbilisi, Georgia March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Irakli GedenidzeGENEVA (Reuters) […]

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union agreed on Wednesday to blacklist Chinese officials for human rights abuses, two diplomats said, the first sanctions against Beijing […]

TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday China was acting aggressively and repressively, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reaffirmed U.S. […]

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government said on Wedneseday it would investigate messaging app Line, owned by SoftBank Corp’s Z Holdings Corp, after Japanese media reports […]

LONDON (Reuters) – New York kept the top spot in the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), with London clinging on to second place in […]

TOKYO (Reuters) – Shares of Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) fell the most in eight years on Wednesday after Japan’s atomic regulator found safety breaches at […]

Slideshow ( 2 images )BERLIN (Reuters) – German carmaker BMW on Wednesday said it expects a significant year-on-year increase in group pretax profit in 2021 […]

FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is seen at an Apple Store in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo(Reuters) – Apple Inc […]

Asia-Pacific markets were set to trade lower on Wednesday as investors wait for the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting later in […]

Slideshow ( 3 images )CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela this week is rolling out larger-denomination banknotes as hyperinflation batters the crisis-stricken South American country’s bolivar currency. […]

PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Tuesday that time had come for additional coronavirus restrictions in the greater Paris region as […]

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  Ulta Beauty — The cosmetics retailer's shares dipped more than 3% after Guggenheim downgraded Ulta to […]

New York (CNN Business)It is not yet clear when (or if) Tiger Woods will play professional golf again after he injured his leg in a […]

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission expects to receive about 200 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the second quarter, it said for […]

TORONTO (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada is likely to reduce its bond purchases as soon as next month, strategists say, which would provide the […]