Global bonds wobbled on Wednesday and were set for their worst month in years, hit by a toxic mix of deteriorating government finances, a glut of issuances and rising inflation as the seven-month-old US-Israeli war on Iran keeps energy costs elevated.

China's services activity expanded at its fastest pace in three months in September, as stronger new orders, including from overseas, lifted output, a private-sector survey showed on ⁠Wednesday.

China's factory activity returned to growth in September, an ‌official survey showed on Wednesday, as easing weather disruptions allowed factories to resume operations ⁠and a global artificial intelligence boom supported the industrial sector.

Oil prices rose on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump denied he would be willing to ease ‌sanctions on Iran while Qatar pushed for peace talks, after falling in the previous session on a recovery in crude supply from the Middle East.

District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said a woman’s report to police in 2024 saying she had been raped at a fraternity did not support a criminal case. But he said he is now reaching out to her.

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The dollar stood near this year's high versus the euro on Wednesday and was poised for the largest monthly rise against it for 14 months, powered by US growth and rising US interest rates in contrast to the energy and debt ‌worries swirling in Europe.

International cooperation among banking supervisors is becoming more difficult just as financial risks grow more interconnected, the chair of the global banking rulemaker said on Wednesday.

Gold was steady in early Asian trade. The selloff seen on Monday was stabilizing as oil and U.S. treasury yields eased, and Fed hike expectations moderated, OCBC Group said.

Every front page on Wednesday is dominated by Prime Minister Andy Burnham's speech at the Labour Party conference.

An Iraqi demand that tens of thousands of militants turn in their weapons falls short in a conflict fed by America’s war with Iran.

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Market choppiness and AI safety fears are spooking investors and throwing into disarray what was expected to be a string of major IPOs this fall.

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The 0.1% are worth $28 trillion, or about 15% of the nation’s total wealth. The average wealth for a household in this group is over $200 million.

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Market choppiness and AI safety fears are spooking investors and throwing into disarray what was expected to be a string of major IPOs this fall.

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After pulsating Game 1 win, Braves can’t let Phillies off the hook

Austin Riley gets his season rewrite off to a storybook start

Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez is accused of striking an agent with his car's side-view mirror while driving away.

More than 70 million specimens from 100 UK collections will be put into an online digital museum

Nearly every Democratic senator voted to advance a measure calling for a human rights report on Israel’s conduct in the West Bank, as some in the party propose punishing settlement activity with sanctions.

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