The tobacco group UK:IMB said that, excluding the impact of its exit from Russia, first-half group net revenue is seen at a similar level to the prior-year period at constant currency.

The Swiss flavor-and-fragrance company CH:GIVN said its sales in the first three months of the year were 1.77 billion Swiss francs ($1.98 billion), compared with CHF1.78 billion a year earlier.

China’s exports unexpectedly rose 14.8% in March, doubling expectations by a large margin and ending a falling streak that began in October.

U.S.-traded shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sank Wednesday following a report that SoftBank Group Corp. has moved to sell most of its stake in the Chinese tech giant.

As the broader stock market has been on a tear for about a month, things are looking grim for investors with big short positions.

The interest rates banks pay on $18 trillion in deposits lags behind the fed-funds rate by the largest gap on record, according to a New York Fed paper.

California Rep. Ro Khanna on Wednesday became the first Democratic lawmaker to openly call on Sen. Dianne Feinstein to step down, saying the longtime senator can no longer fulfill her duties.

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Ethereum, a blockchain that supports the world’s second largest cryptocurrency ether, is set to go through an important upgrade on Wednesday.

U.S. inflation reports are no longer eliciting the outsize swings in U.S. stocks that investors witnessed during 2022. One longtime stock-market strategist and trader offered an explanation in an interview with MarketWatch.