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Stocks rose Wednesday after the minutes from the Fed's latest policy meeting showed the central bank could raise rates further than anticipated.

In a letter to investors backing the holding company that Musk is forming to take Twitter private, he expressed his commitment to completing the deal.

The stock dropped in extended trading after the chipmaker gave a light forecast for the current quarter.

The rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the minutes from its May 3-4 meeting.

McDonald's shareholders meeting on Thursday morning will mark the climax of a proxy fight waged by activist investor Carl Icahn.

Boeing landed its uncrewed Starliner spacecraft in the New Mexico desert on Wednesday, completing a crucial test flight in preparation to carry astronauts.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told CNBC that he believes in tighter background checks for gun owners after the mass shooting in Texas.

This weekend Tom Cruise has a chance to do something he's never done before — have a film open to more than $100 million at the domestic box office.

The report comes after even more revelations in recent days of further alcohol-fueled social events held at Downing Street during Covid lockdowns.

Of the four nations comprising the Quad, all of whose members seek to counter China's growing assertiveness in the region, only India has a border with China.

International financial institutions have stressed the need for a Marshall Plan for Ukraine, involving billions in grant money from allied countries.

A Ukrainian MP has given what he called a "polite" reply to Henry Kissinger's suggestion that Kyiv should be prepared to cede territory to Moscow for peace.

Backers of Terra have voted to revive the failed cryptocurrency venture without its controversial UST stablecoin.

New laws should be created to prevent people from committing "murder" in the metaverse, according to the UAE's minister of state for artificial intelligence.

Biden offered condolences and urged lawmakers to resist the gun industry to pass firearm legislation hours after a gunman killed at least 19 children in Texas.

The SEC alleges Ripple, CEO Brad Garlinghouse and executive chairman Chris Larsen engaged in an illegal securities offering through sales of XRP.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has urged Congress to pass the CHIPS for America Act in order to safeguard national security and the future of the economy.

Pfizer's CEO said Wednesday that he "wouldn't worry much" about a recent monkeypox outbreak that has seen cases surge in non-endemic countries.

European Central Bank member Klaas Knot has refused to rule out a 50 basis point hike for the Frankfurt institution at its upcoming July meeting.

The U.S. has announced that it will not extend an exemption permitting Moscow to pay foreign debt to American investors in U.S. dollars, potentially forcing Russia into default.