EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc wants to open the door for Canada to become its first associate member, signaling a major deepening of ties.

The reading comes a day before the Bank of England updates its monetary policy.

The BOJ is expected to hike rates by 25 basis points to a fresh three-decade high, a CNBC survey shows.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemned the strike as a "heinous" attack. Mecca is Islam's holiest site and the focal point of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Rising Treasury yields, geopolitical risk and fresh AI safety concerns are hitting markets, but many investors remain bullish on AI spending and earnings.

Oil fell Wednesday, as an unexpected increase in U.S. crude inventories outweighed worries over supply disruptions after an Iran-backed attack on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline.

The 10-year Treasury yield hit its highest since 2007, pushing borrowing costs deeper into territory that could expose some of the financial system's weakest links.

Companies are helping universities develop courses, provide financial support and create pathways through which qualifying students can join them.  

Grab is betting $1.49 billion on Atome Financial as it looks to expand its consumer lending business in Southeast Asia.

Comments from the two tech leaders landed days after Anthropic's Dario Amodei published an essay urging the AI industry to slow the pace of model development.