Asian markets enjoy much-needed rally as Fed's big day arrives
Asian markets enjoyed some respite Wednesday from the hefty selling at the start of the week, with focus on the end of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting later in the day, when traders hope it will provide much-needed guidance on its plans for hiking interest rates.
Read moreStaal headlines Team Canada for Beijing Olympics
Eric Staal headlined the list of players named by Hockey Canada on Tuesday to represent the country in the men's hockey tournament at next month's Beijing Olympics.
Read moreEx-Tour champion Bernal 'conscious' after surgery for bus crash injuries
"He is conscious, with mobility in all four limbs" and showing signs of "further progress in his post-operative development," said the Sabana University Clinic, where the cyclist was rushed by ambulance after smashing head-on into a bus.
Read moreCollins beats Cornet to make Australian Open semi-final
Danielle Collins swept into the last four of the Australian Open Wednesday to match her feat from 2019 and shatter French veteran Alize Cornet's dream of making a first Grand Slam semi-final.
Read moreAt up to $8,000/week, America's travel nurses keep Covid-slammed hospitals afloat
For Allyssa Findorff, the decision to hit the road on short-term nursing contracts was an easy one: she'd always wanted to see the rest of America, and the attractive rates on offer helped seal the deal.
Read moreFearful Wall Street awaits Fed's next moves on inflation
The Federal Reserve's first policy meeting of the year hasn't even concluded but Wall Street already is unhappy, wary of what central bank chief Jerome Powell might say on Wednesday about his inflation-fighting plans.
Read moreSecond NY cop dies after gun battle in Harlem
A New York policeman wounded in an exchange of gunfire last week died Tuesday, raising the toll in the tragedy to two, officials said.
Read moreRoll up: NFT's magical mystery now includes Beatles memorabilia
Beatles fans won't be able to touch them, but they can soon get their virtual hands on personal memorabilia from John Lennon's son Julian in the form of NFTs.
Read moreMicrosoft sees strong earnings on cloud computing
Microsoft beat market expectations Tuesday with strong quarterly performance in cloud computing and software, still benefitting from the pandemic's online shifting of work, play, shopping and learning.
Read moreIMF's Gopinath says time to 'recalibrate' Covid restrictions
China should begin to "recalibrate" its aggressive anti-Covid policy as other countries are doing, to try to ease the negative impact the pandemic continues to have on global supply chains and economic growth, a senior IMF official said on Tuesday.
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