 | | | | U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland directed federal prosecutors on Wednesday to prioritize prosecution of airline passengers committing assaults and other crimes aboard aircraft. | | | | | | Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's surprise shakeup of the nomination process for the Bank of Mexico's (Banxico) next chief has cast doubt over the bank's rate-tightening cycle as it battles to keep high inflation in check. | | | | | | Pfizer Inc has sued a longtime employee for allegedly stealing "scores" of confidential documents, including some related to its COVID-19 vaccine, as she prepared to jump to a competitor. | | | | | | U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to tap the nation's emergency oil stockpiles marks the first time in two decades that a president has used the reserve to tame energy prices instead of tackle a supply disruption. | | | | | | Wall Street ended higher on Wednesday, lifted by gains in Nvidia and other tech stocks, while Gap and Nordstrom shares tumbled following weak quarterly reports. | | | | | | China, the world's largest crude importer, was non-committal about its intentions to release oil from its reserves as requested by the United States, while OPEC producers were not considering changing tactics in light of the U.S. action, according to three sources in the group. | | | | | | The dollar gained broadly on Wednesday, reaching 16-month highs against the euro and an almost five-year top against the Japanese yen as investors bet that the U.S. Federal Reserve will tighten monetary policy faster than its peers. | | | | | | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) said on Thursday Westpac's local unit needs to address risk governance and compliance concerns after an independent report highlighted "material shortcoming" in the board's oversight. | | | | | | Companies in the most polluting sectors that have invested in climate action often find themselves valued below peers that have been slower to do so, highlighting the difficulty of getting shareholders to back sustainability. | | | | | | Wall Street shares finished higher in choppy trading on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday as U.S. Treasury yields hovered near the year's highs. | | | | | |
