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Asian shares languished near one-month lows on Wednesday as investors speculated surging commodity prices and growing inflationary pressure in the United States could lead to earlier rate hikes and higher bond yields globally.

The governors of Missouri and Tennessee are joining five other Republican-led states in ending all federally funded pandemic-related unemployment benefits this summer, saying the extra money is keeping those out of work from rejoining the labor force and making it hard for employers to fill jobs.

The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to repeal a regulation introduced during former President Donald Trump's administration that Democrats say allows predatory lenders to skirt state consumer protections.

The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to repeal a regulation introduced during former President Donald Trump's administration that Democrats say allows predatory lenders to skirt state consumer protections.

Australia promised big spending in a deficit-laden budget on Tuesday as the conservative leadership sought to sustain a recovery from a coronavirus-induced recession and win backing from women and older voters with an eye on the next election.

Deutsche Bank has appointed M&A; veteran Richard Robinson as a managing director and vice chairman of its global Industrials group, the German lender said on Tuesday.

A federal judge in Dallas ruled on Tuesday that the National Rifle Association cannot use bankruptcy to reorganize in gun-friendly Texas, a serious blow to the gun rights group's effort to avoid a lawsuit in New York seeking its dissolution.

U.S. insurer American National Group Inc is exploring options that could include a sale of the company, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

The Canadian dollar steadied against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday, holding near its strongest level in 3-1/2 years as higher commodity prices added to investors' worries about the outlook for inf

Chesapeake Energy Corp on Tuesday reported a quarterly profit of $295 million in its first earnings after emerging from bankruptcy in February.