IBT Staff Reporter

President Joe Biden announced an additional $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine on Wednesday, even as his position on a no-fly zone did not change after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's urgent appeal to the U.S.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin "is a war criminal" for attacking Ukraine and announced an additional $800 million in security assistance including weapons to take down Russian planes and tanks.

WTO chief hails Covid vaccines IP compromise

The head of a U.S. markets regulator said on Wednesday that while U.S.

The head of the U.S. derivatives markets regulator said on Wednesday that markets are "operating well" amid extreme volatility sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and retaliatory Western sanctions, although there are unknown risks.

Markets are "operating well" amid extreme volatility sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, although there are unknown risks, the chair of the U.S.

US Foods Holding Corp is interviewing potential candidates for its board as the food distributor tries to fend off a challenge from activist investor Sachem Head Capital Management, two people familiar with the matter said.

Gold steadied on Wednesday, with a weaker dollar offsetting pressure from higher U.S.

Gold fell to more than a two-week low on Wednesday as the safe-haven appeal of the metal was dimmed by hopes of progress in Russia-Ukraine talks, with rising bond yields adding pressure to bullion as markets braced for a U.S.

Chernobyl workers held 'hostage' amid fears for reactor safety

Canada's annual inflation rate accelerated in February to hit a fresh 30-year high, with broad price gains hitting consumers at the gas pumps, in the grocery store and on housing, official data showed on Wednesday.

Canada's annual inflation rate accelerated in February to hit a fresh 30-year high, with broad price gains hitting consumers on all fronts, data showed on Wednesday, bolstering the case for the Bank of Canada to move forcefully on rates.

'Born-free' Belarusian goes to war alongside Ukraine troops

Michelin and BMW were among the latest companies on Wednesday to warn of disruption to their operations from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while ad group Publicis said it had ceded control of its Russian business to protect its staff.

Michelin and BMW were among the latest companies on Wednesday to warn of disruption to their businesses from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while ad group Publicis said it had handed over control of its Russian subsidiary to protect its staff.

Far from Kyiv, Africa feels economic fallout from Ukraine crisis

The majority of Britain's top companies now have at least one ethnic minority board member, the government-backed Parker Review committee, set up to improve the diversity of UK boards, said on Wednesday.

Thousands more refugees from Ukraine crossed into Eastern Europe on Wednesday, where authorities are providing food, social services and school places to help people rebuild their lives away from war.

Thousands more refugees from Ukraine crossed into Eastern Europe on Wednesday, where authorities are providing food, social services and school places to help people rebuild their lives away from war.

SiFive, Inc., a RISC-V chip technology startup in Silicon Valley, said on Wednesday it raised $175 million in its latest round of funding and is now valued at $2.5 billion.

Two UK-Iranian nationals released from detention

Wall Street's main indexes jumped on Wednesday, led by gains in technology and financial stocks, as signs of progress in Ukraine-Russia peace talks lifted sentiment ahead of a widely expected interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

Wall Street's main indexes jumped on Wednesday, propelled by technology and financial stocks, as signs of progress in Ukraine-Russia peace talks lifted sentiment ahead of a widely expected interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

The S&P 500 pared its gains and the Dow briefly dipped into the red on Wednesday after the U.S.

The S&P 500 closed up more than 2% while the Nasdaq rallied almost 4% on Wednesday as investors shrugged off initial jitters following the U.S.

The World Trade Organization praised a provisional deal to waive patent rights for COVID-19 vaccines after more than a year of deadlock, although drugmakers said the move risked undermining the industry's ability to respond to future health crises.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) praised a provisional deal to waive patent rights for COVID-19 vaccines after more than a year of deadlock, though drugmakers said the move risked undermining the industry's ability to respond to future health crises.

Pope Francis on Wednesday evoked the spectre of a nuclear war, where whoever is left of humanity would have to start all over again on "the day after", and appeared to ask God to stop the aggressor in Ukraine.

Around 100 European Union lawmakers asked Brussels on Wednesday to withdraw plans to label energy investments in gas as green, saying this undermined Europe's push to reduce reliance on Russian fossil fuels.