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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — World shares fell Wednesday amid concerns that higher-than-expected U.S. inflation could trigger rate hikes. Shares in Tokyo ceded initial gains from better-than-expected GDP data, and China markets succumbed to a fresh bout of pessimism. ANALYST VIEWPOINT: U.S. investor nerves were triggered by a stronger than expected read on headline CPI for April. If it does, U.S. rate hikes could be in prospect, Ric Spooner, chief market analyst for CMC Markets, said in a research note. Читать дальше...

The man who paid $1 for an Australian coal mine believes the sector will soon witness more mergers and acquisitions

The Royal Thai Armed Forces plan to purchase Russia's Mi-17V5 helicopters, Thai Army's Commander-in-Chief Teerachai Nakwanich said Wednesday.

European, Asian shares follow Wall Street lower; oil prices dip after hitting 7-month highs

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South Africa’s inflation has slowed for a second consecutive month, leaving room for the Reserve Bank to pause its policy tightening cycle.

Morning Edition issued listeners a challenge: record your own version of the show's theme. Renee Montagne and Mary Louise Kelly share a retro Sci-Fi version — one of many submitted by listeners.

His large, veiny hand forcefully pushes her face down to the side, his thumb pressed hard into her cheek.

Trump enlists conservative economists, including Stephen Moore of the Heritage Foundation, to make his tax plan more politically palatable. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Moore about advising Trump.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is answering for violence at the Nevada Democratic Party's state convention, where his supporters threw chairs and hurled obscenities as Hillary Clinton claimed the most delegates.

Deep in the world's largest mangrove forest, which spans India's border with Bangladesh, rangers protect wild Bengal tigers. Rising seas may have rangers and tigers competing for a place to live.

France's president says changing the labor law is the only way to improve jobless figures — but his decision to push those changes through Parliament has led to nationwide strikes and street protests.

It could be at least another week before the medical examiner releases a final report on Prince's death. Wrangling over his estate has begun while fans gather at memorials around his hometown.

A study examined the economic effects of the Affordable Care Act. Researchers found states that opted to expand Medicaid through Obamacare had residents with fewer unpaid bills and less debt overall.

Renee Montagne talks with critic Kenneth Turan about some of the movies coming out of this year's Cannes Film Festival. Turan reviews movies for Morning Edition and the Los Angeles Times.

National League MVP Bryce Harper is being compared to the late Yankees great Mickey Mantle. It's worth looking beyond statistics when searching for comparisons for the young Washington Nationals star.

Voters went to the polls in Kentucky and Oregon on Tuesday. Hillary Clinton may have just barely edged out Bernie Sanders in Kentucky's primary. But Sanders won by a significant margin in Oregon.

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona, who supports Bernie Sanders as the Democratic presidential nominee, about the results of the Oregon and Kentucky primaries.

U.S. prosecutors have opened an investigation into allegations that the Russian government ran a doping program that produced winners in several recent Olympic Games, The New York Times reports.

Public schools in Massachusetts aren't rushing to comply with President Obama's instructions for bathrooms and transgender students — the state has had that rule on the books for nearly 5 years.

Brenda Newport is an unwavering fan of the minor league basketball team: Canton Charge. She says rooting for the home team and heckling the opposition give her life as she battles cancer.

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Around 1,200 people dressed as warriors join on May 18, 2016 a biannual procession in the northeaste...

Amputee James Young has worked with prosthetics designers to create a unique limb that looks like something straight out of a science fiction movie.