Shares were mostly lower Wednesday in Asia after a rare quiet day on Wall Street and in other global financial markets. U.S.

China appointed a new top international trade negotiator on Wednesday amid tariff tensions with the U.S. The government said that Li Chenggang has been appointed to replace Wang ...

The U.K. Supreme Court is poised to rule Wednesday in a legal challenge focusing on the definition of a woman in a long-running dispute between a women’s rights group and the ...