UNITED STATES

Ford Motor Co posted a lower third-quarter profit after misjudging the threat of higher commodity prices and sustaining losses in its European and Asian operations.

Demand for a range of long- lasting manufactured goods recorded their largest gain in six months in September, cementing views of a step-up in economic growth in the third quarter and suggesting the year's final quarter started with some momentum.

The Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner took its first paying passengers aloft on Wednesday, showing off a carbon-composite design its maker says is lighter, more economical to fly and more comfortable than its metal rivals currently plying the airways.

Ford Motor Co. posted lower third-quarter earnings after misjudging the threat of higher commodity costs and writing down the value of hedge positions.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge plan to visit UNICEF's centre in Denmark for distributing food and medical supplies to East Africa coming Wednesday.

Wall Street stocks were set for a higher open on Wednesday as optimism about corporate earnings offset concerns about an upcoming meeting of European leaders to tackle the region's debt crisis.

Hurricane Rina headed for Mexico's Yucatan peninsula on Wednesday with winds just shy of major hurricane strength, threatening beach resorts but steering clear of oil platforms.

BG Group will export liquefied natural gas from the United States under a landmark $8 billion deal with Cheniere Energy that will allow domestic producers to ship bountiful shale gas supplies to the world for the first time.

At least five people were killed, including three Iraqi soldiers, and another 22 wounded when two car bombs and a roadside bomb exploded in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday, hospital and police sources said.

Sprint Nextel posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss but its full year forecast showed the costs of selling Apple Inc.'s iPhone could hurt the results for the rest of the year.

Demand for a range of long- lasting U.S. manufactured goods rose more than expected in September to post the largest increase in six months, cementing views of a step-up in economic growth in the third quarter, even though new orders for transportation equipment fell.

Demand for a range of long- lasting U.S. manufactured goods rose more than expected in September to post the largest increase in six months, cementing views of a step-up in economic growth in the third quarter, even though new orders for transportation equipment fell.

Hurricane Rina is currently a category 2 storm, but it will intensify to category 3 Wednesday as it heads towards Cancun, Mexico. With winds currently breaking 110 miles per hour, Rina's projected path takes it over the Yucatan state, where residents have stocked up on supplies and close resort towns and fishing villages.

Republican presidential nomination candidate Herman Cain proudly touts his unconventional campaign, which produced an ad featuring his chief of staff on a smoke break. But Cain's campaign is far from the only campaign to release an ad that left politicos scratching their heads.

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has been forced to cancel a trip to Geneva for a United Nations meeting this week after his wife and some of his aides were denied visas, state media said on Wednesday.

During a CNBC interview on Tuesday, Gov. Rick Perry said the huge tax breaks to the wealthy offered under his new flat-tax plan is necessary for job creation.

Gold prices headed for a fourth consecutive daily gain Wednesday as investors returned to the yellow metal for protection from the ongoing risks to the European economy and weakness in the U.S. economy.

Nokia unveiled its long-awaited first Microsoft Windows phones on Wednesday, betting on the two sleek new models to get it back into the race with Apple and Google.

At least 10 Afghan civilians were killed and 35 wounded on a road near a major U.S. base after a small bomb punctured a hole in the side of a fuel tanker that was later engulfed by a large blaze, eyewitnesses and officials said on Wednesday.

Applications for home mortgages rose last week, recouping some of the steep decline a week before as demand for both purchases and refinancing perked up, an industry group said on Wednesday.

Societe Generale could turn to its own shareholders if it ever needed to raise additional capital and has no need for government funds, its chief executive said in a radio interview on Wednesday.