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Shares in cannabis companies surged on Wednesday, extending a months-long rally due to bets on decriminalization under the Biden administration, as the Reddit community behind a recent trading frenzy talked up the stocks.

Britain must set out how it will ease coronavirus travel restrictions, easyJet's chief executive said on Wednesday, a day after the government tightened already strict travel rules in a further blow for airlines.

Global demand for silver will rise to 1.025 billion ounces in 2021, its highest in eight years, as investors and industry ramp up purchases, the Silver Institute said on Wednesday, predicting that prices would rise.

Under Armour Inc beat quarterly revenue estimates on Wednesday, helped by a surge in online demand from shoppers looking for athletic apparel for workouts, sending its shares up 4% in premarket trade.

Electric aircraft startup Archer, which is getting solid backing from United Airlines, will go public through a merger with a blank-check company backed by investment banker Ken Moelis in a deal valued at around $3.8 billion.

Popeyes said on Wednesday it would launch a fish-based sandwich, a move that comes nearly two years after its fried chicken sandwich took the internet by storm and challenged big fast-food players.

Shares in cannabis companies surged on Wednesday, extending a months-long rally due to bets on decriminalization under the Biden administration, as the Reddit trading community behind a recent trading frenzy promoted the stocks.

Copper prices scaled eight-year highs on Wednesday as rising inflation expectations caused by U.S. stimulus, a falling dollar, decreasing rates of coronavirus infections and historically low stocks spurred fresh buying.

A weather system already punishing the Midwestern United States with the coldest temperatures of the winter was forecast to spin to the south and West on Wednesday, prompting ice storm warnings and likely hazardous travel conditions.

Flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia has terminated a lease for 12 Bombardier CRJ-1000 planes amid a bribery probe into the procurement of the aircraft, a cabinet minister said on Wednesday. The contract with Nordic Aviation Capital was initially due to end in 2027.

Myanmar's military coup and declaration of a state of emergency has sparked concern in neighbouring China over metal and mineral supplies amid already high tin, copper and rare earth prices. [nL4N2K71CP]

Vietnam said it planned to impose anti-dumping duties on raw sugar that originates in Thailand, claiming soaring imports are undermining its domestic sugar industry.

Emirates Airlines President Tim Clark said on Wednesday Boeing's 777x jet was unlikely to be delivered before the first quarter of 2024. A Boeing spokeswoman told Reuters the planemaker still anticipated 777x deliveries to start in late 2023.

The Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed last month killing 62 people had an imbalance in engine thrust that eventually led the plane into a sharp roll and then a final dive into the sea, a preliminary report by investigators said on Wednesday.

Kenya on Wednesday launched a $34 million project aimed at cushioning the effects of drought caused by climate change, targeting communities living in arid regions of the country.

For South African winemaker Vergenoegd Löw, the pandemic could have been a disaster but a bitter trade war between China and Australia has thrown the 325-year-old estate a lifeline.

Earnings and stimulus, say no more. Add hopes of a large U.S. fiscal boost lifting a pandemic-hit global economy to a slew of generally upbeat earnings and it's no wonder world stock markets are cruising at record highs.

The flight data recorder from the Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed last month killing 62 people showed problems with the autothrottle system that controls engine power automatically, Indonesia's air accident investigator said on Wednesday.

Malaysia's palm oil inventories rose more than expected in January as exports plunged to a near 14-year low while output continued to decline, data from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) showed on Wednesday.

London copper prices hit an eight-year high while Shanghai copper rose to an over nine-year peak on Wednesday, as tight supply and U.S. stimulus optimism boosted investor sentiment.