Asian equities rose for a fifth day, with the MSCIAsia PacificIndex hitting a record, driven by attractive valuations and stronger growth prospects ... .
Hoping to reach its first sectional final in school history next week, the HightstownHigh wrestling team tuned up by blasting Peddie, 54-23, on Wednesday ... Fabian-Valle pinned in 41 seconds and Kramer was even faster in 31 ... Hightstown 54, Peddie 23.
Asian stocks stayed near record highs ahead of the US jobs report, with weak retail sales fueling expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts later this year ... .
Gold prices rose more than 1% on Wednesday as a weaker dollar and falling bond yields boosted sentiment ...The dollar’s decline drove base metals higher on Wednesday ... ....