Asian stocks were poised for a mainly positive open Thursday as investors continued to ramp up bets that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month. Bloomberg Economics says China's July ...

Gold hit a record high just below $4,000 an ounce as the US government shutdown, a wobble in technology stocks, and political shake-ups in Japan and France buoyed demand. Bullion rose as high as ...

Today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: 1) Iran fired on American forces overnight and[...