HELSINKI (Reuters) -Elevator-maker Kone said its overall order intake was up after it posted weaker-than-expected first-quarter core earnings on Wednesday and trimmed its full-year outlook on the back of supply chain constraints and a decline in its China business.

U.S. new vehicle sales is expected to fall in April, as low inventories and rising interest rates boost prices amid high demand, consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said.

Russia's Gazprom halted gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday over their failure to pay in roubles, cranking up an economic war with Europe in response to Western sanctions imposed for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Harley-Davidson Inc reported a drop in first-quarter profit, in line with Wall Street expectations as margins were squeezed by higher costs and chip shortages, while sales were boosted by global price increases.

(Reuters) -Oil prices dipped on Wednesday as a soaring dollar made barrels more expensive and Europe's biggest economy Germany was speeding up plans to wean itself off Russian oil while coronavirus outbreaks clouded China's economic outlook.

Generali shareholders will vote to select a chief executive and board of directors on April 29.