Europe's industry body for securities and derivatives exchanges said on Wednesday its board has voted unanimously to exclude the Moscow Exchange.

DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) -OPEC+ oil producers agreed on Wednesday to stick to their plans for a modest output rise in April, snubbing calls from consumers for more crude and ignoring the Ukraine crisis in their talks even as crude prices rocketed higher.

Republicans challenging court-drawn congressional district maps in North Carolina and Pennsylvania have asked the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court to embrace an esoteric legal theory that could give politicians far greater power over elections.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen travels to Chicago on Wednesday to amplify President Joe Biden's State of the Union messages on punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and on his economic agenda, including investments in child care, education and clean energy.

Some of the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges are staying put in Russia, breaking ranks with mainstream finance in a decision that experts say weakens Western attempts to isolate Moscow following the invasion of Ukraine.

DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) -OPEC+ oil producers agreed on Wednesday to stick to their plans for a modest output rise in April, OPEC+ sources said, snubbing calls from consumers for more crude even as prices rocketed higher amid sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.