Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the No. 2 seed, qualified for the semi-finals of the US Open, the final of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the year, after defeating seventh seed Zheng Qinwen of China in two sets to none.

In the quarter-finals, last ye…

Oil prices fell on Wednesday, extending the previous day’s more than 4% plunge, amid concerns over lower global demand growth.

Brent crude futures for November fell 28 cents, or 0.4%, to $73.47 after dropping 4.9% in the previous session. US West Tex…