Visa-free travel to EU for three Balkan states

The EU executive proposed allowing citizens of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, which have been promised eventual EU membership, to travel to the European Union without visas from the start of next year.

Intel results help lift Wall Street

Stocks rose more than 1 percent at the open on Wednesday as Intel Corp's (INTC.O) solid quarterly results and outlook reinforced hopes for an economic recovery and a rebound in technology spending.