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Asian shares were lower Wednesday amid continuing global uncertainties that weighed on stocks as some traders took profits from a rally earlier in the week.

The Latest on Ethiopian Airlines crash (all times local): 11:15 a.m.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is facing mounting criticism for backing the airworthiness of Boeing's 737 Max jets as the number of countries that have grounded the aircraft grows in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines crash.

A growing number of airlines around the world have grounded their Boeing 737 Max 8 jets following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed 157 people on Sunday, five months after a similar Indonesian Lion Air jet plunged into the ocean, killing 189.

A fiercely contested oil and gas project in a residential neighborhood outside Denver has cleared a major hurdle.

U.S. stocks moved broadly higher on Wall Street in early trading Tuesday, led by bank, technology and health care stocks.

Technology and health care companies led U.S. stock indexes mostly higher Tuesday, building on the market's solid gains from a day earlier.

___ Much of world bans Boeing jet involved in Ethiopia crash HEJERE, Ethiopia (AP) — Much of the world, including the entire European Union, has grounded the Boeing jetliner involved in the Ethiopian Airlines crash or banned it from their airspace.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Tuesday: Stitch Fix Inc., up $6.80 to $33.78 The online clothing styling service reported earnings and revenue that came in well ahead of what Wall Street analysts were expecting.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

The Latest on Boeing's 737 Max 8 model after a crash in Ethiopia (all times local): 12:50 p.m. Cayman Airways says it is temporarily grounding the two Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft it operates in the wake of an Ethiopian Airlines crash involving the same plane model.

Lumber Liquidators will pay $33 million to settle fraud charges by federal authorities who accused the company of falsely saying its Chinese-made laminate flooring met formaldehyde emissions standards.

China, Australia and Singapore are among the countries that suspended service after Sunday's fatal crash.

U.S. stocks opened mostly higher on Wall Street Monday, although a steep drop in Boeing is weighing down the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

The head of Indonesia's national transport safety agency says it will offer to assist the Ethiopian investigation into the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane.

The Latest on President Donald Trump's proposed 2020 budget (all times local): 8:25 a.m.

A proposed underground transmission line would carry electricity generated mostly by wind turbines in Iowa to the Chicago area.

Chinese tech giant Huawei's tensions with Washington, which says the telecom equipment maker is a security risk, stretch across four continents from courtrooms to corporate boardrooms to Canadian canola fields.

___ Boeing 737 Max 8s under scrutiny after Ethiopia crash HEJERE, Ethiopia (AP) — Airlines in Ethiopia, China, Indonesia and elsewhere have grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliner after the second devastating crash of one of the planes in five months.

The crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 that left 157 people dead is drawing renewed scrutiny of the Boeing model just four months after another one crashed in Indonesia, killing 189.