Court filings show a U.S. judge has dismissed X's lawsuit challenging New York's hate speech law.

Court filings show Meta Platforms (META.O) denied wrongdoing in reaching the settlement.

Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose for a fifth straight session on Wednesday, up 130 points (4.4%) to 3,056 — its highest level since Aug. 10. The capesize index (BCI) climbed 298 points (6.3%) to 5,033, also a high since Aug. 10; capesize daily earnings increased $2,706 to $42,148. The panamax index (BPI) added 80 points (3.7%) to 2,246, its highest since Aug. 13; panamax daily earnings rose $717 to $20,213. The supramax index (BSI) was up 1 point (0.06%) at 1,644.