RIO DE JANEIRO - Dutch gymnast Sanne Wevers changed her gameplan at the last minute after American Simone Biles lost her footing on the beam. It paid off when she became the first woman from her country to win an individual gymnastics gold.
LIVINGSTON, La. Overwhelmed rivers in much of southern Louisiana receded slowly from record levels on Monday while crews in boats searched for more people stranded in inundated homes after three days of torrential rains that killed seven people.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Monday said it has increased its stake in Apple Inc by 55 percent, boosting its bet on the iPhone and iPod maker even as prominent investors like George Soros and Carl Icahn shed theirs.
DUBAI/LONDON OPEC will probably revive talks on freezing oil output levels when it meets non-OPEC nations next month as top exporter Saudi Arabia appears to want higher prices, according to OPEC sources, although Iran, Iraq and Russia present obstacles to a deal.
MILWAUKEE The city of Milwaukee imposed a 10 p.m. curfew on Monday in an attempt to quell rioting that erupted the previous two nights in response to the police shooting of an armed black man in one of the most segregated cities in the United States.
MOSCOW Russia and the United States are close to starting joint military action against militants in Syria's Aleppo, Russian news agencies on Monday quoted Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying.
SINGAPORE Sherine Toh says her best days at work are when none of the 600-or-so staff at Singapore's Tung Lok Restaurants quits, though such days are rare.
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| Name | Yield | Change |
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| US 10YR |
+1.558
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+0.043 |
| DE 10YR |
-0.068
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+0.000 |
| JP 10YR |
-0.079
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+0.000 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
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| USD | 1 | 1.1181 | 0.0099 |
| EUR | 0.8944 | 1 | 0.0088 |
| JPY | 101.2600 | 113.2400 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
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| Gold |
1,338.60
USD
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+4.50
Exp: Aug16
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| Copper |
2.15
USD
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+0.01
Exp: Aug16
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| Crude Oil |
45.53
USD
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-0.21
Exp: Aug16
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DUBAI A Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a hospital in Yemen's northern Hajja province on Monday, residents and local officials said, killing at least seven people and wounding 13.
