Wall Street rides Black Friday bonanza
The three main U.S. indexes closed at record highs, helped by gains in consumer staples and technology stocks as investors hunted for bargains in a post-election rally.
The three main U.S. indexes closed at record highs, helped by gains in consumer staples and technology stocks as investors hunted for bargains in a post-election rally.
BEIJING A Donald Trump presidency does not mean the United States will withdraw from the South China Sea, but rather will continue pursuing "regional hegemony", Chinese academics who drafted a report for an influential government think tank said on Friday.
BRUSSELS Uber [UBER.UL] will seek to convince Europe's top court next week that it is a digital service, not a transport company, in a case that could determine whether app-based startups should be exempt from strict laws meant for regular companies.
BAGHDAD Iraq is readying a special force tasked with storming Tal Afar, a bastion of Islamic State west of Mosul, in a way that would avoid revenge killings against the town's Sunni population.
CHARLESTON, S.C. Accused white supremacist Dylann Roof is mentally competent to stand trial for the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church last year, a federal judge ruled on Friday.
MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin presented a Russian passport to U.S. actor Steven Seagal on Friday and said he hoped it would serve as a symbol of how the fractious ties between Moscow and Washington are starting to improve.
OSLO Norway's supreme court has rejected a lawsuit from fugitive former U.S. spy contractor Edward Snowden against the Norwegian government, upholding the verdict of two lower courts, it said on Friday.
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| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+2.359
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+0.004 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.229
|
-0.009 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.030
|
-0.007 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.0584 | 0.0088 |
| EUR | 0.9448 | 1 | 0.0083 |
| JPY | 113.0600 | 119.7200 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,178.90
USD
|
-10.20
Exp: Nov2016
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| Copper |
2.66
USD
|
+0.06
Exp: Nov2016
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| Crude Oil |
45.96
USD
|
-1.90
Exp: Dec2016
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