The top Senate Republican struggled to salvage major healthcare legislation sought by President Trump, meeting privately with a parade of skeptical senators as critics within the party urged substantial changes.
Visa applicants from six Muslim-majority countries must have a close family relationship to a U.S. individual or formal ties to a U.S. entity to be admitted to the United States under guidance distributed by the U.S. State Department on Wednesday.
A computer virus wreaked havoc on firms around the globe on Wednesday as it spread to more than 60 countries, disrupting ports from Mumbai to Los Angeles and halting work at a chocolate factory in Australia.
The Federal Reserve has approved plans from the 34 largest U.S. banks to use extra capital for stock buybacks, dividends and other purposes beyond being a cushion against catastrophe.
The dollar shuddered to its lows for the year on Thursday as a drumbeat of hawkish comments from major central banks signalled the era of easy money might be coming to an end for more than just the United States.
Sycamore Partners said on Wednesday it would acquire U.S. office supplies chain Staples Inc for $6.9 billion, a rare bet by a private equity firm this year in the U.S. retail sector, which has been roiled by the popularity of internet shopping.
The Venezuelan government hunted on Wednesday for rogue policemen who attacked key installations by helicopter, but critics of President Nicolas Maduro suspected the raid may have been staged to justify repression.
| STOCKS | BONDS | CURRENCIES | COMMODITIES |
|---|
|
| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+2.228
|
+0.005 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.372
|
+0.019 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.061
|
+0.006 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.1402 | 0.0089 |
| EUR | 0.8767 | 1 | 0.0078 |
| JPY | 112.2800 | 128.0100 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,250.30
USD
|
+2.80
Exp: Jul 17
|
| Copper |
2.68
USD
|
+0.02
Exp: Jul 17
|
| Crude Oil |
44.92
USD
|
+0.18
Exp: Jul 17
|
