President-elect Donald Trump chose Washington insider Donald McGahn to be his White House counsel, giving him the job of untangling potential conflicts of interest that the businessman's presidency may present.
BISMARCK, N.D. More than 30 activists protesting plans to run an oil pipeline beneath a lake near a North Dakota Indian reservation were arrested on Friday at a retail mall during a rally timed to coincide with the busiest shopping day of the year.
MEXICO CITY An overwhelming majority of Mexicans hold a negative view of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, but most believe their own president should meet with him to defend the country's interests, an opinion poll showed on Friday.
The U.N. Security Council's five veto powers are close to approving new sanctions on North Korea to cut the isolated state's earnings from exports by more than a quarter, principally by targeting its coal exports to China, diplomats said on Friday.
Wall Street's three main indexes closed at record highs on Friday, helped by gains in consumer staples and technology stocks as investors hunted for bargains in a post-election rally.
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.
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.
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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 | 1.0590 | 0.0088 |
| EUR | 0.9443 | 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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