The U.S. House of Representatives voted to condemn Trump for "racist comments" against four minority Democratic congresswomen, a symbolic vote aimed at shaming Trump and his fellow Republicans who stood by him.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration would investigate whether Alphabet Inc's Google supports the Chinese government, following accusations that a company official refuted hours later at a Senate hearing.
Asian shares drifted lower on Wednesday after a lacklustre performance by Wall Street, while the dollar got a lift from robust U.S. retail data and a Brexit-driven dive in the pound.
Germany's Ursula von der Leyen secured European parliamentary approval on Tuesday to become the first female European Commission president on a platform of a greener, fairer and rule-based Europe.
Iran and the United States sent mixed signals on Tuesday about resolving their disputes as Iran's supreme leader threatened to further breach the 2015 nuclear deal while the U.S. president cited "a lot of progress."
R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a raft of federal charges accusing him of running a scheme to force women and girls to provide sex for himself and others, and a judge ordered that he remain in jail without bail.
HBO and its medieval fantasy blockbuster "Game of Thrones" led nominations, as expected, on Tuesday for the Emmy Awards, but the list of contenders for the highest honors in television was dominated by newcomers, many of them women.
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| Name | Yield | Change |
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+2.106
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+0.000 |
| DE 10YR |
-0.299
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-0.007 |
| JP 10YR |
-0.120
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+0.001 |
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| USD | 1 | 1.1211 | 0.0092 |
| EUR | 0.8917 | 1 | 0.0082 |
| JPY | 108.1600 | 121.2600 | 1 |
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| Gold |
1,409.20
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+0.00
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| Copper |
2.69
USD
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+0.00
Exp: Jul 19
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| Crude Oil |
57.64
USD
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+0.02
Exp: Jul 19
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Legislation approved by the U.S. House of Representatives would block President Donald Trump's plan to overhaul small-arms export policy to make it easier for gun makers to sell weapons like flamethrowers and grenades to foreign buyers.
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