Support for President Donald Trump increased slightly among Republicans after he lashed out on Twitter in a racially charged attack on four minority Democratic congresswomen, a Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll shows.
Asian shares drifted off on Wednesday as anxious investors awaited more earnings reports from corporate America, while the dollar held firm in the wake of robust U.S. retail data and a Brexit-driven dive in the pound.
Civil rights groups who successfully blocked the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census are seeking sanctions against government officials, saying they brazenly hid the truth about the inquiry's origins during trial.
Prosecutors have singled out Jeffrey Epstein for harsher treatment than other defendants because he is rich, lawyers for the American financier claimed on Tuesday in arguing that Epstein should be freed while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Amazon has reached a deal with Germany's anti-trust authority to overhaul its terms of service for third-party merchants, who had complained of unfair treatment when selling through the world's biggest online retailer.
When Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen started work at the No. 40 Garment Factory, it was still producing boots and uniforms for the Vietnamese army, just as it had done during the Southeast Asian country's long war with the United States.
Medieval fantasy "Game of Thrones" scored a record 32 Emmy nominations on Tuesday, but the contenders for the highest honors in television were dominated by newcomers, many of them women, and shows about political and social justice.
| STOCKS | BONDS | CURRENCIES | COMMODITIES |
|---|
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| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+2.101
|
-0.019 |
| DE 10YR |
-0.271
|
-0.022 |
| JP 10YR |
-0.123
|
-0.002 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.1208 | 0.0092 |
| EUR | 0.8921 | 1 | 0.0082 |
| JPY | 108.1600 | 121.2300 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
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| Gold |
1,404.60
USD
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-4.60
Exp: Jul 19
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| Copper |
2.69
USD
|
+0.00
Exp: Jul 19
|
| Crude Oil |
57.78
USD
|
+0.16
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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