The U.S. announced the deployment of 1,500 troops to the Middle East, describing it as an effort to bolster defenses against Iran as it accused the country's Revolutionary Guards of direct responsibility for this month's tanker attacks.
U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler became woozy and appeared almost to faint during a press briefing on Friday with New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, but the congressman said soon after that he had been dehydrated and was now feeling better.
Wall Street's major indexes edged higher on Friday in a rebound from the previous session's losses after upbeat comments from U.S. President Donald Trump regarding trade relations with China assuaged concerns among some investors.
A former U.S. Marine held in Moscow on suspicion of spying said on Friday he had been threatened by a Russian investigator and harassed in custody, accusations that added to strains in U.S.-Russian relations.
Family members of 13-year-old Jayme Closs said the Wisconsin man who murdered her parents and kidnapped her was a "monster" who stole her "normal life," in testimony ahead of his sentencing on Friday.
Three Indian climbers and one Nepali guide died on Mount Everest in the past couple of days, taking to seven the total number killed or missing on the world's highest mountain in this year's climbing season, Nepali officials said on Friday.
Fans from near and far got what they really really really wanted on Friday night when the ultimate 1990s girl band, the Spice Girls, opened their long awaited reunion tour at last in Dublin.
| STOCKS | BONDS | CURRENCIES | COMMODITIES |
|---|
|
| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+2.324
|
+0.028 |
| DE 10YR |
-0.119
|
-0.003 |
| JP 10YR |
-0.060
|
+0.008 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.1208 | 0.0091 |
| EUR | 0.8921 | 1 | 0.0082 |
| JPY | 109.3000 | 122.5000 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,284.80
USD
|
+0.00
Exp: May 19
|
| Copper |
2.71
USD
|
+0.02
Exp: May 19
|
| Crude Oil |
58.79
USD
|
+0.88
Exp: Jun 19
|
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