President Trump declared a national emergency in a bid to fund his promised wall at the U.S.-Mexico border without congressional approval, an action Democrats vowed to challenge as a violation of the Constitution.
A confidential Commerce Department report due to be sent to Donald Trump on Sunday is widely expected to clear the way for the U.S. president to threaten tariffs on imported autos and auto parts by designating the imports a national security threat, auto industry officials said on Friday.
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller disclosed for the first time on Friday that his office has evidence of communications between Roger Stone, a longtime adviser to President Donald Trump, and WikiLeaks related to the release of hacked Democratic Party emails.
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide the fate of a fiercely contested plan by President Donald Trump's administration to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, agreeing on Friday to an expedited review of a judge's ruling blocking the plan.
The United States ratcheted up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday by sanctioning some of his top security officials and the head of the state oil company, and unveiling plans to airlift over 200 tons of aid to the Colombian border.
U.S. discount retailer Payless ShoeSource Inc said on Friday it would begin going-out-of-business sales at its U.S. and Puerto Rico stores on Feb. 17 and wind down its e-commerce operations.
A Mexican soap opera star apologized on Friday for using a racial slur to describe actress Yalitza Aparicio, whose performance in the critically acclaimed film "Roma" made her the first indigenous woman to be nominated for a best actress Oscar.
| STOCKS | BONDS | CURRENCIES | COMMODITIES |
|---|
|
| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+2.664
|
+0.000 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.100
|
-0.003 |
| JP 10YR |
-0.023
|
-0.004 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.1293 | 0.0090 |
| EUR | 0.8851 | 1 | 0.0080 |
| JPY | 110.4800 | 124.7700 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,318.80
USD
|
+9.00
Exp: Feb 19
|
| Copper |
2.82
USD
|
+0.04
Exp: Feb 19
|
| Crude Oil |
55.79
USD
|
+1.38
Exp: Feb 19
|
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