Consumers may be about to feel directly the effects of the trade fight started by President Trump with China and other countries this year when a new list of Chinese imports to be taxed is announced in coming days.
Israeli troops shot dead four Palestinians on the Gaza-Israel border on Friday, bringing to 35 the death toll in recent weeks among Palestinian protesters demanding the right to return to their former homeland.
Apple Inc on Friday said component failure in a limited number of MacBook Pros has caused built-in battery to expand, adding, it will offer worldwide free replacement for such batteries.
New York state lawmakers on Friday introduced legislation to give the state's attorney general and other local prosecutors the power to bring criminal charges against people pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The potential for an intensifying trade dispute to undercut the U.S. stock market could become clearer next week when a host of multinational companies reports quarterly results that may provide a glimpse into the impact of those global tensions.
As the gap between short- and long-term borrowing costs hovers near its lowest in more than 10 years, speculation has risen over whether the so-called yield curve is signaling that a recession could be around the corner.
The U.S. has opened a probe into alleged coordination by AT&T Inc, Verizon Communications and a telecommunications standards organization to hinder consumers from easily switching wireless carriers, a person briefed on the matter said on Friday.
| STOCKS | BONDS | CURRENCIES | COMMODITIES |
|---|
|
| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+2.960
|
+0.000 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.602
|
+0.013 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.058
|
-0.002 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.2285 | 0.0093 |
| EUR | 0.8137 | 1 | 0.0076 |
| JPY | 107.6500 | 132.2600 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,336.20
USD
|
-10.60
Exp: Apr 18
|
| Copper |
3.14
USD
|
+0.01
Exp: Apr 18
|
| Crude Oil |
68.06
USD
|
-0.27
Exp: May 18
|
