Trump, declaring a national emergency because of tensions with Iran, swept aside objections from Congress to complete the sale of over $8 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging a law enacted by Alabama last week that bans nearly all abortions and makes performing the procedure a felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison.
A Wisconsin judge sentenced Jake Patterson to two terms of life imprisonment on Friday for kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and murdering her parents, describing him as "one of the most dangerous men ever to walk this planet."
The escalating U.S.-China trade war has sent dividend-rich sectors like utilities higher, but investors don't need to get all defensive just yet, according to strategists who say there are plenty of growth stocks with some insulation from China.
French police were hunting a suspected suitcase bomber on Friday after an explosion in the central city of Lyon that injured 13 people, officials said.
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX has raised more than $1 billion in financing in the last six months as it aims to roll out an ambitious high-speed internet service by using a constellation of satellites to beam signals from space.
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
|
+0.000 |
| DE 10YR |
-0.111
|
+0.006 |
| JP 10YR |
-0.060
|
+0.008 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.1202 | 0.0091 |
| EUR | 0.8923 | 1 | 0.0082 |
| JPY | 109.2900 | 122.4300 | 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 |
59.02
USD
|
+1.11
Exp: Jun 19
|
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