A Pennsylvania jury convicted comedian Bill Cosby on all three counts of drugging and molesting a onetime friend in 2004, a decisive victory for prosecutors in one of the first celebrity sexual-assault trials of the #MeToo era.
EU lawmakers and member states on Thursday struck a preliminary deal that will allow countries to force online streaming services including Netflix and Amazon's video service to help fund European films and TV shows.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt told lawmakers during a heated congressional hearing on Thursday that allegations of ethical missteps plaguing his tenure are untrue and are intended to derail President Donald Trump's agenda.
A top Facebook executive apologized for errors made by the firm and vowed to do more to improve transparency during a four-hour grilling on Thursday from British lawmakers who insisted the company's response to a data scandal had been inadequate.
Facebook's 9.4 percent jump after blockbuster results and gains in chipmakers powered technology stocks on Thursday, with easing U.S. bond yields helping the sentiment on Wall Street.
U.S. President Donald Trump's physician Ronny Jackson on Thursday withdrew from consideration to head the Veterans Affairs department after allegations that he had been lax with prescription drugs and drank alcohol on the job.
Tesla Inc's Autopilot chief Jim Keller is leaving the electric vehicle manufacturer to join chipmaker Intel Corp .
| STOCKS | BONDS | CURRENCIES | COMMODITIES |
|---|
|
| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+2.998
|
-0.026 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.596
|
+0.003 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.060
|
+0.000 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.2105 | 0.0091 |
| EUR | 0.8260 | 1 | 0.0076 |
| JPY | 109.3600 | 132.3800 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,315.80
USD
|
-5.40
Exp: Apr 18
|
| Copper |
3.13
USD
|
-0.01
Exp: Apr 18
|
| Crude Oil |
68.23
USD
|
+0.18
Exp: May 18
|
