Democratic lawmakers leading an impeachment probe against Trump have heard days of testimony from a parade of senior government officials. But they have yet to hear from the whistleblower who sparked the probe - and may never.
Asian stocks barely moved on Thursday as soft U.S. retail sales data raised fears about the health of the world's largest economy, sucking the steam out of a five-session rally, while hopes of a Brexit deal kept sterling volatile.
Law enforcement officials said on Wednesday they had arrested hundreds of people worldwide after knocking out a South Korea-based dark web child pornography site that sold gruesome videos for digital cash.
Rights group Amnesty International has urged Hong Kong authorities to urgently investigate a bloody attack on the leader of one of the biggest pro-democracy groups in the Chinese-ruled city, ahead of a march planned for the weekend.
General Motors Co and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday for a new four-year labor deal, moving closer to ending a costly month-long strike that shut down GM's most profitable factories in a test of wills over the future of U.S. auto industry jobs.
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) finalized its decision on Wednesday to go on strike against the city's school district, the third-largest in the United States, after protracted labor negotiations did not produce a deal before their deadline.
American boxer Patrick Day died on Wednesday in Chicago as a result of the traumatic brain injury he suffered during his fight on Saturday, where he was knocked out by Charles Conwell in the 10th round.
| STOCKS | BONDS | CURRENCIES | COMMODITIES |
|---|
|
| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+1.736
|
-0.009 |
| DE 10YR |
-0.388
|
+0.003 |
| JP 10YR |
-0.147
|
+0.014 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.1077 | 0.0092 |
| EUR | 0.9027 | 1 | 0.0083 |
| JPY | 108.7700 | 120.4800 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,486.10
USD
|
-1.90
Exp: Oct 19
|
| Copper |
2.58
USD
|
-0.00
Exp: Oct 19
|
| Crude Oil |
52.88
USD
|
-0.48
Exp: Oct 19
|
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