WASHINGTON - Despite his professed opposition to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, President-elect Donald Trump is considering several of the major advocates of that war for top national security posts in his administration.
QAYYARA, Iraq Iraqi forces have dislodged Islamic State from one third of the eastern side of Mosul, an interior ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, four weeks into the U.S-backed campaign to take back the city.
WASHINGTON U.S. journalist Gwen Ifill, who co-anchored "The PBS NewsHour," wrote a best-seller about President Barack Obama and moderated two vice presidential election debates, died on Monday, the public broadcaster said. She was 61.
CAIRO Egypt's Court of Cassation on Tuesday overturned a death sentence against deposed president Mohammed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood and ordered a retrial.
WELLINGTON New Zealand emergency services and defense personnel evacuated hundreds of tourists and residents from a small South Island town amid more strong aftershocks on Tuesday, a day after a powerful earthquake killed two people.
CARACAS Multinational companies are selling their Venezuelan operations at hefty discounts - or even giving them away - as they to seek to escape the OPEC nation's soaring inflation and chronic supply shortages.
SAN FRANCISCO One of the world’s most popular means of communication, Facebook's WhatsApp, is adding fully encrypted video calling to its messaging app on Monday, a move that comes as privacy advocates worry about the potential for stepped-up government surveillance under a Trump administration.
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| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+2.221
|
-0.001 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.317
|
-0.016 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.004
|
-0.002 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.0776 | 0.0092 |
| EUR | 0.9280 | 1 | 0.0086 |
| JPY | 108.2700 | 116.6500 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,219.20
USD
|
-4.30
Exp: Nov2016
|
| Copper |
2.46
USD
|
-0.05
Exp: Nov2016
|
| Crude Oil |
44.38
USD
|
+1.06
Exp: Nov2016
|
