Donald Trump named his earliest and staunchest supporter in the Senate, conservative Republican Jeff Sessions, to become the next U.S. attorney general, triggering an outcry from civil rights groups as well as some conservatives outside Congress.
NEW YORK U.S. stocks were lower on Friday afternoon, with health stocks leading the declines, as investors cashed in on a post-election rally and waited for clarity on the next administration's policies.
BEIRUT Syrian rebels fought fiercely with pro-government forces trying to advance into opposition-held areas of eastern Aleppo on Friday and warplanes kept up their bombardment of the area in a renewed bid by Damascus to retake the entire city.
DOHA OPEC is moving closer toward finalizing this month its first deal since 2008 to limit oil output, with most members prepared to offer Iran significant flexibility on production volumes, ministers and sources said on Friday.
LONDON Glencore is seeking to raise $550 million from investors via a debt issue guaranteed by oil from Iraqi Kurdistan in an attempt to secure a big slice of the high-risk - and high-reward - market in a region at war with Islamic State.
WASHINGTON Energy Transfer Partners Chief Executive Kelcy Warren said the company will not consider rerouting its Dakota Access oil pipeline despite concerns voiced by U.S. native groups, according to an Associated Press interview published on Friday.
MOSUL, Iraq U.S.-backed Iraqi troops expanded their foothold on the eastern side of Islamic State's stronghold of Mosul on Friday, as the group pledged to mount more suicide attacks on their offensive to take the city.
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| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+2.333
|
+0.055 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.275
|
-0.006 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.038
|
-0.002 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.0596 | 0.0090 |
| EUR | 0.9438 | 1 | 0.0085 |
| JPY | 110.5900 | 117.2300 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,207.80
USD
|
-8.70
Exp: Nov2016
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| Copper |
2.46
USD
|
-0.03
Exp: Nov2016
|
| Crude Oil |
45.59
USD
|
+0.17
Exp: Nov2016
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