NEW YORK - President-elect Donald Trump is set to announce Republican Representative Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon and vociferous critic of the Affordable Care Act, as health and human services secretary, two sources told Reuters.
BEIRUT The Syrian army and its allies announced the capture of a large swath of eastern Aleppo from rebels on Monday in an accelerating attack that threatens to crush the opposition in its most important urban stronghold.
BANGKOK Parliament will invite Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to become the new king following the death of revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej last month, the president of the legislative body said on Tuesday.
CANNON BALL, N.D. North Dakota's governor ordered the expulsion of thousands of Native American and environmental activists camped on federal property near an oil pipeline project they are trying to halt, citing hazards posed by harsh weather as a blizzard bore down on the area.
Texas health officials on Monday reported the state's first case of Zika likely spread by local mosquitoes, making Texas the second state within the continental United States to report local transmission of the virus that has been linked to birth defects.
HAVANA Tens of thousands of Cubans, some wrapped in red, white and blue national flags, paid final respects in Havana on Monday to Fidel Castro, who led a leftist revolution, ruled for half a century and resisted the United States throughout the Cold War.
NEW YORK Massachusetts Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren on Monday criticized Wells Fargo & Co's decision to require customers affected by its unauthorized accounts scandal to go through arbitration rather than allowing them to sue.
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| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+2.311
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-0.009 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.193
|
+0.003 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.014
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-0.003 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.0605 | 0.0089 |
| EUR | 0.9430 | 1 | 0.0084 |
| JPY | 112.0000 | 118.7800 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
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| Gold |
1,191.50
USD
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+0.70
Exp: Dec2016
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| Copper |
2.60
USD
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-0.05
Exp: Nov2016
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| Crude Oil |
46.71
USD
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-0.37
Exp: Dec2016
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NEW YORK U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is set to name Indiana health policy consultant Seema Verma as his pick for administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a transition official told Reuters on Monday.
