WASHINGTON - The overseers of the U.S. intelligence community have not embraced a CIA assessment that Russian cyber attacks were aimed at helping Republican President-elect Donald Trump win the 2016 election, three officials said.
ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT The Syrian army and its allies are in the "last moments before declaring victory" in Aleppo, a Syrian military source said, after rebel defenses collapsed on Monday, leaving insurgents in a tiny, heavily bombarded pocket of ground.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump spoke on Monday to former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Carly Fiorina about the job of director of national intelligence, the New York Times reported, citing a senior Trump transition team member.
NEVATIM AIR BASE, Israel - Israel on Monday became the first country after the United States to receive the U.S.-built F-35 stealth jet which will increase its ability to attack distant targets, including Iran.
BAGHDAD Several thousand Iraqi federal police are ready to join the assault against Islamic State in east Mosul, a spokesman said on Monday, reinforcing troops who have faced weeks of fierce counter-attacks from the militants.
LONDON Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox aims to table a firm cash bid valuing British broadcaster Sky at 10.75 pounds per share as early as Wednesday for the 61 percent of the company it does not already own, four people familiar with the matter said.
CARACAS Venezuelans hastily dumped the country's 100-bolivar bill, the largest denomination, on Monday after the government said it would be pulled from circulation as the crisis-wracked nation suffers what is believed to be the world's highest inflation.
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| Name | Yield | Change |
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| US 10YR |
+2.473
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-0.006 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.399
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-0.009 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.083
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-0.004 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
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| USD | 1 | 1.0634 | 0.0087 |
| EUR | 0.9406 | 1 | 0.0082 |
| JPY | 115.2400 | 122.6000 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
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| Gold |
1,160.80
USD
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-2.70
Exp: Dec2016
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| Copper |
2.60
USD
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-0.02
Exp: Dec2016
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| Crude Oil |
52.78
USD
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-0.05
Exp: Dec2016
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