Former Acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates said she warned White House in January that then-national security adviser Michael Flynn had been compromised and could have been vulnerable to blackmail by Russia.
European stocks and global bond yields rose on Tuesday, with investor sentiment bolstered by historically low U.S. stock market volatility, last weekend's French presidential election result and solid corporate earnings.
Oil rose on Tuesday but faced headwinds from concern over slowing demand and the rise in U.S. crude output that has shaken investors' faith in the ability of OPEC to rebalance the market.
A hunger strike by more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners over their treatment in Israeli jails has turned into a heated dispute over whether the leader of the protest secretly broke the fast, and whether Israel tempted him to do so.
Jakarta's Christian governor was sentenced to two years in jail for blasphemy against Islam on Tuesday, a harsher than expected ruling that is being seen as a blow to religious tolerance in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority nation.
A U.S. Congressional delegation visited the Dalai Lama at his headquarters in India on Tuesday, seeking to draw world attention to human rights in Tibet as President Donald Trump eyes warmer ties with China.
A decade ago, shares in the world's largest cork producer, Corticeira Amorim , didn't look like a great bet.
| STOCKS | BONDS | CURRENCIES | COMMODITIES |
|---|
|
| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+2.389
|
+0.013 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.426
|
+0.006 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.035
|
+0.000 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.0887 | 0.0088 |
| EUR | 0.9182 | 1 | 0.0081 |
| JPY | 113.8800 | 123.9800 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,220.80
USD
|
-4.50
Exp: May 17
|
| Copper |
2.49
USD
|
+0.00
Exp: May 17
|
| Crude Oil |
46.28
USD
|
-0.15
Exp: May 17
|
UK-based pump manufacturer Pentair Plc said on Tuesday it would spin off its electrical business into a separate publicly traded company, as it focuses on its core business, which makes water treatment equipment.
