President Donald Trump said he was unaware of his son Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting last year with a Russian lawyer at the heart of a White House controversy, telling Reuters he only learned of it a couple of days ago.
Novartis AG's pioneering new cancer drug won enthusiastic support from a federal advisory panel on Wednesday, paving the way for approval of the first U.S. gene therapy.
Asian shares scaled a two-year top on Thursday as investors wagered policy tightening in the United States would be glacial at best, lifting Wall Street to record peaks and lowering bond yields almost everywhere.
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a new version of a Russia and Iran sanctions bill on Wednesday, hoping to send a message to President Donald Trump to maintain a strong line against Moscow.
Bank of Japan policymakers see little to cheer in successfully defending their yield target as European and U.S. central banks start to pull the plug on ultra-cheap money, casting doubt on their view that global bond yield gains will be short-lived.
A U.S. judge on Wednesday said he was "very much inclined" to maintain a court order that blocks President Donald Trump's administration from carrying out a policy designed to threaten federal funds to so-called sanctuary cities.
Martin Shkreli was ousted as chief executive of drug company Retrophin Inc after disobeying directions from the board of directors and lying about it, the board's former chairman testified at Shkreli's securities fraud trial on Wednesday.
| STOCKS | BONDS | CURRENCIES | COMMODITIES |
|---|
|
| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+2.312
|
-0.015 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.579
|
-0.004 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.085
|
-0.004 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.1434 | 0.0088 |
| EUR | 0.8744 | 1 | 0.0077 |
| JPY | 113.1500 | 129.3800 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,218.10
USD
|
+0.00
Exp: Jul 17
|
| Copper |
2.68
USD
|
+0.00
Exp: Jul 17
|
| Crude Oil |
45.41
USD
|
-0.08
Exp: Jul 17
|
