The U.S. government made several targeted moves to circumvent the mandate under Obamacare that health insurance provide birth control. In one such move, officials said that publicly traded companies can claim religious exemption from contraception coverage.
Disagreement among U.S. congressional Republicans is already swirling around a tax cut plan unveiled days ago by President Donald Trump, who has proposed repealing the tax on inheritances and eliminating a deduction for state and local tax payments.
Iran has signaled to six world powers that it is open to talks about its ballistic missile arsenal, seeking to reduce tension over the disputed program, Iranian and Western officials familiar with the overtures told Reuters.
Catalan secessionists were working on Friday towards a unilateral declaration of independence from Spain that could be adopted next week in defiance of a court order and increased economic pressure from Madrid.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday she would stay on as leader to provide stability after a former chairman of her Conservative Party said he had garnered the support of 30 lawmakers who wanted her to quit.
A campaign group seeking a global ban on nuclear arms won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, given the award by a Nobel Committee that cited the spread of weapons to North Korea and said the risk was growing of nuclear war.
Airbus Chief Executive Tom Enders has warned staff of "turbulent and confusing times" amid French and UK anti-bribery and corruption investigations and urged them to support the aerospace group's top management and the board.
| STOCKS | BONDS | CURRENCIES | COMMODITIES |
|---|
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| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+2.364
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+0.014 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.463
|
+0.002 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.056
|
+0.002 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.1727 | 0.0089 |
| EUR | 0.8527 | 1 | 0.0076 |
| JPY | 112.7600 | 132.2200 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
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| Gold |
1,272.00
USD
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+2.10
Exp: Oct 17
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| Copper |
3.01
USD
|
-0.02
Exp: Oct 17
|
| Crude Oil |
49.34
USD
|
-1.45
Exp: Oct 17
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North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile which it believes can reach the west coast of the United States, RIA news agency cited a Russian lawmaker as saying on Friday.
