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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks around the world continue to push higher today, and U.S. indexes again are hitting records. Bond yields are up. At 10:33 a.m. Eastern Time, the Dow was up 109 points, at 20,379. The S&P 500 was up 10 points at 2,326. And the Nasdaq was up 27 points at 5,762.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite complaints from Democrats, the Senate is expected to confirm Steven Mnuchin (mih-NOO'-chin) as President Donald Trump's treasury secretary this evening. Mnuchin is the former head of OneWest Bank, and Democrats accused him of failing to protect thousands of homeowners from unnecessary foreclosures.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — A federal judge in Washington, D.C., is hearing arguments this afternoon on whether to stop work on the Dakota Access pipeline until a legal battle with American Indian tribes is resolved. The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux argue that the $3.8 billion pipeline threatens drinking water and cultural sites. The tribes also say it threatens their freedom of religion, which depends on pure water.
UNDATED (AP) — Botox-maker Allergan is spending about $2.48 billion to buy Zeltiq Aesthetics and its CoolSculpting system for reducing fat. Allergan, based in Dublin, says the deal will strengthen an aesthetics business that already includes plastic surgery and regenerative treatments. Allergan says CoolSculpting is a non-surgical procedure that cools fat cells to trigger their controlled elimination without affecting surrounding tissue.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Two days before Boeing employees in South Carolina vote on whether to join a union, workers are holding a rally in support of collective bargaining rights. Today's rally is happening a mile from Boeing's North Charleston operation where nearly 3,000 workers vote Wednesday on whether to form a union and be represented by the Machinists. For decades, state politicians and business leaders have fought against a strong union presence in the state.
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