1. North Korea: In a major show of defiance, North Korea fired a ballistic missile over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on Friday. The launch is the second to fly over Japan in less than a month, and the first since North Korea's sixth nuclear test and new United Nations sanctions on the country.
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| Where U.S. stocks are heading | | Dow
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| | | Japan | | China | | U.K. | | Nikkei 225 | | Shanghai Composite | | FTSE 100 | | +102.06 | | -17.81 | | -79.74 | | 19,909.50 | | 3,353.62 | | 7,215.65 | | +0.52% | | -0.53% | | -1.09% | | | |
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| Key Stats | Latest | Today's Change | | | Oil | $49.83 | -0.06 / -0.12% | | | Gold | $1,327.80 | -1.50 / -0.11% | | | 10-yr | 2.20% | +0.00 / +0.09% | | | Euro | $1.19 | +0.00 / +0.30% | | | |
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| News: What you need to know about the markets | | | | | | | North Korea missile; Samsung phone; SoftBank and Uber | By Ivana Kottasová
Friday, September 15th, 5:53am | | | | 1. North Korea: In a major show of defiance, North Korea fired a ballistic missile over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on Friday. | | | | The launch is the second to fly over Japan in less than a month, and the first since North Korea's sixth nuclear test and new United Nations sanctions on the country. | | | | An emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council has been called for Friday. | | | | Investors have been paying close attention to the crisis, but market reaction to the latest launch was relatively muted. | | | | The Shanghai Composite lost ground, but major stock indexes in South Korea and Japan posted gains. The Japanese yen, often considered a safe haven, dropped against other major currencies. | | | | European markets opened in negative territory, with London's FTSE 100 shedding 0.3%. | | | | U.S. stock futures were lower. | | | | 2. Samsung Galaxy Note 8 hits stores: Samsung is determined to shake last year's fiery Note 7 debacle with the new Galaxy Note 8. | | | | The $929.99 smartphone will hit stores on Friday. | | | | Although the Galaxy Note 8 will offer new camera and photo editing tools, Samsung is focusing on build quality rather than novelty with this model. | | | | It's part of Samsung's mission to regain customer trust after it was forced to pull the Galaxy Note 7. The recall cost the company more than $5 billion. | | | | 3. SoftBank eyes Uber: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that SoftBank is nearing a deal to invest as much as $10 billion in Uber. | | | | The Japanese firm is seeking to buy a 17% to 22% stake in Uber at a steep discount, according to the newspaper. | | | | SoftBank and Uber declined to comment on the report. | | | | 4. Thursday market recap: The Dow Jones industrial average gained 0.2%, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.1% and the Nasdaq shed 0.5%. | | | | Before the Bell newsletter: Key market news. In your inbox. Subscribe now! | | | | 5. Economics: The U.S. Census Bureau will release its retail sales report for August at 8:30 a.m. ET. | | | | The latest data on industrial production will follow at 9:15 a.m. | | | | The University of Michigan will release its preliminary consumer sentiment report for September at 10:00 a.m. | | | | Download CNN MoneyStream for up-to-the-minute market data and news | | | | | | | |
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