America's nuclear headache: old plutonium
In Energy Department facilities around the country, there are 54 metric tons of surplus plutonium. But the United States has no permanent plan for what to do with it.
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| STOCKS | BONDS | CURRENCIES | COMMODITIES |
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| Name | Yield | Change |
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| US 10YR |
+2.915
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+0.001 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.596
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-0.003 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.059
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-0.001 |
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| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
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| USD | 1 | 1.2307 | 0.0093 |
| EUR | 0.8123 | 1 | 0.0076 |
| JPY | 107.5600 | 132.3600 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
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| Gold |
1,341.80
USD
|
-5.00
Exp: Apr 18
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| Copper |
3.11
USD
|
-0.02
Exp: Apr 18
|
| Crude Oil |
67.83
USD
|
-0.46
Exp: Apr 18
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