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Asian Stocks Hit 18 Month High; Europe, US Futures Bounce As Dollar Rises

Asian stocks hit their highest level in 18 months, with positive momentum lifting European shares which were helped by Societe Generale earnings. Yields fell on some of the euro zone's battered low-rated bonds as investors put aside the political risks that have dominated markets this week. After trading flat, S&P futures bounced as US traders walked boosted by a spike in the USDJPY, ahead of earnings reports from Coca-Cola, Reynolds American, CVS Health, Nvidia and Twitter.

U.S. Authorities Now Allowed To Kill Citizens By Firing Squad

The U.S. government has authorised the use of killing citizens via firing squad in an overhaul of the death penalty laws in Mississippi.  Due to the unconstitutional nature of lethal injections, a lawmaker proposed the idea of allowing the State to use gassing, firing squads or electrocutions instead. Rt.com reports: There’s no killing capital punishment in State Representative Andy Gipson’s (R-Braxton) House Bill 638. His legislation would set up a list of replacement methods for execution should the state find any single one unconstitutional.

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