Citing officers, the Wall Road Journal reported on Friday that the Pentagon is sending roughly “2,200 to 2,500 Marines from the California-based USS Boxer amphibious prepared group and eleventh Marine Expeditionary Unit,” to the Center East, alongside three warships.
Market response
Markets stay risk-averse following this headline. On the time of press, the Nasdaq Composite was down 1.2% on the day, whereas the S&P 500 was dropping about 0.8%.
Within the meantime, the US Greenback Index clings to small every day positive factors above 99.60 however stays on observe to finish the week in adverse territory.
