Oil, Iran protests, Hang Seng Index, CSI 300

Shanghai’s city skyline as seen from observation deck at Shanghai Tower in China. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Monday, tracking Wall Street’s gains after a U.S. job report showed fewer jobs were created in December than expected, while the unemployment rate fell, signaling resilience in the…

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Sen. Mullin says officer in Minneapolis ICE shooting 'had the right to defend' himself

Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) defended the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Nicole McLin Good on Wednesday, arguing that he was acting in self-defense. Mullin told host Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer Jonathan Ross “had the right to defend himself.” [himself]”Once Macklin Good drove…

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