Market sources: the U.S. government has reached an agreement with Lockheed Martin and Aculight on laser weapons.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission plans to block CME Group’s self-certification to list a 24x7 WTI-linked futures contract, citing concern that energy markets are not prepared for a surge of around-the-clock derivatives. CME filed the self-cert Wednesday for a 10-barrel WTI contract; under self-certification the CFTC had one business day to object and sources say the regulator intends to intervene. CME said investors want the ability to manage positions at any time. CFTC chair Michael Selig has recently met with executives from Shell, Vitol, BP and ExxonMobil. A separate CME filing for the same product subject to a 45-day review remains under regulator consideration.

以色列国防部长：以色列军队将在黎巴嫩安全区继续行动，直至黎巴嫩真主党完全解除武装。