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Deutsche Bank CEO John Cryan said on Thursday the institution is working to forge a deal with U.S. regulators "as soon as possible" as he presented third-quarter numbers that beat forecasts. Investors have been on tenterhooks for news on whether the lender can negotiate lower a Department of Justice fine for mis-selling mortgage-backed securities before the financial crisis ever since the bank said on Sept.
Halfway between the start of early voting and Election Day in Ohio, an emergency motion was filed Tuesday with the U.S. Supreme Court to change some of the state's election laws back to the way they were. The Ohio Democratic Party and a pair of groups representing the homeless asked Justice Elena Kagan to stop Secretary of State Jon Husted from carrying out a pair of 2014 statutes requiring Ohioans to accurately complete five fields of information - name, address, date of birth, signature and partial Social Security number - on requests for absentee or provisional ballots.
Few Americans feel satisfied with the state of the U.S. economy, making it a central focus in the presidential election between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump . The economy has improved over the past seven years from the depths of the Great Recession, but just not enough to give many voters a sense of security.
Higher-income Americans will see an increase in payroll taxes next year as the result of changes in Social Security taxable income levels. The higher revenues will support an increase in monthly benefits for retirees.
Des Plaines officials say government buyouts of seven flood-prone homes near the Des Plaines River finally will proceed, after more than a year in limbo due to the state budget stalemate. The seven homeowners were among the first in town to seek voluntary federal government buyouts after floodwaters ravished their properties in 2008 and 2013.
Democratic state Sen. Emily Cain listens as Republican former State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin makes a comment about her during the 2nd Congressional District debate in 2014. AUGUSTA, Maine - Unanswered questions and deflections often illuminate political pressure points, and Monday's 2nd Congressional District debate between U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, a Republican, and Democrat Emily Cain had plenty of them.
By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- Another small step was taken last week on the steep and winding ascent back to constitutional norms. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the nation's second-most important court, did its judicial duty by reprimanding Congress for abandoning constitutional propriety.
Deutsche Bank AG, Germany's biggest bank, is exploring shrinking its U.S. operations as mounting legal expenses threaten to eat into the firm's capital, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Such an option is being considered as part of the bank's broader strategy review, which evaluates businesses in the context of regulatory and capital requirements, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private.
'Is the Fed's next decision on rates all about politics?' That's the way the question is put in a headline in USAToday. It reports that when the governors of the Fed meet next month , the question of what they're going to do about interest rates will be 'clouded by the fog of presidential politics.'
Social Security is arguably the most important social program for seniors. Without the monthly income that the program provides, many retirees could struggle to make ends meet.
This month, President Barack Obama signed the Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation Act, or the BABIES Act, which requires diaper-changing facilities in male and female restrooms in public federal buildings, such as Social Security offices, courthouses and post offices. If these restrooms do not have changing tables, hallway signs must direct parents to the nearest facilities, the act states.
NEW YORK, Oct 12 Investors turned away from risk in the stock market, snatching the most cash from U.S.-based equity funds in five months during the latest week, Investment Company Institute data showed on Wednesday. The withdrawals came as investors tried to stomach fears over Brexit, the stability of Deutsche Bank AG and the timing of the next U.S. interest rate hike.
Transcripts of Hillary Clinton's private speeches appeared to be included in a trove of thousands of emails released by Wikileaks on Friday. The transcripts, which appear to have been gleaned from speeches given to some Wall Street firms, reveal Clinton's remarks on a number of topics that, at times, appear to be both pro-markets and pro-consumer.
The presidential race has been dominated by debate over job creation, retirement, and other tenets of economic security, along with looming questions over race in America and threats from abroad. The future of Social Security makes up two of the top 10 crowdsourced and crowd-voted questions the public would like moderators of Sunday's town-hall-style debate to ask the presidential candidates.
Former President Bill Clinton may be known as one of the best retail politicians in American politics, but there have been a number of instances where his off-the-cuff remarks have gotten him in trouble. The latest instance - when he said that small businesses "were getting killed" by Obamacare - is not the first time that one of his statements has caused trouble for his wife's campaign, both this year and in the 2008 race.
A U.S. Department of Labor report released today details the bleak fate facing the nation's injured workers, noting that those hurt on the job are at "great risk of falling into poverty" because state workers' compensation systems are failing to provide them with adequate benefits. The report lays the groundwork for renewed federal oversight of state workers' comp programs, providing a detailed history of the government's past efforts to step in when states fell short.
Until now, German officials have played down their role in the standoff, saying it is up to Deutsche to work out a deal with the U.S. Department of Justice , which is demanding up to $14 billion to settle claims the lender mis-sold mortgage-backed securities before the financial crisis. But government officials in Berlin, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters they hoped to facilitate a quick deal that would buy Deutsche Bank time to regain its footing.
Shares in Germany's biggest bank, Deutsche Bank are continuing to rally on Tuesday, extending gains into a second day, and fighting back against the huge losses seen in recent weeks. Around 8:50 a.m. BST Deutsche's stock is trading up by around 1% from Tuesday's close at a 11.86 in Frankfurt.
The U.S. House has passed a bill that would delay the implementation of federal regulations extending the right to earn overtime pay to an estimated 4.2 million workers. The bill, which now goes to the Senate, sets June 1, 2017, as the effective date of the regulations, which are currently scheduled to take effect Dec. 1. The regulations double to $913 a week from $455 the threshold under which salaried workers must be paid overtime.
Oct 4 Conservative lawmakers lashed out at Germany's economy minister on Tuesday for attacking Deutsche Bank's chief executive, saying the minister's job was to support the country's biggest bank, not talk it down. Sigmar Gabriel, the economy minister and leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's junior coalition partner, the Social Democrats, criticised Deutsche Bank CEO John Cryan for blaming speculators when the bank's share price plunged last week.