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Gov. Maggie Hassan and Sen. Kelly Ayotte had their first candidate forum of the general election Monday morning in Manchester. At the AARP-sponsored event, the U.S. Senate candidates focused on Social Security and Medicare.
Deutsche Bank is using a tailored financial structure to transfer the risk of losses to investors on a pool of corporate loans, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Deutsche Bank , facing investor concerns about its capital adequacy, plans to securitize more than $5.5 billion of corporate loans, in a move that's expected to reduce risks and bolster the lender's financial picture, people with knowledge of the matter said.
A prominent scholar says that Medicare will not be saved either by vouchers backed by Republican congressional majorities or the national health-care overhaul achieved under Democratic President Barack Obama. Theodore Marmor, who is making several stops in Oregon, says the ideal of Medicare for all - universal coverage based on the 50-year-old federal program of health insurance for people 65 and older - rests on stemming medical cost increases and setting limits for medical care.
Stocks were moderately lower Friday, pushed lower by the price of oil. Investors continue to remain on edge regarding the possibility of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates at their meeting next week.
The U.S.-listed shares of Germany's Deutsche Bank plunged 9 percent Friday after the Department of Justice said the bank should pay $14 billion to settle claims over its handing of mortgage-backed securities. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 10 points, or 0.5 percent, to 2,136.
Shares in Deutsche Bank AG plunged Friday after the revelation that the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking $14 billion to settle civil claims over its handing of residential mortgage-backed securities. It's the latest blow for Germany's biggest bank by assets, which is in the middle of a painful transition as it tries to meet tougher regulatory requirements, cut costs and settle multiple legal investigations.
In response to the U.S. Census Bureau's report " Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2015 ," AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement: "Today's report from the Census Bureau is really good news. President Obama's policies are working, and he deserves credit.
The newly-restored rotunda inside of the Capitol dome is finally clear of scaffolding following lengthy repairs and restoration, on Capitol Hill in Washington, as Congress returns.
My research on employment practices in farmwork suggests that E-Verify is unlikely to prevent the hire of undocumented workers. Simply put, Trump's plan does not address the role of employers in getting around immigration laws and providing workers with the documents they need .
With Congress back at work, small-business owners are watching to see whether some of their concerns such as tax changes and health care get some attention. Most of the focus this fall will likely be on the presidential race and other elections.
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As Deborah Ross sharpens her criticisms this week of U.S. Sen. Richard Burr's plan for Medicare, the North Carolina Republican incumbent's office says he's no longer looking for a vote in Congress on the plan he helped draft four years ago. Ross has spent much of her time on the campaign trail recently talking about Social Security and Medicare and attacking the plan Burr promoted in 2012 with former Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla.
The Internal Revenue has recognized the tragic situation as a result of the Louisiana flood and has relaxed some rules regarding retirement loans and hardship distributions. This new procedure will loosen up the regulations in allowing the plan administrator to release the funds in a more efficient manner.
Some might argue that the heyday of the over/under shotgun is a thing of the past, but given recent industry trends, such a statement would be patently untrue. Numerous manufacturers, large and small, have put new over/under scatterguns on dealers' shelves within the past few years.
Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shake hands after a joint statement at Los Pinos, the presidential official residence, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. Lost in the fierce debate over Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's shifting immigration position is a focus on two other issues that one longtime GOP activist says should matter far more to Latinos: improving educational outcomes and spurring economic policies to encourage entrepreneurship.
Former Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., waves to supporters during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Monday, July 25, 2016. Shortly after the Democratic Party's platform committee concluded its deliberations this July, Bernie Sanders announced: "Thanks to the millions of people across the country who got involved in the political process a we now have the most progressive platform in the history of the Democratic Party."
Because truth in labeling laws are among the laws from which Washington feels exempt, the titles of congressional legislation often take liberties with the facts .