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Wells Fargo's earnings slipped in the third quarter, the bank said Friday, as the banking giant started dealing with the aftermath of a sales practices scandal that has consumed it in recent weeks. Wells said it earned $5.6 billion, or $1.03 per share, compared with $5.8 billion, or $1.05 per share, in the same period a year earlier.
Sheila Bair, former FDIC chair, comments on John Stumpf stepping down as chief executive officer and chairman of Wells Fargo. She speaks during an interview with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn and David Gura on "Bloomberg Markets."
Wells Fargo's embattled CEO John Stumpf is stepping down as the nation's second-largest bank is roiled by a scandal over its sales practices. The San Francisco bank said Stumpf is retiring effective immediately and also relinquishing his title as chairman.
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Stumpf will forfeit $41 million in stock awards and won't receive any severance pay, but his departure has done little to quell lawmakers' anger with America's second-largest bank. In this Thursday, Sept.
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.
Speaking on a panel at the Institute of International Finance in Washington D.C. on Saturday, Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mike Corbat appeared to propose that a hybrid of monetary and fiscal stimulus could be used to buoy U.S. economic activity - a suggestion that bears a striking resemblance to a policy outlined by leader of the U.K. opposition. "The probably more effective mode of QE going forward is going to be some type of infrastructure projects, here in the U.S.," Corbat said in his remarks.
Deutsche Bank AG is among European lenders that must raise additional funds to shore up finances and restore confidence in the industry and the Continent's economy, said Jim McCaughan, the head of Principal Global Investors. "They absolutely need to raise more capital and they're not the only European bank who does," McCaughan said Friday in an interview on Bloomberg Television.
New Jersey Representative Scott Garrett praised Edward Durfee, the regional coordinator for New Jersey Oath Keepers, at an October gathering. Representative Scott Garrett, a Republican from New Jersey, questions John Stumpf, chief executive officer of Wells Fargo & Co., not pictured, during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington on Sept.
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.
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.
Oct 4 Shares in Deutsche Bank rose 2.5 percent on Tuesday, benefiting from the support of its major clients and even rivals, rebounding after concern over its future last week sent the stock to a record low. German business leaders from companies including BASF , Daimler, E.ON, RWE and Siemens lined up to defend the bank in the German press over the weekend, which included a public holiday on Monday.
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said Monday he plans to push legislation that would allow Wells Fargo & Co. customers to sue the bank over unauthorized accounts opened by employees trying to meet aggressive sales quotas.
A man walks past a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2016. A man walks past a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, September 9, 2016.
Oct 2 German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel accused Deutsche Bank on Sunday of crying foul of speculators even though he said the bank had itself pushed a business model based on speculation. "I did not know if I should laugh or cry that the bank that made speculation a business model is now saying it is a victim of speculators," Gabriel told reporters on a plane to Iran, which he is visiting with a business delegation.
Wells Fargo may have gone out if its way to take senior citizens to the cleaners when the bank's workers fraudulently opened as many as 2 million accounts without customers' permission. That's the suspicion of Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, the top members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
Deutsche Bank shares staged a dramatic recovery on Friday afternoon after reports emerged that it could only have to stump up 5.4 billion US dollars , rather than 14 billion US dollars , as part of a US Department of Justice settlement. The German lender's shares had slipped to 9.98 euro at one point, their lowest level since the 1980s, but recovered and were trading 7.5% up at 11.70 euro in afternoon trading.
US futures pointed to negative open on Wall Street as worries about Deutsche Bank and the broader financial sector continued to weigh on investors' minds, although losses looked set to be fairly limited after Thursday's decline. At 1140 BST, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq futures were down 0.3%, while S&P 500 futures were 0.2% weaker.
Gold gained on the final day of the quarter as rising investor anxiety over Deutsche Bank AG's finances spurred a selloff in equities and helped to underpin demand for a haven. Bullion for immediate delivery rose 0.5 percent to $1,326.34 an ounce by 11:27 a.m. in London, according to Bloomberg generic pricing.