Fellow Banks Lose Faith In Wells Fargo, Downgrade On Fed Risk

Wells Fargo & Co received a cease-and-desist order Friday from the Federal Reserve that will limit asset growth to $1.95 trillion pending compliance, board oversight and risk management improvements. The threat to net income prompted a number of Monday downgrades, with Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan assigning Underweight ratings and Citigroup and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgrading to Neutral or Market Perform.

Ford wona t contribute to MSNBC until resolving allegations

Former Democratic Congressman Harold Ford Jr. will not be a contributor on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program until allegations of misconduct against him are resolved. "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski announced Friday that Ford and MSNBC agreed the frequent contributor would not appear until resolving recent accusations.

Former Rep. Harold Ford Jr. fired for alleged ‘misconduct;’ denies wrongdoing

Ford, formerly of Memphis, was terminated for "conduct inconsistent with our values and in violation of our policies," according to a statement from the Wall Street bank. Morgan Stanely spokeswoman Margaret Draper would not say why he was fired, although HuffPost reported the company had investigated claims of harassment and intimidation.

Billionaire’s India Telecom Unit Boosted From Connection Fee Cut

One year after storming into India's mobile phone market with free data and voice services, billionaire Mukesh Ambani's telecom unit is gaining momentum against its bigger rivals via a regulatory decision to lower interconnection fees. The reductions that begin Oct. 1 will probably bolster Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.'s earnings by 76 percent in the year ending March 2019, Morgan Stanley analysts Parag Gupta and Amruta Pabalkar estimate.

The Declaration of Independence

Maryland, Delaware and Louisiana on Monday joined a growing number of U.S. states that have refused to hand over voter data to a commission established by President Donald Trump to... ARLINGTON, Texas - Mike Napoli connected on the first pitch of the ninth inning for the game-tying home run, but the Boston Red Sox scored two on a bloop single in ... (more)

Morgan Stanley eyes US stock slowdown after Trump inauguration

US investment bank Morgan Stanley said it expects Wall Street stocks to fall after Donald Trump's inauguration as president on 20 January after the strong rally since the Republican's election victory. Many analysts predicted doom and gloom in the event of Trump defeating Hillary Clinton, but the reality is that the Dow Jones Industrial average has shot up 9% and looks likely to break the 20,000 mark, while the S&P 500 is also up by around 6%.

The ‘final nail in the coffin’ may be coming for the Federal…

One of the central tenets of the Federal Reserve and most central banks throughout the developed world in the modern era has been their ability to stay above the political fray. With a few notable - and fairly disastrous - exceptions, the Fed has acted without fear of political retribution from the executive branch, although the chair still has to testify to Congress and the president periodically.

Report: Democrat Harold Ford Jr. Considered for Trump Post

Ford served five terms in Congress from 1997 to 2007 following the retirement of his father Harold Ford Sr., who had served the same district since 1983. He currently lives in New York and works for Morgan Stanley, but is a frequent guest on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," where he offers political commentary.

European Executives See Glimmer of Profit in Trump’s Growth Plan

Executives at WPP Plc, Altice NV and Cap Gemini SA, gathered in Spain for an investor conference this week, voiced confidence that their businesses in the U.S. would profit under President-elect Donald Trump. Clients are more optimistic than they were right after the Nov. 8 election, said Paul Hermelin, chief executive officer of Cap Gemini, the French computer-services firm whose U.S. customers include General Electric Co.

David Cameron joins Theresa May on the by-election campaign trail…

'Scenes from the apocalypse': Filmmaker's shocking footage shows once-romantic Paris covered in filth and rubbish as African migrants are forced to live on the streets America prepares for massive cyber strike against Russia as Putin tells civilians to check bomb shelters and gas masks while deploying nuclear-capable missiles to NATO's doorstep NCIS agent is sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after he became a mole for Malaysian kingpin who in return gave him cash, prostitutes and luxury vacations Pictured: American aid worker kidnapped by gunmen who stormed his home in Niger and killed two before fleeing with him to Mali 'Let's grab the night by the pu**y!' Russell Crowe mocks Trump with BIZARRE opening remark while hosting American Cinematheque Awards Gala Trump slams the media for 'rigging the election' as he fears the 'made-up' sexual assault charges against eight women 'may ... (more)

Reality Check: Trump on Clinton, Social Security

At a rally this week in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump pulled what he said was this nugget from hacked excerpts of a speech that Hillary Clinton had given to Wall Street bankers. "The speeches also show that Crooked Hillary supports cutting Medicare and Social Security benefits, one more example of how Hillary Clinton's public position is a lie," Trump said of the remarks that were revealed in hacked emails of Clinton campaign officials that were published by WikiLeaks.

The Impact Of The Deutsche Bank Fine On Its Capital And On Other Banks

A final settlement in the upper scale will result in pressure on other banks to increase provisions for litigation expenses. The U.S Department of Justice's initial proposed settlement of $14bn for Deutsche Bank's Residential Mortgage Backed Securities misdeeds has sent shock waves through the market with DB's stock spiraling downwards.