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10 years after crisis, bank CEO pay swells again
AFP, Published on 23/01/2019
» NEW YORK - Ten years after Wall Street recklessness helped lead to the Great Recession, compensation for top bank CEOs is soaring even as pay flattens at junior levels.
Trump denies being unhappy with Treasury chief
AFP, Published on 24/11/2018
» WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Friday praised the work of his treasury secretary after a report said the president was dissatisfied with his pick and blames him for the appointment of a Federal Reserve chairman who has raised interest rates.
Pompeo in Saudi for crisis talks on missing journalist
AFP, Published on 16/10/2018
» RIYADH: US top diplomat Mike Pompeo was in Saudi Arabia for urgent talks with King Salman Tuesday seeking answers about the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, amid US media reports the kingdom may be mulling an admission he died during a botched interrogation.
Turkey to search consulate as Saudi king denies knowing Khashoggi fate
AFP, Published on 15/10/2018
» ISTANBUL - Turkish investigators were on Monday to search the Saudi consulate in Istanbul for the first time since journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared, as King Salman denied any knowledge of his fate in talks with Donald Trump.
Trump sends top diplomat to Saudi Arabia over missing journalist
AFP, Published on 15/10/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Monday he is sending his top diplomat to Saudi Arabia after Saudi King Salman told him in a phone call that he has no idea what happened to missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Trump says big decisions 'soon' on his administration
AFP, Published on 11/11/2016
» WASHINGTON - US President-elect Donald Trump said Friday he would use the Veterans Day holiday to focus on the imposing task of forming a new administration, saying he will soon be making "very important" decisions about who will help him govern.
London fears Brexit exodus of bankers, investment
AFP, Published on 26/06/2016
» LONDON - Will Brexit threaten London's long-booming economy? The British capital fears investors and bankers could flee the city after the shock nationwide vote, threatening its coveted reputation as a global financial hub.
US bank JPMorgan says UK jobs could move abroad
AFP, Published on 24/06/2016
» LONDON - US investment bank JPMorgan Chase on Friday warned that it could relocate UK jobs abroad following Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
With huge London footprint, US banks gird for Brexit vote
AFP, Published on 21/06/2016
» NEW YORK - Two days before Britain's referendum on breaking with the European Union, the largest US banks are preparing for a catastrophic scenario that could cost them billions of dollars.
Oil, low interest rates weigh on BofA, Wells Fargo
AFP, Published on 15/04/2016
» NEW YORK - Earnings reports from Bank of America and Wells Fargo on Thursday underscored anew the challenges facing big banks as they contend with the oil bust and persistently low interest rates.