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Deutsche Bank looks to boost wealth management as part of reinvention

Deutsche Bank looks to boost wealth management as part of reinvention

With other parts of its business facing hefty cuts, Deutsche Bank wants to expand its European operations handling the assets of rich clients and take market share from rivals after staunching the outflow of assets.



7 years ago
Domestic airfares soar in Indonesia despite government price cap

Domestic airfares soar in Indonesia despite government price cap

When Resti Novita Sari booked to fly from Jakarta to her hometown of Padang to visit family for the Eid holiday, airfares were 40% to 60% higher than she had paid in previous years.



7 years ago
Last Volkswagen Beetle drives into the sunset

Last Volkswagen Beetle drives into the sunset

Volkswagen rolled the last Beetle off the assembly line on Wednesday, the end of the road for a car that ran from Nazi Germany through hippie counterculture but failed to navigate a swerve in consumer tastes toward SUVs.



7 years ago
Ryanair sees risk to 2020 growth if 737 MAX grounded beyond November

Ryanair sees risk to 2020 growth if 737 MAX grounded beyond November

The boss of Europe's Ryanair Holdings warned on Wednesday the impact of the prolonged grounding of Boeing Co's 737 MAX on the airline's growth plans may start to spill over to next summer if the airplane is not flying again by November.



7 years ago
Europe should brace for U.S. tariffs on several fronts: German official

Europe should brace for U.S. tariffs on several fronts: German official

European Union member states should brace for U.S. tariffs on several fronts in the months ahead, a senior German official warned late on Tuesday, just hours before Washington launched a probe of a planned French digital tax that could trigger future tariffs.



7 years ago
IBM proposes changes to law shielding internet firms from user content liability

IBM proposes changes to law shielding internet firms from user content liability

International Business Machines Corp proposed changes to a 1996 law that protects internet companies from liabilities related to what users post on their platforms.



7 years ago
U.S. to probe French plan to tax tech companies

U.S. to probe French plan to tax tech companies

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered an investigation into France's planned tax on technology companies, a probe that could lead to the United States imposing new tariffs or other trade restrictions.



7 years ago
U.S. oil companies slash Gulf of Mexico production as storm bears down

U.S. oil companies slash Gulf of Mexico production as storm bears down

U.S. oil producers on Wednesday cut nearly a third of Gulf of Mexico crude output as what could be one of the first major storms of the Atlantic hurricane season threatened offshore oil production and began soaking Louisiana with heavy rains.



7 years ago
Ryanair says Boeing eyes MAX flights by October, cites 2020 growth risk

Ryanair says Boeing eyes MAX flights by October, cites 2020 growth risk

Ryanair may have to trim plans to grow its capacity in the summer of 2020 if the grounded 737 MAX is not flying again by November because of the rate at which it needs to take new deliveries over the winter, its chief executive said on Wednesday.



7 years ago
Euro zone sees economic outlook worsening amid uncertain U.S. trade policy

Euro zone sees economic outlook worsening amid uncertain U.S. trade policy

The European Commission lowered its forecast on Wednesday for the euro zone economy next year, saying that uncertainty over U.S. trade policy posed a major risk to the bloc.



7 years ago
UK watchdog says all top accountants fail audit quality test

UK watchdog says all top accountants fail audit quality test

All of Britain's leading accounting firms have failed to hit quality targets set by their regulator for auditing company books for the second year in a row, with Grant Thornton and PwC singled out to join KPMG under tougher supervision.



7 years ago

When the Fed cuts rates without a recession, stocks go higher 100% of the time

Rate cuts can be a great thing for the stock market, or a sign of trouble ahead — depending on the timing.

7 years ago
Wall Street touches new highs after comments by Fed's Powell

Wall Street touches new highs after comments by Fed's Powell

U.S. stocks ended higher and the S&P 500 index briefly crossed the 3,000-point mark for the first time on Wednesday as remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reassured investors about the potential for an interest rate cut later this month.



7 years ago
U.S. Fed policy-makers debate merit of a repo facility

U.S. Fed policy-makers debate merit of a repo facility

Federal Reserve officials argued the pros and cons of a possible policy tool that allows banks to borrow from the U.S. central bank using Treasuries and other securities as collateral, minutes of the Fed's June policy meeting released on Wednesday showed.



7 years ago
Powell testimony, Fed meeting highlight case for 'insurance'

Powell testimony, Fed meeting highlight case for 'insurance'

A confidence shock driven partly by the U.S. trade war is at the center of an increasingly persuasive argument for Federal Reserve policymakers seriously considering cutting rates for the first time in a decade.



7 years ago