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SunTrust to stop financing private prison operators

SunTrust to stop financing private prison operators

SunTrust Banks Inc will stop financing operators of private prisons and immigration holding facilities, it said on Monday, becoming the latest lender to distance itself from a sector associated with the Trump administration's policies.



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Financier Epstein pleads not guilty to U.S. sex trafficking charges involving girls

Financier Epstein pleads not guilty to U.S. sex trafficking charges involving girls

American financier Jeffrey Epstein pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of sex trafficking as prosecutors accused him of luring dozens of girls as young as 14 to his luxury homes in New York and Florida and paying them for sex acts.



7 years ago
Oil steadies as demand concern counters Middle East tensions

Oil steadies as demand concern counters Middle East tensions

Oil prices steadied on Monday as tensions over Iran's nuclear program were tempered by global economic growth concerns and consequently oil demand.



7 years ago
Juror urges U.S. judge to uphold $80 million Roundup verdict against Bayer

Juror urges U.S. judge to uphold $80 million Roundup verdict against Bayer

A juror who was part of a panel that delivered an $80 million award against Bayer AG after finding that its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup caused a man's cancer has urged the presiding judge to uphold the decision.



7 years ago

A top tech analyst is getting worried, citing poor earnings and highest valuations in 15 years

Soaring values of technology companies have dominated the market's bull run, but now they are getting way too expensive as earnings picture continues to deteriorate, AB Bernstein warned.

7 years ago

Apple downgraded by Rosenblatt to 'sell' on 'fundamental deterioration'

Rosenblatt Securities downgraded Apple's stock and said it sees many upcoming headwinds for the tech giant, including disappointing iPhone sales.

7 years ago
U.S. financier Epstein lured underage girls to his mansions for sex acts: prosecutors

U.S. financier Epstein lured underage girls to his mansions for sex acts: prosecutors

American financier Jeffrey Epstein was charged with sex trafficking on Monday, as prosecutors accused him of luring dozens of girls as young as 14 to his homes in New York and Florida and paying them for sex acts.



7 years ago
Oil prices drop on signs global economy slowing amid trade disputes

Oil prices drop on signs global economy slowing amid trade disputes

Oil fell on Tuesday amid worries over the outlook for demand after the latest signs that international trade disputes have been dragging on the global economy, although the potential for conflicts in the Middle East offered support to prices.



7 years ago
Wall St. falls as Apple drags, sharp rate cut hopes fade

Wall St. falls as Apple drags, sharp rate cut hopes fade

U.S. stocks fell on Monday, dragged down by losses in Apple and Boeing and as investors cut back bets of an aggressive interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve later this month.



7 years ago
Oil prices drop as trade tensions stoke economy worries

Oil prices drop as trade tensions stoke economy worries

Oil fell on Tuesday amid worries over the outlook for demand after the latest signs that international trade disputes have been dragging on the global economy, although tensions in the Middle East offered some support to prices.



7 years ago
Asian stocks hobbled by fading expectations for aggressive Fed rate cut

Asian stocks hobbled by fading expectations for aggressive Fed rate cut

Asian stocks struggled to rebound on Tuesday as investors came to terms with sharply reduced expectations the Federal Reserve will deliver a large interest rate cut at the end of July.



7 years ago
SEC defends pace of Volkswagen suit after emissions scandal

SEC defends pace of Volkswagen suit after emissions scandal

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday defended the pace of its investigation into Volkswagen AG after a judge had asked why the agency waited two years after a global scandal related to vehicle emissions to sue the automaker.



7 years ago
Big ax falls as Deutsche Bank to lay off 18,000 in $8.3 billion 'reinvention'

Big ax falls as Deutsche Bank to lay off 18,000 in $8.3 billion 'reinvention'

By Tom Sims, Paulina Duran, Sumeet Chatterjee and Matt Scuffham



7 years ago
Deutsche Bank to cut 18,000 jobs in 7.4 billion euro overhaul

Deutsche Bank to cut 18,000 jobs in 7.4 billion euro overhaul

Deutsche Bank plans to cut 18,000 jobs in a sweeping, 7.4 billion euro overhaul designed to turn around Germany's struggling flagship lender



7 years ago
Factbox: Deutsche Bank takes an axe to investment bank

Factbox: Deutsche Bank takes an axe to investment bank

Deutsche Bank said on Sunday that it would make major cutbacks to its investment bank. [nL8N2480KD]



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