Wells Fargo names Allen Parker general counsel Wells Fargo names Allen Parker general counsel:- Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) named Allen Parker general counsel on Monday, at a time when the third-largest U.S. lender looks to restore its battered reputation following a scandal over phony accounts. Parker succeeds company veteran […]

China confirms 7 percent increase in 2017 defence budget China confirms 7 percent increase in 2017 defence budget:- China's defence budget will rise 7 percent in 2017, to 1.044 trillion yuan ($151.43 billion), state media said on Monday, after the omission of exact figures from an annual report sparked questions […]

Trump uncertainty slowing U.S. travel bookings Trump uncertainty slowing U.S. travel bookings :- Demand for travel to the United States over the coming months has flattened out following a positive start to the year, with uncertainty over a possible new travel order likely deterring visitors, travel analysis company ForwardKeys said […]

New U.S. budget priorities threaten housing aid programs New U.S. budget priorities threaten housing aid programs:- When Paul Ryan, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, talks of social mobility, about helping struggling Americans move out of impoverished areas to give them greater opportunity, Shiva Daniels is the kind of […]

Stocks drop as markets wary of Fed, geopolitical tensions Stocks drop as markets wary of Fed, geopolitical tensions:- U.S. stock futures dropped and Asian shares were on the defensive on Monday as investors weighed the near-certain prospect of an interest rate hike in the United States this month against news […]

Futures fall amid North Korea missiles, Trump wiretap talk Futures fall amid North Korea missiles, Trump wiretap talk:- U.S. stock index futures fell on Sunday amid news of North Korea's firing of four ballistic missiles and President Donald Trump's accusation that his predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped him. U.S. stocks have […]

U.S. finds China steel plate imports injure U.S. industry U.S. finds China steel plate imports injure U.S. industry:- The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Friday it had made a final finding that the U.S. industry was being harmed by the dumping and subsidization of imports of carbon and alloy […]