Wells Fargo taps BNY Mellon’s Charles Scharf as CEO
Wells Fargo & Co named banking veteran Charles Scharf as chief executive officer on Friday, the lender’s third CEO since a wide-ranging sales scandal erupted...
Libra coin group in talks with EU regulators, executive tells Reuters
The Libra Association, due to launch and manage the Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency, is talking to European Union regulators after opposition from Germany and France, its...
Pelosi on Trump impeachment inquiry: ‘We have to put country before party’ – NBC News
Pelosi on Trump impeachment inquiry: ‘We have to put country before party’ NBC News Whistleblower alleges White House coverup CNN White House Knew of Whistle-Blower’s Allegations Soon...
Stock futures point to Wall Street gains, eyes on consumer data
U.S. stock markets were set to gain on Friday but still looked on course to end the week in negative territory as the shock of...
U.S. consumer spending slows in August; incomes rise
U.S. consumer spending barely rose in August, suggesting that the economy’s main growth engine was slowing after accelerating sharply in the second quarter....
U.S. offered to remove all sanctions on Iran in exchange for talks: Iran president
The United States offered to remove all sanctions on Iran in exchange for talks, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday upon returning to Tehran...
Egypt’s security forces move to block anti-Sisi protests
Egyptian police mounted a huge show of force in central Cairo and closed off entrances to Tahrir Square on Friday after calls for protests against...
Seven drown after migrant boat capsizes off Greece
Two women and five children drowned when a boat carrying migrants and refugees from Turkey capsized near Greece’s Chios island on Friday, the coastguard said....
“It’s the stupidest name” – Australian band Gang of Youths on self-hatred
Lead singer-songwriter David Le’aupepe loves people, hates everything he does and regrets the indie rock band’s name, but wants to help prisoners through art and...
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi says Attorney General Barr “has gone rogue”
U.S. Attorney General William Barr and the U.S. Justice Department have gone “rogue”, U.S. House Speaker Pelosi said on Friday, days after opening an impeachment...