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Senators question Goldman Sachs on its role in Trump banking policy

In a letter to CEO Lloyd Blankfein dated Feb. 9 and made public on Friday, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin asked for details on “lobbying” activities in the bank related to review of the Dodd-Frank Act and the Obama-era fiduciary rule on financial advice. Blankfein

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Top Federal Reserve official resigns as bank deregulation looms

By Jason Lange and Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve Board's top bank regulator said on Friday he would resign, giving a boost to President Donald Trump's plans to ease reforms put in place after the 2007-09 financial crisis. Daniel Tarullo, a strong regulator who…

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Greece says bailout deal close, but will not accept ‘illogical’ demands

By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Saturday he believed the country's drawn-out bailout review would be completed positively but repeated that Athens would not accept “illogical” demands by its lenders. Greece and its international lenders made clear progress on Friday toward bridging differences over its fiscal path in coming years, moving closer to a deal that …

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‘Significant uncertainty’ about fiscal policy under Trump: Fed’s Fischer

U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said there was significant uncertainty about U.S. fiscal policy under the Trump administration, but the Fed would be strict in meeting targets of creating full employment and getting inflation to 2 percent. Speaking at the Warwick Economics Summit on Saturday, Fischer also said he thought Dodd-Frank financial regulation would not be repealed as a whole, and he hoped capital requirements for banks would not be significantly reduced.

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Russia to decide in April-May if global oil deal should be extended: TASS

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will decided in April or May whether an agreement on global oil output cuts between OPEC and non-OPEC producers, set to end on June 31, should be extended, TASS news agency quoted Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying on Saturday.

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In glitzy Singapore, hotels’ success recipe is being average

Liesbeth Foesters travels for business around the world, but none of her hotel rooms was smaller than the one she got in Singapore. “If you compare this with (the room I had in) China, it is nothing, but … we have to adapt to the budget,” the 30-year-old Belgian…

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Japan’s love of tiny cars sore spot as Trump, Abe meet

TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) – When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets on Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump, Japan’s bulging automotive trade surplus will be a sore spot, but the path to balancing auto exports and imports will be no easier than it was in the 1980s.

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Boeing’s $14 billion Singapore Air order does not fill 777, 787 gap: CEO

Boeing Co must sell more 777 and 787 jetliners to keep production plans on track, despite a $13.8 billion order that landed earlier on Thursday, its chief executive said. The order from high-profile customer Singapore Airlines is a strong endorsement of both planes, and…

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Exclusive: Blackstone to acquire Aon’s benefits outsourcing for $4.8 billion – sources

Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP has agreed to acquire insurance broker Aon Plc's employee benefits outsourcing business for around $4.8 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. It also allows Aon to exit a mature, capital-intensive outsourcing business, allowing it to invest in growth areas beyond its core insurance brokerage operations, such as cyber security and health insurance.

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Twitter numbers paint grim profitability picture

For all the buzz the San Francisco company has created as the preferred platform for U.S. President Donald Trump and other high-profile figures, Twitter has lost more than $1.5 billion cumulatively since it went public in late 2013. Fourth-quarter revenue of $717 million was well

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