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House Passes Bill to Rein in Obama-Era Wall Street Regulations
The US House of Representatives has passed legislation aimed at gutting the Dodd-Frank act. Rep. Jeb Hensarling , R-Texas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said "Every promise of Dodd-Frank has been broken". "There is a better way: economic growth for all; bank bailouts for none", he added. All voting Democrats were against the bill , as was Rep. [Full Article...]
Wanda Film in Trading Halt After Shares Plunge 10%
Regulators in China have stepped up their scrutiny of bank lending to local firms engaged in large-scale overseas acquisitions, including HNA, which bought Dublin-based aircraft leasing company Avolon in 2015 and is Deutsche Bank's biggest shareholder. [Full Article...]
Cvs Health Corp (CVS) Stake Held by Bartlett & Co
The SI to Inseego Corporation's float is 10.17%. MD now owns 14,400,092 shares of the pharmacy operator's stock worth $1,281,464,000 after buying an additional 4,699,619 shares during the period. Cap Inc Ok owns 9,888 shares or 0.05% of their U.S. portfolio. Endologix, Inc.is engaged in developing, manufacturing, marketing and selling medical devices for the treatment of aortic disorders. [Full Article...]
Miami man faces $120 million fine for 96-million robocall spree
Abramovich apparently used what has been called " neighbor spoofing " in hopes of gaining the trust of those receiving the call and increasing the likelihood of their answering". "Unfortunately, many unsuspecting Americans are deceived into taking the bait", said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai . The FCC also issued a citation for apparent violations of robocall limits and federal wire fraud to Abramov... [Full Article...]
'Witch Hunt' Trump confirms he is being investigated over Comey firing
Aides said that the President had chose to take matters into his own hands and believed he was his own best defender in the escalating crisis surrounding the White House . John Cornyn of Texas, the No. 2 Senate Republican, told reporters Thursday that Rosenstein shouldn't recuse himself. The White House has said that Trump does not intend to fire Mueller, though he has the ability to. [Full Article...]
Trump's Policy impact on Cuba
Last week, the U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly to back new sanctions on Russian Federation. Most U.S. travelers to Cuba will again be required to visit the island as part of organized tour groups run by American companies. "Any strategy aimed at changing the political, economic and social system in Cuba, whether it seeks to achieve it through pressures and impositions, or by using more subtle... [Full Article...]
Sterling falls as Carney dismisses rate hikes
The BOE's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee ( MPC ) met last week and decided not to raise the bank rate from the record low set in August past year as a counter-stimulus to the expected deflationary pressures that Brexit would bring to the British economy. [Full Article...]
Google launching new VR format VR180
To cater to all these questions, as well as any other that creators may have up their sleeves with regards to VR content, YouTube has made a decision to come up with this new format. They can deploy all the methods of a usual shooting routine and come up with videos that while not completely 360-degree, still give the viewer an extra experience. [Full Article...]