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Democratic lawmaker rebukes Wells Fargo rebate request

“These small businesses played no role in the misdeeds committed by the Bank,” Porter, who serves on the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, said in the letter to Wells Fargo Chief Executive Charlie Scharf. Asking for a rebate and linking it to higher costs due to regulatory backlash goes against the intent of regulator actions, Porter said. Porter requested that Wells Fargo refund the rebates by Jan. 30. …read more […]

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Ahead of U.S. election, Facebook gives users some control over how they see political ads

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was making some changes to its approach to political ads, including allowing users to turn off certain ad-targeting tools, but the updates stop far short of critics’ demands and what rival companies have pledged to do.

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Saudi Aramco Props Up Slumping Middle East Energy Debt Market

(Bloomberg) — Gulf Arab energy companies took on marginally more total debt in 2019 compared with the previous year, but the increase was skewed by a surge in borrowing by Saudi Aramco and its refining joint venture.Excluding new Saudi loans and bonds of $15.6 billion, energy-company debt in the oil-rich region tumbled by two-thirds, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.Lending was particularly sluggish in the second half of 2019, when these companies borrowed just $5.5 billion — the lowest level in three years. Aramco’s majority-owned Satorp refinery venture alone accounted for $3.6 billion of all second-half debt.Energy companies in the …read more […]