Texas policies can work anywhere in US: Rick Perry
GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry said Friday his initiatives as Texas governor can work anywhere in the United States.
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Buffett lunch auction may break record when it ends Friday
The price of a private lunch with Warren Buffett is already near $1.6 million, and that is likely to grow before the auction wraps up Friday evening. The Glide Foundation, which uses the auction proceeds …
Massive data breach could affect every federal agency
China-based hackers are suspected once again of breaking into U.S. government computer networks, and the entire federal workforce could be at risk this time. The Department of Homeland Security said in …
Banks' billions in overdraft fees dodge tough U.S. rules
After studying overdraft fees for more than three years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is leaning against subjecting banks to tough new rules that would cap the size of charges or limit how frequently they can be imposed on consumers, said two people briefed on the agency’s work. More likely, when the CFPB proposes regulations later this year or in early 2016, it will probably bar lenders from reordering transactions
OPEC oil ministers meet, likely to maintain output targets
Defying OPEC attempts to project unity, Iran and Saudi Arabia went into a meeting of the 12-nation cartel Friday declaring that they would not cede authority to the organization over how much oil they …
US stocks head lower following losses in European markets
U.S. stocks followed European markets lower on Thursday as a deadline approached in Greece’s debt talks. Greece remained stuck in negotiations with its creditors over releasing more emergency funds ahead …
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The markets' trouble with the 1%
John Paulson’s $400 million donation to Harvard and Germany’s 10-year bond yield stoking 1% temper tantrums.
Pickens: Saudis bluffing on oil production
T. Boone Pickens says Saudi production is topping out at about 10 million barrels per day and oil prices will return to $70 per barrel by year end.
Co-owner of Four Seasons charged with sex abuse in New York
A co-owner of the Four Seasons is charged with sexually abusing an acquaintance during a party at the famed New York City restaurant. Julian Niccolini was arraigned Wednesday night. As he left Manhattan …