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PNC spent $60,000 lobbying government in 4Q

AP News 6 hours ago

PNC Bank spent $60,000 in fourth quarter lobbying federal government PNC Bank, a unit of PNC Financial Services Group Inc., spent $60,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby on financial regulatory restructuring and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report. That's ...

BofA spent $1.18M lobbying government in 4Q

AP News 6 hours ago

Bank of America spent $1.18 million in fourth quarter lobbying federal government Bank of America Corp., the nation's largest lender, spent $1.18 million in the fourth quarter to lobby the federal government on issues such as executive compensation, credit cards and mortgage ...

S&P Ratings cuts outlook on Citigroup

AP News 6 hours ago

S&P Ratings cuts outlook on Citigroup to negative, affirms bank's ratings Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Tuesday cut its outlook on Citigroup Inc. to "negative" from "stable," saying the U.S. government appears increasingly likely to leave bond holders hanging in case ...

Obama

AP News 8 hours ago

President Barack Obama signs a memorandum on childhood obesity, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in the Oval Office of the White House,Washington. Standing, from left are, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, first lady ...

Italy McItaly

AP Features 9 hours ago

In this photo released by the press office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agriculture Minister Luca Zaia, center, holds up a burger in a McDonalds restaurant in central Rome, on Jan. 26, 2010. Italy's Agriculture minister is defending his sponsorship of McDonald's ...

CIT sets John Thain's salary at $6 million a year

Reuters US Online Report Business News yesterday

NEW YORK (Reuters) - CIT Group Inc <CIT.N> said its new Chief Executive John Thain will get an annual base salary of $6 million, most of which is in stock, and a bonus of up to another $1.5 million, in a nod ...

Health Insurer Rate Hikes

AP News yesterday

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2010 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. In a letter to the president of Anthem Blue Cross, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday, Feb. ...

U.S. rule directs banks to share data abroad

Reuters US Online Report Business News yesterday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. financial crime agency has adopted a rule allowing local, state and foreign police agencies to seek information from American banks, despite opposition from industry groups. The rule broadens one adopted by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), ...

Clinton-era health aides push to save Obama's plan

AP Features yesterday

Shock and awe. That's what survivors of the Clinton-era health care collapse are feeling as President Barack Obama's overhaul legislation wobbles in Congress. Aides who shaped Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton's 1990s plan to cover all Americans, then labored in vain to ...

Meet The Press

Getty Images 2 days ago

WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 7: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY, TABLOIDS OUT) In this handout photo provided by NBC Universal, Henry Paulson (L), former Treasury Secretary, and Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve Chairman, appear on "Meet the Press" at NBC studios February 7, 2010 in ...

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