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WELLS FARGO BOARD ACTIVELY CONSIDERING PAY CLAWBACKS 

Wells Fargo's board is actively considering whether to claw back pay from former retail-banking head Carrie Tolstedt as well as from Chief Executive John Stumpf.

U.S. STOCKS EDGE UP, DESPITE SLIDE IN OIL PRICES 

U.S. stocks rose Tuesday, led by gains in technology and consumer shares, while oil prices slid.

U.S. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE ROSE IN SEPTEMBER 

A gauge of consumer confidence rose in September to its highest level in nine years, a sign that American households are emerging from the recession's long shadow and could continue to support U.S. economic growth.

FED'S FISCHER: REASONS FOR LABOR-FORCE PARTICIPATION DROP PRECEDE RECESSION 

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer cited an aging population as a key reason for the decline in the proportion of adults participating in the labor force.

RICHMOND FED MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT INDEX GOES NEGATIVE 

Factories across central Atlantic states reduced their workforces as the manufacturing employment index was negative for the first time in three years.

FORD FIGHTS BACK AGAINST TRUMP DEBATE CLAIMS 

Ford Motor Co. went on the defensive following the latest attacks from Donald Trump aimed at the auto maker's big-dollar Mexico investments and production plans.

IMF SAYS MARKETS LOSING FAITH IN CENTRAL BANKS' ABILITY TO HIT INFLATION TARGETS 

The IMF warned that rich countries risk exposing their economies to large job losses if they aren't able to stoke inflation soon.

STANDARD CHARTERED FACES U.S. PROBE OVER INDONESIAN INVESTMENT 

The Justice Department is investigating Standard Chartered over allegations that an Indonesian power company controlled by the London-based bank paid bribes to win contracts.

U.S. HOME PRICES CONTINUED BRISK GROWTH IN JULY, CASE-SHILLER SAYS 

Home price growth showed no signs of abating in July, as strong demand for homes and a shortage of inventory helped drive prices close to new highs.

UBS CLAIMS LOW RATES HAVE CREATED HOUSING BUBBLE 

Housing bubbles are inflating in major cities around the world, with Vancouver and London most at risk, according to Swiss lender UBS.

CAESARS, CREDITORS REACH RESTRUCTURING DEAL 

Caesars Entertainment Corp. said Tuesday that it has reached a deal to resolve the long-running battle over the $18 billion restructuring of the casino company's main operating unit.

FINTECH UPSTART LENDUP FINED 

Fintech upstart LendUp was fined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a California state regulator Tuesday over widespread violations of payday and installment-lending laws.

VOLKSWAGEN SHARES DROP ON REPORTS DOJ IS SIZING UP CRIMINAL FINE 

Volkswagen shares tumbled on reports the U.S. Justice Department was calculating how much of a criminal fine it could levy on the car maker without driving it out of business.

U.S. APPEALS COURT  RULES PENNSYLVANIA  HOSPITAL MERGER SHOULD BE PRELIMINARILY BLOCKED 

A federal appeals court Tuesday ruled that a hospital merger in Pennsylvania should be preliminarily blocked, a boost for U.S. antitrust enforcers who alleged the combination of facilities in the Harrisburg area would diminish competition and hurt consumers.

MEXICO REGISTERS SMALLER TRADE DEFICIT IN AUGUST 

Mexico's trade deficit narrowed in August from a year earlier as factory exports picked up and imports of consumer goods declined amid a weakening of the Mexican peso.

GERMAN REGULATOR TELLS FACEBOOK TO STOP COLLECTING WHATSAPP USER DATA 

A German privacy watchdog has ordered Facebook to stop collecting user data from its messenger subsidiary WhatsApp, the latest clash between European privacy authorities and the social-network company.

GE, INDEPENDENT POWER SUPPLIER PLAN VIETNAM WIND PROJECTS 

General Electric is teaming up with an emerging market-focused renewable power developer to build $1.5 billion worth of new wind projects in Vietnam.

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC TO BUY ENDOCHOICE 

Boston Scientific agreed to buy EndoChoice Holdings for roughly $210 million, expanding its endoscopy business as sales of some products have slowed.

CONSUMER AND BUSINESS LENDING IN EUROZONE GROWS SLOWLY, STEADILY 

Data suggest that while underlying trends in both loan growth and money supply remain conducive to growth, there are limits to the extent to which the ECB can boost output with its monetary policy tools.

SEAWORLD SHIFTS TO EDUCATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT, ADDS VR RIDE 

SeaWorld Entertainment unveiled plans for cause-based entertainment and a new virtual-reality ride as it seeks to move on from its highly scrutinized theatrical shows featuring killer whales.

 
 
 
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Election 2016 
TRUMP, CLINTON RATCHET UP ATTACKS IN DEBATE 
 

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump clashed Monday, offering dramatically different visions of how they would lead the country in a no-holds-barred attack on each other's biggest vulnerabilities.

 
Markets Main 
ITALY'S BANKS LOOK TO AN UNLIKELY SAVIOR: JAMES DIMON 
 

After repeated efforts to salvage Italy's most troubled banks, the country's government is leaning on an unlikely would-be savior: James Dimon.

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September 27, 2016 13:14 ET (17:14 GMT)

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