TOP STORIES 
 
WELLS FARGO ISN'T THE ONLY BANK THAT DRAWS CROSS-SELLING COMPLAINTS 

Problematic sales practices at banks may extend beyond the abuses revealed in the $185 million enforcement action against Wells Fargo, according to a new analysis of customer complaints maintained by the U.S. government.

U.S. STOCKS STEADY AS OIL PRICES RISE 

U.S. stocks edged higher, boosted by rising oil prices, while a stabilization in bank shares spurred gains in Europe.

U.S. DURABLE-GOODS ORDERS FLAT IN AUGUST 

U.S. factories posted flat orders of big-ticket goods in August, but underlying figures suggest businesses are boosting spending after a long period of cutting.

AIR-BAG MAKER TAKATA IN TALKS TO SETTLE LIKELY CRIMINAL CASE 

Takata is negotiating after U.S. prosecutors found evidence of unlawful conduct in the Japanese automotive supplier's handling of rupture-prone air bags linked to numerous deaths and injuries.

RBS PAYS $1.1 BILLION TO SETTLE LAWSUITS IN U.S. 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group has agreed to pay $1.1 billion to a U.S. regulator to resolve two civil lawsuits over the way it sold mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the financial crisis.

MOODY'S BOOSTS GUIDANCE ON HIGHER ISSUANCE ACTIVITY 

Moody's Corp. said a pickup in debt issuance and a bigger impact from cost-cutting initiatives have improved its business recently, leading the company to lift its annual guidance.

PAYCHEX QUARTERLY PROFIT RISES 

Paychex Inc.'s quarterly earnings rose 4% as the company continued to add more clients and revenue was boosted by an acquisition.

AUSTRALIA SEEKS MORE INFORMATION ON BP'S DRILL PLAN 

Australia's oil and gas regulator threw a wrench in BP's plans to drill deepwater oil-exploration wells off the country's southern coast, delaying approval of the plan until BP provides more information on how it intends to manage environmental risks

GOGO TO SPEED UP IN-FLIGHT INTERNET SERVICE...IN 2018 

Airplane internet provider Gogo plans to overhaul its overburdered network, but this isn't likely to happen for another two years because of the need for new equipment.

BLACKBERRY OUTSOURCING HANDSET BUSINESS 

BlackBerry Ltd. said it would outsource the making of handsets and instead focus on developing secure software and services.

STRUCTURAL CHANGE NEEDED IF RATES ARE TO RISE SAFELY, ECB'S DRAGHI SAYS 

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi urged eurozone governments to implement growth-boosting overhauls to allow interest rates to rise safely above zero, cautioning that the ECB's tools alone cannot do the job.

DEUTSCHE BANK LIFTED BY $1.2 BILLION ABBEY LIFE SALE 

Deutsche Bank said it sold its U.K.-based Abbey Life insurance unit to Phoenix Group Holdings Ltd. for $1.2 billion, boosting the German lender's capital cushion slightly at a time of intense focus on its financial health.

'FORCEFUL' STIMULUS NEEDED TO ENSURE RETURN TO NORMAL INTEREST RATES, SAYS ECB'S LANE 

The best way to ensure that interest rates quickly return to more normal levels is by a "forceful" pursuit of stimulus now, a member of the European Central Bank's governing council said in a speech delivered in New York.

THE CHEAPEST WAY TO GET ALEXA: AMAZON'S NEW FIRE TV STICK 

Amazon introduced its second-gen Fire TV Stick, keeping the same $40 price, but including a voice-capable remote that lets owners talk to the artificially intelligent assistant Alexa.

OPEC MINISTERS REACH FOR COMPROMISE ON OIL OUTPUT 

With Saudi Arabia and Iran butting heads, hope is thin. But Iran may budge once it reaches full output, which could happen by November's full meeting.

FATAL COAL-MINE EXPLOSION DEALS SETBACK TO CHINA'S SAFETY EFFORTS 

The explosion marked one of China's larger accidents this year after more than a decade of progress in lowering casualties from mining.

NO FIRST-DAY POP FOR POSTAL SAVINGS BANK OF CHINA 

Shares of Postal Savings Bank, the world's biggest initial public offering this year, limped out of the starting gate on Wednesday, in spite of help from Goldman Sachs traders.

SABMILLER, AB INBEV SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE MERGER 

Anheuser-Busch InBev won approval for its $100 billion takeover of SABMiller, ushering in a new world order for the beer industry.

U.K. FACES RECKONING OVER RBS BAILOUT 

In the weeks after Brexit, U.K. Treasury officials began to reassess the value of the nation's 73% stake in Royal Bank of Scotland. The market's answer: substantially less than before.

EUROPOL WARNS OF CYBERCRIME SURGE 

The European Union's police agency says cybercrime is rising, driven by an expansion in both the number of criminals working on the internet and a rise in the opportunities for criminal gain.

 
 
 
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World News 
FOR CLINTON AND PUTIN, THE MISTRUST IS MUTUAL 
 

While Vladimir Putin has called Donald Trump a "colorful and talented person," the Kremlin has long viewed Hillary Clinton as pushing a democratization agenda that it sees as a threat to its sovereignty.

 
Financial Regulation 
EUROPEAN REGULATORS WEIGH STATE AID FOR TROUBLED BANKS 
 

European regulators are open to using public funds to help clean up toxic assets weighing on bank balance sheets and hampering lending in the bloc's struggling economy, two officials said at a WSJ Pro event in London.

 
 
 

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September 28, 2016 10:15 ET (14:15 GMT)

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