European economy can help BNP clear low return bar Europe’s recovering economy can help BNP Paribas clear a low return bar. Aiming for a return on equity of 10 percent – roughly in line with the French bank’s cost of capital – over the next two years might suggest a […]

Senate leaders see two-year budget deal within their grasp Top Senate leaders were working Tuesday to finalize a sweeping long-term budget deal that would include a defense spending boost President Trump has long demanded alongside an increase in domestic programs championed by Democrats. As negotiations for the long-term deal continued, […]

House passes bill to address sexual harassment in Congress The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that would reform the way lawmakers’ offices handle cases sexual harassment. But their bill would weaken the authority of the independent entity currently probing lawmakers’ behavior, according to outside ethics watchdogs. The bill, […]

The truth about Donald Trump’s ‘jokes’ There was President Donald Trump, on Monday, recounting the cold reception he received from Democrats during his State of the Union address a week earlier. “So that means they would rather see Trump do badly, OK, than our country do well. That’s what it […]

6 things you can do right now to help prevent the flu The United States is in the midst of a particularly rough – and deadly – flu season. According to the latest from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the current flu outbreak is responsible for at least […]