Oct 25, 2017

10/25/2017: A key win for the banking industry

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(U.S. Edition) The U.S. Senate has voted to kill a federal rule that banned banks from forcing customers into arbitration, which would then make it easier for consumers to sue their banks in class-action lawsuits.We'll look at what the process of arbitration entails and why Republicans came out strongly against the rule. Afterwards, we'll discuss a new survey that shows Americans, for the first time, will spend more shopping online than in stores. Then, we'll talk to one unauthorized immigrant in Houston about how she's dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

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Mnuchin heads to Middle East focused on disrupting terrorist financing

by Reema Khrais

Oct 25, 2017

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks in Saudi Arabia today at the launch of what’s being called the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center. Mnuchin’s leading a weeklong delegation to the Middle East to meet with leaders in Saudi Arabia, Israel and Qatar to talk about ways to combat terrorist financing. Click the audio player above to hear […]

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Hurricane recovery for an unauthorized immigrant in Houston has added obstacles

by Andy Uhler

Oct 25, 2017

Challenges like housing, transportation and finances are especially difficult.

A truck drives through high water along a street in Orange, Texas, on Sept. 6, more than a week after Hurricane Harvey made landfall.

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Holiday shoppers plan to buy more online than in stores, survey finds

by Mitchell Hartman

Oct 25, 2017

This year for the first time, consumers say they’ll spend more shopping online than in physical stores. That’s according to an annual consumer holiday shopping survey by Deloitte. It’s one more data point documenting the march of e-commerce to capture ever more of America’s retail spending. Deloitte’s online survey of more than 5,000 Americans found […]

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(U.S. Edition) The U.S. Senate has voted to kill a federal rule that banned banks from forcing customers into arbitration, which would then make it easier for consumers to sue their banks in class-action lawsuits.We’ll look at what the process of arbitration entails and why Republicans came out strongly against the rule. Afterwards, we’ll discuss a new survey that shows Americans, for the first time, will spend more shopping online than in stores. Then, we’ll talk to one unauthorized immigrant in Houston about how she’s dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.