The amount is enough to erase everything the six biggest U.S. banks earned for 2012.
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BP lost a renewed bid to suspend payments from the court-supervised program administering its settlement of claims tied to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Bank of America Corp.’s Merrill Lynch unit has agreed to pay $160 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by black financial advisers.
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The expansion will accelerate in the second half of 2013, according to a Bloomberg survey.
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Consumer confidence unexpectedly improved in August as Americans grew more optimistic about employment opportunities and the outlook for the economy.
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A settlement forestalled a trial set for August in the legal malpractice case a dentist filed against defunct law firm Gallop, Johnson & Neuman.
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Bank of America must face mortgage fraud trial, judge rules
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan issued a ruling Tuesday rejecting the bank’s request to dismiss the case, putting it on track for a trial scheduled to begin Sept. 23.
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Read More »Nebraska sued by ACLU over bar to gay foster parents
A Nebraska policy barring gay and lesbian couples and individuals from being foster parents was challenged in an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit.
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Read More »Chris Koster: Walgreen misleading shoppers
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said he’s suing the retailer for false and misleading advertising.
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Read More »State Supreme Court splits over attorney’s suspension
An attorney who sued former clients after his firm fired him has been suspended indefinitely from practicing law in Missouri.
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