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Added on the 16/03/2018 17:53:00 - Copyright : Euronews EN
The recent storming of the US Capitol seems to be hitting President Donald Trump not only politically, but financially as well. CNN reports a growing number of businesses suddenly want very little to do with Trump after he incited a mob of his supporters to attack the Capitol. Twitter and Facebook banned Trump indefinitely, and Stripe is no longer processing credit card payments for his campaign. Shopify stopped operating online stores for the Trump Organization and the campaign and the PGA is pulling a major golf tournament from a Trump resort. It's also unclear which, if any, banks will want to loan money to the Trump Organization.
On Tuesday Deutsche Bank said working from home should be taxed to help support people on low incomes who cannot do their jobs remotely People choosing to work from home despite their company providing a permanent desk should pay the tax. According to Business Insider, that would be 5% of their salary. The report argued that if companies do not offer permanent desks, they should pay instead, the report argued. Deutsche said the tax could raise $49 billion per year in the US, $23.6 billion in Germany, and $9.3 billion in the UK.
Deutsche Bank chief John Cryan has pledged to redouble restructuring efforts, warning that the bank faces tough times as it seeks to finalise talks with U.S. justice authorities over a multi billion dollar fine. Sonia Legg reports.
Deutsche Bank's finance chief told staff representatives last month that job cuts at the bank could be double that planned, a step that could remove 10,000 further employees, a person with direct knowledge of the matter has told Reuters. David Pollard reports.
Deutsche Bank shares have fallen more than 3 percent after Chief Executive John Cryan failed to secure a speedy deal with the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) at the weekend over the misselling of mortgage-backed securities. Sonia Legg reports