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Deutsche Bank's bosses tried to convince skeptical shareholders at a lively annual meeting on Thursday that the bank was on the right track again after facing a host of legal problems.Co-chief Executives Anshu Jain and Juergen Fitschen, who took charge nearly a year ago, are trying to steer Germany's largest bank through a major restructuring and resolve its many legal issues.They are also trying to reshape the bank in the wake of the financial crisis for an industry with lower profit margins and higher regulatory costs.Fitschen told shareholders that the strategy overhaul was paying off. "We are on the right track."Jain attempted to strike a personal chord with the crowd by delivering his speech in German. Shareholders applauded as Indian-born Jain apologized for his shaky command of the language and he made a pledge to improve it over the next year.He was interrupted by a group of around 10 protesters who shed black suits to reveal red t-shirts emblazoned with the words "The Superflu...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday the government will issue a statement on the export of Japanese-made parts for Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 fighter jet, su...
“At the Brink” author John Lott on the debate over sequestration and the Administration’s push for greater gun control.
FBN's Gerri Willis on the mounting costs of health-care.
Agricultural trade and possible Brazilian arms purchases will be among key topics for discussion at high-level talks between Brazil and Russian authorities Wednesday...
Former Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul on the use of drones and how the growth of government impacts Americans' freedom.
Saudi Arabia is looking into buying patrol boats worth 1.5 billion euros ($2 billion) from a German firm, and appears to have won the Berlin government's approval de...
Airbus parent EADS paved the way to getting its first independent chairman on Tuesday, as it put finishing touches to proposals for a new board to be led by the form...
Former Reagan Budget Director David Stockman on the need to reform entitlements in an effort to rein in spending.
AEI Resident Scholar Michael Rubin on Iran’s missile tests.
Institute for the Study of War’s Chris Harmer on efforts to pressure Iran to end its nuclear program.
Rep. Ron Paul, (R-Texas), on the Federal Reserve’s decision not to take further action on the economy and efforts to audit the Fed.
“More Guns, Less Crime” author John Lott and FNC legal analyst Lis Wiehl on efforts to have greater gun control.
Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura could have been a way of skirting international sanctions against ...
Two officers of a Lufthansa subsidiary were indicted in Oklahoma on charges of bribing foreign officials to secure aircraft maintenance contracts, while two others p...
Foreign investors venturing into Russia can - and have - made a lot of money, but doing business with the state tends to work out best for the Kremlin capitalists in...
The 193-nation U.N.General Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the first-ever treaty on global arms trade that seeks to regulate the $70 billion internationa...
China has become the world's fifth-largest arms exporter, a respected Sweden-based think tank said on Monday, its highest ranking since the Cold War, with Pakistan t...
Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antony is leaning toward barring Anglo-Italian helicopter firm AgustaWestland from doing business in the country because of a corruption...
With its first-ever U.S. military contract in hand, the defense unit of Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA has finally hit the big time, establishing itself as a global...
