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Deutsche Bank has received from the US authorities the request to pay $ 14 bn to close the case into mortgage-backed securities. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the facts are previous to the outbreak of the 2008 crisis that led to the failure of Lehman Brothers. Certainly, if the figure is confirmed, it would not only among the highest paid to resolve similar issues but it would much over analysts’ expectations of the German group.

Applications for unemployment benefits in the US in the week ended on September 10 grew slightly. Jobless claims rose by 1,000 to 260,000 from 259,000 the previous week. Analysts’ forecasts were instead for an uphill 265,000. Applications have come in below 300,000 for 80 straight weeks, longest streak since 1970.

Twitter is entering the TV world. The social network is launching a new application for Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Microsoft Xbox One that will allow anyone with these devices to watch live programs, from sports to financial news.

The main agreement that Twitter has signed is the one with the American National Footbal League: users can also watch the games via the new app, starting today, alongside multimedia content and "social" selected ad hoc. For example, real-time updates of the athletes, the fans, the team. The app is free and users will not need a Twitter account to watch the events, but they will be exposed to advertising from the social network.

Marriage between Bayer and Monsanto, giant seed, may be announced. As reported by the BBC website, after yet another revival of the German company that has put into the pot $ 130 per share, valuing the US group $ 66 billion, the leaders of American society have accepted the offer.

The new Brazilian government headed by Michel Temer announced a plan of economic reforms to groped to revive the economy hit by the crisis without increasing public spending.

Temer announced a privatization plan: from the sale of four airports and two harbours to a series of projects such as the construction of new buildings and roads up to the creation of new mines to be entrusted to private companies. "The State can not do everything," the president said during the presentation of the reforms.

Despite a lack of events in the economic calendar the US Dollar managed to strengthen, and now there is a good chance of the pair settling above 102.70, where the weekly PP coincides with the 55-day SMA. If this is the case, the next resistance to try and stop the advancement will be 103.50, represented by the trendline that originated at the very beginning of the year. Additional resistance is at 104.80 (100-day SMA and monthly R1), but a breach of 103.50 is likely to be followed by a recovery to July highs at 107 yen.

Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, has offered five million dollars to 10 veterans affairs group, if Donald Trump will make public the figures of his income tax return by the date of the final debate between the candidates for the US presidency.

The Hoffman offering ranks in support of Pete Kiernan, a veteran of the Marine Corps who has launched a crowdfunding campaign promising to allocate the money collected to active non-profit organizations in assisting veterans if Trump declare his earnings later, precisely on October 19. The goal is set at US $ 25.000; whether it will be achieved, Hoffman will quintuple the sum raised.

HP Inc. has closed the deal to take over from Samsung the division that manufactures printers for $ 1.05 billion. The transaction is expected to be finalized within 12 months and under the terms of the agreement, Samsung has agreed to buy the HP Inc. shares in an amount of between 100 and 300 million dollars once the acquisition will be completed.