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The candidate "believes it is critical that everyone has a full and fair hearing, and that our country provides refuge to those that need it."

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. and units of Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Holdings PLC and Wells Fargo & Co. were named in the lawsuits.

Share prices closed lower for Thursday's holiday-shortened session, while oil prices moved up a little.

DraftKings and FanDuel, on Dec. 11, won a temporary reprieve from a New York judge's order to stop doing business in the state.

The U.S. Treasury secretary spoke Thursday ahead of a scheduled Jan. 5 hearing on Capitol Hill on the territory's financial crisis.

Dell Inc. reportedly is hoping Perot Systems will fetch more than $5 billion, which would help fund its acquisition of EMC Corp.

Overall sales from the beginning of November to Dec. 22 were on track to rise 3.1 percent, below the 3.2 percent forecast and down from the 4.1 percent growth recorded last year.

The proposed settlement of a class-action suit centered on insider trading was disclosed in papers filed with a federal court in New York.

"China can significantly help the regional peace and stability by becoming more active in the fight against the Islamic State," an Iranian official says.

Brent traders in London say the market is quiet with many participants away for the Christmas holiday.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 267,000 for the week ended Dec. 19.

The brutality of the murders, on the Thai island of Koh Tao, dented the country's image as a holiday paradise.

Hyatt, controlled by the billionaire Pritzker family, is the fourth major hotel operator to warn of a breach since October.

A $600,000 annual grant to a Planned Parenthood affiliate in Houston is set to be discontinued after nearly 30 years.

In court papers, the ride-hailing company said a judge's recent ruling could add more than 100,000 drivers to the legal case against it.

Japan's Nikkei ticked upward early Thursday, catching up one day after the country's markets were closed for the emperor's birthday.

The decision comes amid scrutiny at the state and federal levels of games run by companies such as FanDuel and DraftKings.

The precise framework under discussion is unclear, but it could include jointly building and developing vehicles.

Meanwhile, October's figures were revised downward, suggesting a slowdown in the market.

The U.S. Commerce Department issued an official notice this week, saying companies no longer need to apply for licenses to export crude.

The new boss of Britain's Rolls Royce says he's looking to simplify business at the British aerospace group. But as Hayley Platt reports he has some tough challenges, including a share price that's nearly halved since May.

After Martin Shkreli's resignation amid charges of securities fraud, the private company plans to reduce its workforce.

Government forces expect to dislodge Islamic State militants from the western Iraqi city of Ramadi within days, state television said Wednesday.

Lakeisha Holloway has also been charged with child abuse or neglect, for having a child in the car, and with leaving the scene.

Nearly 60 percent of Republicans surveyed said they approved of U.S. efforts to work with other nations to limit global warming, a poll showed.

The new app will enable users to text friends or a chatbot, which will search the web and other sources for information to answer a question.

The Pentagon and other agencies are expected to complete their regulatory proposal soon, a Defense Department official said.

Problem spots like Chicago, and states such as Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Kentucky will continue to draw investor concern.

The automaker has been largely on the defensive since U.S. authorities revealed it had admitted rigging exhaust emission tests on some diesel models.