Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is in talks to settle one of the two major US investigations into allegations it mis-sold mortgage-backed securities it needs to overcome before the British government can sell its shares in the bailed-out bank.

A Wisconsin prisoner featured in the Netflix series Making A Murderer made a voluntary confession and was properly convicted, a court has heard.

Deutsche Bank AG jumped the most in almost six months after a media report that the lender is nearing a $5.4bn (€4.81bn) settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), less than half the amount initially requested.

Royal Bank of Scotland is to pay $1.1bn (€979m) to a US regulator to settle two claims over mis-sold mortgage bonds in the run-up to the financial crisis.

Deutsche Bank’s shares and its riskiest bonds dropped the most since the Brexit vote yesterday after the lender said the US Justice Department is seeking $14bn (€12.55bn) to settle a probe tied to mortgage-backed securities, more money than the bank is willing to pay.

Swiss bank to pay $547m to settle US tax evasion probe

As Electrolux prepares to fight in court to buy General Electric’s assets, the Swedish home appliance maker may prefer to sell brands than factories if it tries to reach a settlement to salvage the $3.3bn(€3.07bn) deal before the judge’s verdict.

A US grand jury has brought espionage charges against five Chinese military officials for allegedly targeting six US companies and stealing trade secrets, publicly accusing China of cyber-spying for the first time.

In one of the largest healthcare fraud settlements in US history, Johnson & Johnson will pay $2.2 billion (€1.6bn) to end civil and criminal investigations into kickbacks to pharmacists and the marketing of pharmaceuticals for off-label uses, US attorney general Eric Holder has said.

BP’s hopes of reaching a settlement over the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe were dealt a blow today after it emerged that the US Government intends to prove gross negligence or wilful misconduct at trial.

More banks in the UK could be caught in the scandal which saw Barclays pay £290m to settle claims that it used underhand tactics to try to rig financial markets.

BP shares were sharply higher today after its €5.8bn deal with 110,000 businesses and individuals over the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

BP shares came under pressure today as it was reported that staff at the beleaguered oil giant could face manslaughter charges over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Defence giant BAE Systems is to pay £286m (€327m) in fines and plead guilty to two criminal charges to settle corruption claims in the UK and US.

The US government still believes a proposal to give Google the digital rights to millions of hard-to-find books threatens to stifle competition and undermine copyright laws, it emerged today.

Four past and present British Airways executives are due to appear in court next month over price-fixing on fuel surcharges.

Trading chiefs are close to announcing charges against current and former British Airways executives over price-fixing on fuel surcharges.

British Airways has been fined £121.5m (€180m) for collusion over fuel surcharges on long-haul flights, the Office of Fair Trading said today.

Microsoft Corp said it plans to disclose nearly 400 APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) by August 28 in order to comply with a proposed antitrust settlement signed last year with the US Justice Department.