Bloomberg Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party cranked up the prospects of a prolonged political crisis following the resignation of the region’s First Minister, warning it won’t return to the power-sharing Executive unless issues related to Brexit are resolved. “The DUP will not be involved in forming a government in Northern Ireland until those issues have been satisfactorily addressed,” the ...

  Bloomberg Europe’s biggest bank payout-plan failed to excite investors who’ve grown accustomed to fat payout ratios and dividends at Intesa Sanpaolo SpA. The Milan-based lender said it will disburse more than 22 billion euros ($25 billion) to shareholders through 2025. While that put it ahead of Italian rival UniCredit SpA in the contest to offer Europe’s bank investors the ...

  Bloomberg Bank of America Corp (BofA) boosted Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan’s compensation 31% to $32 million for 2021, a year in which the firm set a record for profitability. His package includes $1.5 million in salary and a $30.5 million in stock-based incentive awards, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based lender said in a filing. A year ago, Moynihan took ...