U.S. authorities subpoena Goldman in 1MDB probe: WSJ

Goldman received the subpoenas earlier this year from the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. The authorities also want to interview current and former Goldman employees in connection with the inquiries, but none of those meetings had occurred by Friday, WSJ said. The Department of Justice and the SEC

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UK and China regulators discuss framework for financial projects

British and Chinese securities watchdogs are discussing an agreement that will pave the way for landmark financial services projects between the countries, sources said, easing fears that Britain could be a less attractive partner for such deals after last month's vote to…

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Delaware judge proposes October trial over removal of Viacom directors

Judge Andre Bouchard proposed Oct. 17 for the beginning of the trial. In June, 93-year old Redstone, through his National Amusements Inc holding company, removed five of Viacom's directors, including Chief Executive Philippe Dauman, from the company's board. National Amusements owns 80 percent of voting shares of Viacom and CBS Corp .

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Helicopter money talk takes flight as Bank of Japan runs out of runway

The Bank of Japan's review of its monetary stimulus program promised for September has revived expectations it could adopt some form of “helicopter money”, printing money for government spending to spur inflation. The BOJ disappointed market hopes on Friday that it …

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Chinese consortium agrees to $4.4 billion deal for Caesars online games

A Chinese consortium that includes game developer Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co Ltd and e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd founder Jack Ma has agreed to acquire Caesars Interactive Entertainment Inc's online games unit for $4.4 billion in cash, the companies said. Caesars Interactive Entertainment is currently owned by Caesars Acquisition Co (CAC) and Caesars Entertainment Corp .

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AB InBev clears China hurdle in SABMiller takeover deal

BRUSSELS/BEIJING (Reuters) – Brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev cleared a major hurdle toward its takeover of SABMiller with regulatory approval from China on Friday, leaving the acquisition's future in the hands of the British company's board. China's ministry of commerce

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Revenue growth lifts UPS profit, confirms 2016 outlook

By Nick Carey CHICAGO (Reuters) – United Parcel Service Inc reported a higher quarterly net profit on Friday that met analyst expectations as revenue grew across its business units, and the company reaffirmed its full-year earnings outlook despite global economic uncertainty. Like other package delivery companies, UPS has benefited from a rapid rise in ecommerce, but has also struggled to bring down the extra costs associated with making stops at individual residential addresses rather than at businesses. …

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Oil rally to resume later this year, demand to offset glut: Reuters poll

A survey of 29 economists and analysts forecast Brent crude will average $45.51 per barrel in 2016, up marginally from last month's forecast of $45.20, and about $3.55 higher than the $41.96 average so far this year.     “We project solid global demand growth in 2016 (1.4 million barrels per day), and a reasonable growth in 2017 (+1.1 MMBbl/d), mostly driven by China, India and Africa. As such, demand should help to drive prices higher,” said Raymond James analyst Luana Siegfried.

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Credit Suisse to create U.S. banking business for billionaire

Credit Suisse Group AG , which exited its U.S. private wealth business last year, is building out a new investment banking group in the region to serve billionaires. Switzerland's second-biggest bank has hired Charlie Buckley from rival UBS Group AG to work with

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Chevron posts largest quarterly loss since 2001 on weak oil prices

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Chevron Corp, the second-largest U.S.-based oil producer, posted a second-quarter loss on Friday, its largest since 2001, due to the slump in crude prices and refining income. The company lost $1.47 billion, or $1.07 per share, compared with a net profit of $571 million, or 30 cents per share, in the year-ago period. Production fell about 3 percent to 2.53 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe

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