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London bankers face Brexit choice: lobby or leave

By Sinead Cruise and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – A week after Britons voted themselves out of the European Union, many London-based bankers and their employers face two options if they are to secure their futures: lobby or leave. Some investment banks, anxious not to stir speculation of an exodus from the historic City of London and its modern counterpart at Canary Wharf, have given out “business as usual” messages since last week's shock referendum result. The alternative for banks and …

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Bond yields sink as central banks head for easier policy

The prospect of further cuts in interest rates and bond-buying to support a fractured global economy kept stock markets on the up in Europe and Asia on Friday, and drove U.S. and European government bond yields to their lowest in years. Signs that the world's big central banks will go even easier on monetary conditions, extending …

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Deutsche, Santander fail U.S. stress test; Morgan Stanley gets second chance

By David Henry and Patrick Rucker NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. bank subsidiaries of Deutsche Bank AG and Banco Santander SA yet again failed the Federal Reserve's stress test on Wednesday due to “broad and substantial

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EU tells UK single market access requires full free movement

LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders met for the first time without Britain on Wednesday less than a week after it voted to leave, delivering a tough message that London can access the bloc's lucrative single market only if it agrees to allow free movement for EU workers. Last week's shock referendum vote to leave the EU has caused global financial market turmoil, sent the pound sterling tumbling and wiped billions off the value of British shares. Britain's giant financial services sector, roughly 8 percent of economy, …

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Japan eyes help for small business in stimulus plan after Brexit

Japan is likely to include assistance for small businesses in an economic stimulus package it will compile after Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union, Economy Minister Nobuteru Ishihara said on Tuesday. Japanese policymakers also said financial markets are starting to calm down after the Brexit vote last week, but repeated that they want…

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Uber, Lyft settle litigation involving top executives

By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Rival ride services Uber and Lyft have settled high stakes litigation involving two of their top executives, court filings show, in advance of a trial that could have aired sensitive details about both companies. Lyft and its former chief operating officer Travis VanderZanden ended litigation in a California state court in which Lyft accused VanderZanden of breaking his confidentiality pledges when he went to work for Uber. Uber also withdrew a subpoena on Monday in separate litigation over a data breach at …

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U.S.-UK alliance seen outweighing Brexit trade concerns

The United States looks unlikely to follow through on a threat to relegate Britain to second-class trade status once its ally leaves the European Union, as it weighs the potential costs of undermining the countries' close diplomatic and military ties. President Barack Obama had warned ahead of Thursday's “Brexit” referendum that Britain would move to the back of the queue on U.S. trade priorities if it voted to leave the bloc, well behind…

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Exclusive: Francisco Partners, Elliott near Dell software deal – sources

Divesting the software assets will help Dell refocus its technology portfolio and bolster its balance sheet after it agreed in October to buy data storage company EMC Corp for $67 billion. EMC

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Oil rallies as fears over Brexit abate

Oil rallied on Monday, lifted by a wave of investor confidence and a weaker dollar after polls showed a diminishing chance that Britain may vote to leave the European Union later this week. Three opinion polls ahead of Thursday's vote showed the 'Remain' camp recovering some momentum, although the overall picture remained one of an evenly split electorate. Investment safe havens such as gold, the U.S. dollar, German bonds…

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New York Times revenue falls on lower ad sales

(Reuters) – New York Times Co reported a 1.2 percent fall in quarterly revenue as ad sales fell in its print and digital businesses. Digital ad revenue, which contributes about a third of total ad revenue, fell 1.3 percent to $41.8 million, while print advertising revenue fell 9 percent, the company said on Tuesday.

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