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Iran says it sealed Boeing plane deal at half price

Iran said on Sunday it had negotiated to pay only about half the announced price for 80 new Boeing airliners in an order that the American planemaker had said was worth $16.6 billion. Boeing and its European rival Airbus have both signed huge contracts this month to supply airliners to Iran, the first such deals since international sanctions were lifted under a deal to curb Tehran's nuclear program. Replacing Iran's antiquated civil aviation …

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How JPMorgan could not save Italy’s problem bank

MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) – On the morning of July 29, former Italian Industry Minister Corrado Passera was traveling in a high-speed train toward the medieval city of Siena, racing to meet the directors of the world's oldest bank to present them with a rescue plan. Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Italy's third-largest lender, was destined to be …

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Drop in U.S. consumer spending clouds Fed rate hike outlook

U.S. consumer spending fell in August for the first time in seven months while inflation showed signs of accelerating, mixed signals that could keep the Federal Reserve cautious about raising interest rates. The Commerce Department said on Friday that consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, fell 0.1 percent last month after accounting for inflation. “Consumers took a breather in August,” said Chris Christopher of IHS Global Insight

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China factory activity expands again in September: official PMI

Activity in China's manufacturing sector expanded again in September, an official survey showed on Saturday, which may indicate that recent positive momentum can be sustained. After a significant pick-up in March, China's official PMI slipped, falling below 50 in July before showing expansion in August. Economists say the pattern over the past few months suggested sustained

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A Deutsche Bank settlement overshadows U.S. equities

Deutsche Bank will likely cast a pall over equity markets next week as the largest German lender navigates a possible multi-billion dollar settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over the sale of mortgage-backed bonds. Deutsche shares traded in the United States hit a record low on Thursday, falling as much as 24 percent since the DOJ asked…

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Germany’s Merkel cannot afford to bail out Deutsche Bank: media

By Georgina Prodhan FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel cannot afford to bail out Deutsche Bank given the hard line Berlin has taken against state aid in other European nations and the risk of a political backlash at home, German media wrote on Saturday. The government denied a newspaper report on Wednesday that it was working on a rescue plan for Germany's biggest bank, as …

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Monte dei Paschi woes add up to large fees for investment banks

By Pamela Barbaglia and Anjuli Davies LONDON (Reuters) – Italy's troubled lenders are offering lucrative opportunities for investment banks, with Monte dei Paschi di Siena set to pay some of the highest fees in Europe this year to arrange its high stakes rescue plan. The emergency …

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Italy court says no proof of wrongdoing in UniCredit mafia probe

An Italian court said on Saturday there was no proof to back up allegations that three executives at Italian lender UniCredit had helped a businessman who prosecutors claimed had links to the Sicilian mafia, according to a court document. Fabrizio Palenzona, Unicredit…

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