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U.S exchanges rent helicopter, drape banner in pursuit of Snapchat IPO

By Lauren Hirsch, Liana B. Baker and Olivia Oran SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – This past November, Nasdaq Inc hired a helicopter to film Manhattan's skyline using Snapchat's new video-camera sunglasses and sent the aerial footage to its social media followers. The New York Stock Exchange – its arch-rival – on the same day tweeted a video shot from the floor of its exchange, showing that it too was using the social media giant's gadget. The scramble to promote Snapchat's “spectacles” is revealing the…

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Fed approves Goldman acquisition of GE Capital’s U.S. online deposits

The deal, which was approved by the Federal Reserve, had been pending since August 2015. Goldman would control around $95 billion in deposits through its GS Bank unit following the acquisition, according to a statement from the Federal Reserve.

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FanDuel and DraftKings shut down games in New York

Top daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings agreed to stop taking money in New York on Monday, amid a months long fight with the state's attorney general over whether the games are illegal gambling. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said the companies had agreed to immediately stop operating paid contests in the state and that an appeal of an injunction against the two companies would be heard in September. Schneiderman…

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IHS to buy data provider Markit, combined company to base in UK

U.S.-based IHS Inc agreed to buy Markit Ltd to create a $13 billion London-based data and business research provider, in the latest example of a U.S. company moving its domicile overseas where corporate …

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