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Citigroup may benefit less from tax cuts than other U.S. banks

Citigroup Inc stands to get less of a profit boost than other big U.S. banks from lower corporate tax rates expected from the new government in Washington. A number of bank stock analysts have worked through broad tax proposals by Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump and estimate that a new tax law could increase Citigroup earnings per share only half as much as some rivals. At the same time, Citigroup may have…

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New York nabs global property crown from London on Brexit fears

New York has knocked off London as the world's premier city for foreign investment in commercial real estate due to fears the vote to leave the European Union would diminish the British capital's appeal as a

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JPMorgan ends WaMu disputes with FDIC, to receive $645 million

JPMorgan Chase & Co on Friday said it will receive $645 million in a settlement of litigation with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp and Deutsche Bank AG arising from its purchase of Washington Mutual Inc's banking operations during the financial crisis in 2008. According to a regulatory filing, JPMorgan will collect the cash payment from the estate of Washington Mutual Bank, for which the FDIC acts as receiver.

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JP Morgan to pay $307 million to settle SEC, CFTC charges over disclosures

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – JP Morgan Chase will pay $307 million settle two U.S. government cases that charged the bank with failing to disclose certain conflicts of interest to some of its wealth management clients, U.S. regulators said Friday. The Securities and Exchange Commission said that two of the bank's …

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Indian IT & ITES exports register impressive growth in 2014-15

After growing to $82 billion in 2014-15, the industry is poised to reach around $350 billion by 2020.

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Brazilian court pulls the plug on WhatsApp

Popular messaging app shut down for 48 hours for noncompliance with a Brazilian court order.

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Major U.S. banks raise prime rates after Fed rate hike

(Reuters) – Major U.S. banks raised their prime rates, a benchmark for a wide range of consumer and commercial loans, for the first time since 2006 on Wednesday, following a rate hike from the Federal Reserve. Banks including Wells Fargo & Co , JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank of America Corp raised their prime rates

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HSBC says to shut down India private banking business

HSBC Holdings Plc is shutting its private banking unit in India, marking the exit of another foreign bank from the cut-throat wealth management business in Asia's third-largest economy. “After a strategic review of the global private banking operations in India

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WTO talks stuck again as ministers prepare to meet, Azevedo says

By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – World trade talks are deadlocked and ministers are unlikely to find a way out of the impasse when they meet in Nairobi next month, World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevedo said on Thursday. “We clearly

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Barclays fined for lax crime checks in ‘deal of century’

By Steve Slater and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's financial watchdog has fined Barclays 72 million pounds ($109 million) for cutting corners in vetting wealthy customers in order to win a huge transaction described by one senior manager as potentially the “deal of the century.” Barclays arranged the 1.9 billion pound transaction in 2011 and 2012 for a number of rich clients deemed by the regulator to be politically exposed persons (PEPs), or people holding prominent positions that could be open to financial abuse. “Barclays did not follow …

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