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U.S. banks need better defenses against rates shock, regulators warn

Years of stubbornly low interest rates and expectations they will remain low for years to come have prompted U.S. banks to shift their balance sheets in ways that put them at risk if rates suddenly spike, regulators are warning. The dynamic “raises …

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Asia shares up as yield hunt drives record flows, pound slips

Asian shares stood atop one-year peaks on Tuesday as a global search for yield drove a record inflow into emerging market funds, while the pound slipped to one-month lows on speculation of further policy easing in the UK. Analysts at Bank of America…

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Verizon, unions agree to pay raises, new jobs to end strike

One analyst called the deal “very rich” for workers at Verizon, the No. 1 U.S. wireless provider, which reached the tentative pact with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) on Friday. The CWA said Verizon agreed to provide a 10.9 percent raise over four years while Verizon put the increase at 10.5 percent. According to the CWA, both numbers are correct, with the union's

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Chipotle mulls more food giveaways as customers slowly return

Executives speaking at an investment conference on Wednesday said the company has recovered about one-third of sales lost to a string of food safety lapses last year, and more free offers may be forthcoming as part of

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New York’s Plaza Hotel to go on sale next month: Bloomberg

(Reuters) – New York's Plaza Hotel is set to go on sale in an auction next month, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. David and Simon Reuben hold the mortgage on the five-star hotel and scheduled a foreclosure auction for April 26, Bloomberg said, citing a source. For sale are the Plaza's hotel rooms, its restaurants and retail space.

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JPMorgan, Citi shareholders to vote on potential breakup plans

Citigroup included the question in a proxy statement it filed on Wednesday for its annual meeting next month, and the shareholder sponsoring that proposal said he has a similar one slated for the upcoming ballot for JPMorgan's annual meeting. The shareholder, Bart Naylor, said he hopes the proposals get more votes…

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Fidelity drops credit card partners American Express, Bank of America

By Tim McLaughlin BOSTON (Reuters) – Fidelity Investments said on Monday it is dropping long-time credit card partners American Express Co and Bank of America Corp , ending a 12-year partnership that has generated billions of dollars in fees. Boston-based Fidelity, which has 24 million customers, said its new partners will be U.S. Bancorp and

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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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