Dow Jones Top Financial Services Headlines at 4 PM ET: American Express to Cut 3,500 Jobs | Cox ...

American Express to Cut 3,500 Jobs

The credit-card company is the latest to announce job cuts this week as Barclays, eBay and Volvo also lay off thousands of employees.

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Cox Capital Takes Another Shot at Capitalizing on Stressed BDCs

The secondary firm is preparing to offer loans secured by business-development company shares to provide quick liquidity to investors facing redemption caps.

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Citi Gets Regulator Nod for Wholly Owned Securities Venture in China

Citi has received approval from Chinese regulators to set up a wholly owned securities company in China, a milestone in its yearslong effort to deepen its presence in the country.

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Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on American Express, Barclays, Zurich Insurance Group and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.

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Weil Gotshal Loses More Top Lawyers as Merger Talks Collapse

Partners are leaving for rivals including Sidley Austin and Davis Polk, increasing pressure on the law firm to secure its future.

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Blackstone's Core Businesses Hit by Rising Rates

Proceeds from asset sales in the firm's private-equity unit fell 49%.

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Sallie Mae Cuts Full-Year View After Logging Higher Charge-Offs

The private student loan company, formally SLM Corp., now expects earnings per share for the year to be $1.95 to $2.05, down from its earlier guidance of $3.10 to $3.20.

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Is It Time for a New CEO at Bank of America?

Brian Moynihan is back in the hot seat, following disappointing earnings and a large U.S. Treasury fine. Why it might be time for the longtime CEO to move on.

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London Stock Exchange Group Agrees to Buy Octus For $3.5 Billion

The stock-exchange and financial-information company said last week that it was in talks over the deal to buy the credit intelligence, data and workflow provider from Permira.

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Brazilian Private-Equity Firm Vinci Emulates U.S. Peers With Reinsurer Acquisition

The firm is buying Latin America-focused Austral Resseguradora to strengthen its balance sheet.

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NYSE Just Extended Options Trading Hours. It's Only the Beginning.

The New York Stock Exchange said plans to open up options trading for roughly two hours before the market's typical 9:30 a.m. ET opening bell and then again for 15 minutes after the 4 p.m. ET closing bell.

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NYSE Is Getting Trounced in the Battle for Wall Street's Biggest IPOs

Anthropic is expected to bring the Nasdaq another blockbuster listing, following SpaceX. And the Texas Stock Exchange is also emerging as a threat.


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