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15 November 2017 - 9:30AM
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HSBC to Pay $352 Million to Resolve French Probe
HSBC said its Swiss private-banking unit will pay EUR300 million
($352 million) to resolve charges that it helped clients evade
taxes in France.
Wells Fargo Trims Small-Business Card-Processing Unit
Wells Fargo laid off about 50 employees as it continues to
restructure its credit-card processing business geared toward
small-business customers, a bank spokeswoman said.
Witness Says Fox Sports Paid Bribes to Win Rights to Soccer Tournaments
A Fox Sports executive signed a phony contract in January 2008
with an Argentine media company to facilitate $3.7 million in
bribes to Latin American soccer executives, according to evidence
presented Tuesday in the FIFA corruption trial in New York.
TJX Breaks Eight-Year Sales Growth Streak
TJX, which operates TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods stores,
didn't increase its same-store sales for the first time since
2009.
Brazil's JBS Expects to Finish Asset Sale Program by Year-End
Troubled Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS SA said it expects to
wrap up its asset-sale plan by the end of the year, and might not
need to further renegotiate bank loans.
Foxconn's Profit Down 39% Amid iPhone Production Woes
Foxconn Technology Group posted a 39% drop in quarterly net
profit amid production challenges dogging its largest
customer-Apple-over the new iPhone X.
CFTC Fines Norway's Statoil, Citing Market Manipulation
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Tuesday that
it fined Norway's Statoil ASA $4 million for attempting to
manipulate energy markets in 2011.
Paris Scoffs at Airbnb Plan to Curb Illegal Rentals
Airbnb plans to curb rentals of some of its most popular
listings in the French capital, expanding its bid to placate
regulators in the U.S. and Europe-but not enough to satisfy some
city officials here.
SL Green Agrees to Sell 43% Stake in 1515 Broadway in Manhattan to Allianz
SL Green Realty Corp. has agreed to sell a 43% stake in a Times
Square office tower to Allianz Real Estate in a deal that values
the 1.86 million square foot tower at $1.95 billion, the companies
said.
Puerto Rico Utility Spurned Advice on Whitefish Deal
Puerto Rico's power company didn't follow its lawyers' advice
when it agreed to a $300 million grid-construction contract with
Whitefish Energy Holdings.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 14, 2017 17:15 ET (22:15 GMT)
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