Photos of the week

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As Deutsche struggles, European bank rally creates investor dilemma

LONDON (Reuters) - While possibly Europe's biggest "pain trade", fund managers are under pressure to buy banking stocks despite the deep problems of Deutsche Bank and some other lenders in the region.

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Och-Ziff to pay $412 million to settle U.S. foreign bribery charges

(Reuters) - Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC will pay $412 million and CEO Daniel Och will pay $2.17 million to resolve U.S. probes into the hedge fund's role in bribing officials in several...

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U.S. reaches $4 million settlement with Wells Fargo over car repossession

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wells Fargo Bank, a unit of Wells Fargo & Co, has agreed to pay more than $4.1 million to resolve allegations it illegally repossessed cars owned by members of the U.S....

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DoubleLine's Gundlach: avoid Deutsche Bank securities for now

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive of DoubleLine Capital, said on Thursday that investors should tread carefully when trading Deutsche Bank AG shares because a government bailout...

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Largest hedge funds bleed assets: survey

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Assets at the largest hedge funds have dropped sharply, according to a new survey by industry data and news provider Hedge Fund Intelligence.

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Hollywood endings start with humble first jobs

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite their current world of glamor, not everyone with a Hollywood ending grew up in glitz.

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McDonald's offers Halloween choco-pumpkin fries in Japan

TOKYO (Reuters) - For those who can't get enough of pumpkin-flavored treats during Halloween, McDonald's Japan is offering french fries covered in pumpkin and chocolate sauce.

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Hollywood endings start with humble first jobs

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite their current world of glamor, not everyone with a Hollywood ending grew up in glitz.

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Wells Fargo chief Stumpf heads to Hill as pressure mounts

(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co Chief Executive Officer John Stumpf returns to Capitol Hill on Thursday with his job under threat and the bank facing rising political pressure over a sales scandal that...

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Is your workplace life insurance enough?

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As benefits season kicks off, you may be focused on the changes to your health plan. But be sure to pay careful attention to your life insurance options when you fill out your...

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Column: In-patient or not? Medicare requires hospitals to tell you

CHICAGO (Reuters) - You are in the hospital for tests after experiencing dizziness. You are nervous about what the tests will show, but at least you do not have to worry about hospital bills - you...

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BlackRock to offer infrastructure funds via independent advisers

NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc , the world's largest asset manager, will offer infrastructure funds for the first time through independent financial advisers, it said on Thursday.

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Obama: would tell daughters to 'go for it' if wanted to enlist

FORT LEE, Va. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that he would be proud if his daughters decided to enlist in the U.S. military - but admitted he would worry about them, too.

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Citigroup becomes last big U.S. bank to join payments network

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc on Wednesday became the last of the big U.S. banks to agree to allow customers to send instant payments by mobile phone over an industry network that is competing...

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U.S. approves Boeing, Lockheed fighter jet sales to Gulf: sources

BERLIN (Reuters) - The United States has begun notifying lawmakers that it has approved $7 billion in long-stalled sales of Boeing Co fighter jets to Kuwait and Qatar, two sources familiar with the...

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Och-Ziff unit to plead guilty in U.S. bribe probe - sources

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC will pay $400 million and a subsidiary will plead guilty to resolve U.S. probes into its involvement in bribes paid to African officials,...

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McGregor says wife behind 'American Pastoral' directorial debut

LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish actor Ewan McGregor, in his directorial debut, brought an adaptation of Philip Roth's novel "American Pastoral" to the Zurich Film Festival this week and said his wife helped him get behind the camera.

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Fed may change stress tests, capital buffers for U.S. banks: Yellen

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is considering changing the annual stress tests it gives to U.S. banks to see if they can withstand a massive financial crisis, and also using test results...

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Wells Fargo scandal reignites debate about big bank culture

(Reuters) - In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, the banking industry sought to address an ethics crisis with surveys, town hall meetings, appointments of overseers and mechanisms for...

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Column: You can learn a lot from tax returns

NEW YORK (Reuters) - You do not learn a lot from tax returns, Republican Donald Trump proclaimed in Monday's U.S. presidential debate.

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UK royal Kate's sister Pippa wins court ban on hacked photos

LONDON (Reuters) - Pippa Middleton, younger sister of Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, won a court injunction on Wednesday banning publication of 3,000 photos allegedly hacked from her iCloud account.

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Bank of America senior South Korea, Australia bankers to leave: IFR

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Bank of America's head of South Korea investment banking Peter Kim is leaving the bank, IFR reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter, as part of the U.S. bank's move...

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Saving for college? Why bank accounts aren't smart

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Parents, particularly those under 35, are increasingly confident they can afford college for their children, but underlying that optimism is a hint of caution. A new survey from...

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Former Israeli president Shimon Peres dies at 93

(Reuters) - Former Israeli president and elder statesman Shimon Peres died in Tel Aviv on Wednesday aged 93, the official government Israel News Agency reported.

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Britney Spears on pop inspiration and why she's not making a comeback

(Reuters) - After a career spanning two decades that include highs and lows, pop singer Britney Spears discussed her inspirations and why her latest album should not be seen as a return to music.

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Wells Fargo launches investigation into retail banking sales practices

(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co said on Tuesday that it had launched an independent investigation into the firm's retail banking sales practices.

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RBS to pay $1.1 billion to resolve U.S. regulator's mortgage cases

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc will pay $1.1 billion to resolve claims that it sold toxic mortgage-backed securities to credit unions that later failed, the U.S. National...

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U.S. prepares bevy of rule proposals on asset management, trading

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top two U.S. securities regulators on Tuesday outlined rule proposals ranging from asset management to swaps dealing they will take up in coming months, indicating the...

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Rap star Jay Z prevails in lawsuit over Roc-A-Fella logo

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge has dismissed a $7 million lawsuit accusing Jay Z of breach of contract and copyright infringement against a Bronx, New York clothing designer who claimed to have created the logo for the rap star's Roc-A-Fella record label.

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BAML hosts Instinct Loans charity event Tuesday

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Merrill Lynch is hosting a charity event Tuesday, donating all commissions for transactions made through its electronic loan trading platform, Instinct Loans, to...

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Beyonce, Bieber lead MTV Europe Music Awards nominations

LONDON (Reuters) - Music stars Beyonce and Justin Bieber lead the nominations for this year's MTV Europe Music Awards, earning five nods each at the major music event.

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Carlyle sees rise in control buyouts in China as economy slows

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Carlyle Group LP expects private equity firms and other investors to increasingly buy control of companies in Asia rather than minority stakes, particularly in China where...

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