NEW YORK, March 16 (Reuters) – Bank of America has settled a civil lawsuit brought by women who accused the bank of facilitating their sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, court records showed on Monday. The proposed class action, filed in October by a woman using the pseudonym Jane Doe, accused the nation’s second-largest bank of…
(Bloomberg) — European stocks advanced for a second day, with defensive sectors such as utilities and real estate outperforming amid lingering worries around artificial intelligence. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was up 0.1% at 10:40 am in London. Insurance, telecoms and health care — traditionally considered safer at a time of heightened volatility — also…
(Bloomberg) — European stocks rose, with defensive sectors such as health care and real estate outperforming amid lingering worries around artificial intelligence. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was up 0.4% by the close. Banking and insurance stocks also gained, while miners were the biggest laggards following a slide metal prices. Oil dropped, dragging energy shares…
(Bloomberg) — European stocks were muted, with defensive sectors such as real estate and utilities outperforming amid lingering worries around artificial intelligence. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was little changed as of 1:40 pm in Frankfurt. Insurance and health care — traditionally considered safer at a time of heightened volatility — also led gains, while…
Investor attention is firmly fixed on the banking sector this week as the six largest US lenders prepare to disclose their fourth quarter financial results. Wall Street anticipates a significant boost in profits, driven primarily by a resurgence in investment banking and an acceleration in global dealmaking revenue during the final months of the year…
