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A federal judge said Bank of America Corp may pursue a lawsuit accusing former Bear Stearns Cos managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin of lying in an attempt to prop up two failing hedge funds.

JPMorgan Chase's investment bank is planning a push to win more business outside the United States by building on the group's financial ties with overseas companies, its head Jes Staley told the Financial Times.

(Corrects age of Staley to 52 in paragraph 8 and corrects paragraph 13 to show Winters was in London, Black in New York)

Private equity firm CCMP Capital Advisors said on Tuesday it hired former Anadarko Petroleum Corp Chief Operating Officer Karl Kurz to help with the firm's energy investments.

Credit Card Crackdown; Consumer Bluesfor Stocks; CIT's Debt Plan

JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said on Tuesday he is starting to look for a successor, and he named Jes Staley, current head of the No. 2 U.S. bank's asset management unit, to the key post of investment bank CEO.

Royal Bank of Canada said on Tuesday it reached a deal to buy JPMorgan Chase & Co's investment adviser servicing business, the latest step by RBC to expand its U.S. wealth management division.

JPMorgan Chase & Co's co-chief executives of its investment bank have been replaced by Jes Staley, current head of the No. 2 U.S. bank's asset management unit, possibly putting him in a position to succeed CEO Jamie Dimon.

JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Tuesday its co-chief executive of investment banking is leaving, one of several management changes that are part the bank's succession plan.

Dutch investor Louis Reijtenbagh's family has reached a settlement with JPMorgan Chase & Co over the family's art collection, a Dutch newspaper reported on Monday.

U.S. commercial banks reported a drop in trading revenues for the second quarter as earnings from interest products plunged, though revenues were boosted by improving credit markets, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said on Friday.

Many U.S. small businesses are optimistic about growth and see the economy improving in three to six months, according to a survey released on Friday.

Morgan Stanley is outrunning archrival Goldman Sachs as 2009's busiest adviser on mergers as optimism grows that the crippling effects of the financial crisis on dealmaking may be easing.

Rising Powers at Table; Way Opening for Buyouts; Loan Losses Grow

Banks led by JPMorgan Chase & Co reaped a bonanza of underwriting fees from debt and equity capital-raisings in the third quarter but a deepening slump in M&A activity depressed overall investment banking fees.

Citigroup Inc , the bank bailed out with $45 billion by the U.S. government, plans to cut down its U.S. branch network to six big metropolitan areas, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday on its website, citing people familiar with the situation.

A JPMorgan Chase & Co vehicle on Wednesday increased its cash offer for London-listed carbon offset aggregator EcoSecurities, garnering further support from shareholders.

JPMorgan Chase & Co, the second-largest U.S. bank, launched a charge card for small businesses on Wednesday, entering a market long dominated by American Express Co.

U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday that two former Bear Stearns Cos hedge fund managers facing trial on fraud charges are trying to impede the government's access to documentary evidence.

Microsoft Corp's new Bing search engine continued to take share from Google Inc, grabbing 9.3 percent of the U.S. Internet search market in August, according to data released on Monday.

Senior management at Cazenove and JPMorgan are thought to be close to agreeing a price for Cazenove's share of their J. P. Morgan Cazenove joint venture before the end of the year, the Independent on Sunday newspaper said.

Senior management at Cazenove and JP Morgan are thought to be close to agreeing a price for Cazenove's share of their JPMorgan Cazenove joint venture before the end of the year, the Independent on Sunday newspaper said.

Fed Takes Role on Pay; Citi Draws a Line; Airbus Sees Tough Years

Citadel Broadcasting Corp offered a deal to exchange a major part of its debt for equity to senior lenders owed $2 billion, including JPMorgan Chase & Co , GE Capital and ING Groep NV , the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the negotiations.

Discover Financial Services posted stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday as bad loans grew less than feared and the sixth-largest U.S. credit card issuer trimmed costs.

A weak U.S. labor market led to bigger bank writedowns of credit card debt in August as a record-high jobless rate left consumers struggling to pay their bills.

A weak U.S. labor market led to bigger bank writedowns of credit card debt in August as a record-high jobless rate left consumers struggling to pay their bills.

Bank of America Corp and Citigroup Inc customers defaulted on their credit card debts in August at the highest rates since the onset of the recession, a sign that the banks' consumer lending woes are far from over.

Stocks rose modestly on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected retail sales data, though gains were limited by some retailers' disappointing earnings.