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Wall Street set for bounce at open

Stocks were headed for an opening bounce on Monday, with investors scooping up shares beaten down in last week's selloff, while a report that Brocade Communications Systems Inc put itself up for sale may fan deal optimism.

Stock futures signal Wall Street rebound

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Stock index futures rose on Monday, with investors poised to scoop up shares beaten down in last week's sell-off, while a report that Brocade Communications Systems Inc put itself up for sale may fan deal optimism.

S.Korea's Hana may raise up to $1.7 bln in share offer

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South Korea's No.4 banking group Hana Financial, whose two biggest shareholders are Singapore wealth fund Temasek and Goldman Sachs, said it may raise capital via a new share sale, fuelling talk of financial sector consolidation and knocking Hana's shares down almost 15 percent.
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BofA to select emergency CEO this week: report

Bank of America Corp plans to select an emergency chief executive officer this week if legal issues force Ken Lewis to leave before year-end, the Wall Street Journal said, citing a person familiar with the situation.
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Citi closes sale of Nikko Cordial to SMFG

Citigroup completed the sale of its Japanese brokerage Nikko Cordial Securities to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, one more step in the U.S. bank's plans to shed non-core assets.
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Citi closes $8.7 billion sale of Nikko Cordial

Citigroup completed the sale of its Japanese brokerage Nikko Cordial Securities to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group , one more step in the U.S. bank's plans to recoup losses from the financial crisis.
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BofA's six possible successors for CEO job

Bank of America Corp said on Wednesday six internal candidates are in the running to take over from Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis when he retires at the end of the year. All six are on the executive management team, four are long-time Bank of America staff and just one -- Tom Montag -- joined through the bank's acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co.
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Pay czar Feinberg expecting heat for rulings

The Obama administration's pay czar joked Wednesday that he might have to move to Pluto to escape the fallout from his first batch of compensation decisions, which are expected in October.
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BofA to sell asset management unit for $1 billion

Bank of America Corp's deal to sell part of its Columbia Management business for about $1 billion is a boost for its effort to unload unwanted assets and raise capital, but the low price suggests it is still facing a buyers' market.
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Man Group assets rise on lower outflows

Man Group, the world's largest listed hedge fund firm, said slowing outflows helped lift assets to an estimated $43.8 billion at end-September, at the top end of forecasts, boosting its shares.
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Bob Dylan album goes for early sales to Citi customers

The times they are a-changin', and Bob Dylan's surprise decision to release his first Christmas album next month now comes with a banking tie-in that would have been unimaginable during the singer's 1960s protest years.
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Ladder Capital shelves IPO indefinitely

Ladder Capital Realty Finance Inc shelved its planned initial public offering indefinitely, becoming the latest mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) to struggle in its efforts to come to market.
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RailAmerica IPO to price in October

RailAmerica Inc, which owns and operates short-line and regional freight railroads in North America, has set the terms for its planned initial public offering, which is scheduled for October.
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UPDATE 1-Paulson mulls CIT-IndyMac merger - NY Post

Hedge fund manager John Paulson is considering merging troubled U.S. finance company CIT Group Inc with failed mortgage lender IndyMac Federal Bank, the New York Post said, citing people familiar with the matter.
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John Paulson mulls CIT and IndyMac merger: report

Hedge fund manager John Paulson is considering merging troubled U.S. finance company CIT Group with failed mortgage lender IndyMac Federal Bank , the New York Post said, citing people familiar with the matter.
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NYC pleads for Federal funds to fight terrorism

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with other leaders representing the region say additional federal funds are needed to improve the city's security against nuclear devices and “dirty” bombs.
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U.S. consumers say spending habits changed for good

A majority of U.S. consumers say they have permanently changed their spending and savings habits in response to the global financial markets crash and recession, according to a Citigroup survey released on Friday.
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U.S. banks report $5.2 billion in Q2 trading revenue

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.

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