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...In November, it was a little less keen to flex the connection....
...The outlook for pay in securities units may improve little in 2016, given subdued activity in financial markets, and big increases in provisions for bad energy-related assets in banks’ lending and investment-banking...
...Marianne Lake, chief financial officer, told a Goldman Sachs conference that that was not Plan A. “We would clearly like to be able to reduce the surcharge,” she said....
...The region around the lake, in the northern part of the Sierra Nevada, could see price declines of 7.8 per cent, because of tough lending conditions, Housing Predictor says....
...Little has been said officially about the plan before its presentation to investors this week. It is thought to involve heavy cuts and possible withdrawal from some areas of business....
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