After Berkshire Hathaway Inc. CEO Warren Buffett and JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon confirmed that they have chosen a CEO for the healthcare venture
Bank of America Corp. intends to move more jobs to Paris from London beginning in early 2019, as part of the bank
U.S. Bancorp told S&P Global Market Intelligence that it will no longer process credit card transactions with identified cryptocurrency
F.N.B. Corp. is selling consumer finance unit, Regency Finance Co., to Mariner Finance LLC
Manistique, Mich.-based Mackinac Financial Corp. is buying Merrill, Wis.-based Lincoln Community Bank for $8.5 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter.
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is looking to sell its North America-focused industrial property business, sources told Bloomberg News. The Canadian asset manager
And R3, an enterprise blockchain
In other parts of the world
Asia Pacific: Australia's Prospa delays IPO indefinitely; UK firm to invest in Indian PE fund
Europe: Lloyds exits Standard Life Aberdeen; Deutsche Bank to sell $3B energy loans
Middle East & Africa: Atlas Mara Q1 profit rises YOY; Moody's lowers Cameroon outlook
The day ahead
Early morning futures indicators pointed to a lower opening for the U.S. market.
In Asia, the Hang Seng declined 1.76% to 30,958.21, and the Nikkei 225 decreased 0.56% to 22,694.50.
In Europe, around midday, the FTSE 100 was down 0.66% to 7,653.51, and the Euronext 100 was down 0.40% to 1,053.12.
On the macro front
The wholesale trade report and the Baker-Hughes Rig Count report are due out today.
Click here to read about today's financial markets, setting out the factors driving stocks, bonds and currencies around the world ahead of the New York open.
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