Starting October, brokers using the stock exchange platform of IEX Group Inc. will be charged $100 for every additional port they use on top of the first five free ports they avail, the Financial Times reports, citing a regulatory filing. IEX CEO Brad Katsuyama said the new fee structure
Stifel Financial Corp. agreed to acquire certain assets of George K. Baum & Co. in a deal
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied Danske Bank A/S' request to dismiss a class-action lawsuit
OceanFirst Financial Corp. Chairman, President and CEO Christopher Maher expects the Toms River, N.J.-based bank to cross the $10 billion asset threshold
Investors Bancorp Inc.'s recently announced deal to acquire the $563 million-asset Gold Coast Bancorp Inc. in Islandia, N.Y., is a message to its investors that the bank has put its Bank Secrecy Act complianceissue in 2016 behind and is moving on
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to sign a bill that would make it easier for more cash-strapped farmers to settle their bank debts, something that is expected to result in tighter credit terms and higher borrowing costs at small and midsize banks that do the bulk of lending to farmers, American Bankers reports. The Senate recently approved the Family Farmer Relief Act
Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting is set to limit the availment of the Community Reinvestment Act credit
In other parts of the world
Asia-Pacific: HSBC Greater China chief quits; 400,000 NAB customers eligible for class action
Europe: Rose said to take RBS helm; UK eyes bailout fund; Salvini denies euro exit plan
Middle East & Africa: KCB bets on South Sudan; S&P lifts Rwanda; Mozambique's debt scandal crackdown
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Mastercard 'cements' real-time payments strategy with largest-ever deal: With the recent acquisition of most corporate service businesses of European payments technology firm Nets, Mastercard "cements its multi-rail strategy" as it looks to expand its instant-payment and electronic billing solutions for account-to-account payments, according to RBC Capital Markets analyst Daniel Perlin.
The day ahead
Early morning futures indicators pointed to a lower opening for the U.S. market.
In Asia, the Hang Seng was down 0.44% to 25,824.72, and the Nikkei 225 gained 0.44% to 20,684.82.
In Europe, around midday, the FTSE 100 was down 0.45% to 7,221.15, and the Euronext 100 fell 0.34% to 1,034.76.
On the macro front
The Treasury budget is due out today.
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