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Mizuho Financial Group (8411.T) chairman Takashi Tsukamoto will quit in March to take responsibility for a scandal over loans to organized crime, and the bank will restructure its board to improve governance, it said on Thursday. Japan's banking regulator issued...

U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Thursday, suggesting the market's recent upside momentum would continue, though trading was expected to be light following the Christmas holiday. This is the first day of full trading since Monday, following an early...

The hackers who attacked Target Corp and compromised up to 40 million credit cards and debit cards also managed to steal encrypted personal identification numbers (PINs), according to a senior payments executive familiar with the situation. One major U.S. bank...

While it may be the most common given name in the world, the global banking system seemingly can't cope with Mohammed and its various different spellings. When it comes to false positives - where a person or transaction is incorrectly...

Japan's SoftBank Corp (9984.T) is in talks to acquire U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.N) and is discussing funding for a deal with financial institutions, sources close to the matter said on Wednesday. SoftBank is looking to have its...

Royal Dutch Shell's (RDSa.L) 23.1 percent stake in Australian oil and gas group Woodside Petroleum (WPL.AX) is seen as more likely to be split up and/or sold to institutional shareholders than to go in one piece to a strategic...

Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods surged in November and a gauge of planned business spending on capital goods recorded its largest increase in nearly a year, pointing to sustained strength in the economy. While another report on Tuesday showed...

Stocks were little changed on Tuesday as investors refrained from making big bets ahead of the Christmas Day holiday, with equity indexes at record highs. Markets will close early on Tuesday and remain shut until Thursday for the holiday. Trading...

More than one in five people live in extreme poverty globally, according to a new report, though China's continued economic growth has improved the lives of millions. The poverty rate in the world's most populous country fell by nearly three-quarters...

Target Corp's general counsel, Timothy Baer, spoke with top state prosecutors on Monday to address their concerns about a massive data breach, as consumer lawsuits piled up against the retailer and two U.S. senators called for a federal probe. Attorneys...