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China's top video game operator, Shanda Games, priced its $1 billion U.S. IPO at the top of an indicative range, as firms globally make bold moves to capitalise on a spike in investor confidence.

Banks led by JPMorgan Chase & Co reaped a bonanza of underwriting fees from debt and equity capital-raisings in the third quarter but a deepening slump in M&A activity depressed overall investment banking fees.

Citigroup Inc , the bank bailed out with $45 billion by the U.S. government, plans to cut down its U.S. branch network to six big metropolitan areas, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday on its website, citing people familiar with the situation.

The U.S. credit card charge-off rate rose to a record high in August, as more Americans lost their jobs, Moody's Investors Service said on Wednesday, in another sign consumers remain under stress.

The U.S. credit card charge-off rate rose to a record high in August, as more Americans lost their jobs, Moody's Investors Service said on Wednesday, in another sign consumers remain under stress.

Stock futures pointed to a flat to higher start for Wall Street on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, with Dow Jones futures up 0.2 percent, S&P 500 futures up 0.3 percent and Nasdaq futures flat at 4:15 a.m. EDT.

Global Climate Push; Steady Policy Outlook for Fed; BofA Turns Over Docs

Bank of America has agreed to turn over more documents to a congressional probe of its purchase of troubled investment bank Merrill Lynch, although some company material remains under wraps for now, a senior lawmaker said on Tuesday.

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as strong commodity prices and a weak dollar before a Federal Reserve meeting gave a boost to Wall Street.

Singapore's largest sovereign wealth fund GIC said on Tuesday it had halved its stake in Citigroup to below 5 percent, making a profit of $1.6 billion as global equity markets rebound.

Singapore's largest sovereign wealth fund GIC said on Tuesday it had halved its stake in Citigroup to below 5 percent, making a profit of $1.6 billion as global equity markets rebound.

Hassan Nemazee, a fund-raiser for Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and other Democrats, has been indicted for defrauding Bank of America, HSBC and Citigroup Inc out of more than $290 million in loan proceeds, U.S. prosecutors said on Monday.

Bank of America/Merrill Lynch has appointed former top Goldman Sachs JB Were executive Craig Drummond to head its Australian operations, a top official said on Tuesday.

Bank of America failed to meet a Monday deadline to hand lawmakers further details about its acquisition of Merrill Lynch and faces the possibility of new charges from U.S. securities regulators.

Bank of America Corp will end a nine-month old, $118 billion asset-guarantee program with the U.S. government, paying a $425 million exit fee, the company announced on Tuesday.

Bank of America Corp failed to meet a Monday midday deadline to hand over further details about its acquisition of Merrill Lynch to a congressional investigative committee, a panel spokeswoman said.

Bank of America Corp is close to exiting a loss-sharing deal with the Federal Reserve Board and U.S. Treasury that was designed to buttress against potential loan losses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Bank of America Corp CEO Ken Lewis has survived troubled acquisitions, massive credit losses and two government bailouts, but experts question whether he can survive a series of investigations.

A congressman accused Bank of America Corp of meeting his requests for information with volumes of irrelevant documents and has set a Monday deadline for more information, according to a letter obtained by Reuters.

Pressure Grows on BofA; Dell Acquires Perot; Global Stocks Slip

DuPont Co Chairman Charles Holliday will likely be added to Bank of America Corp's board of directors at a meeting on Monday, the Wall Street Journal said, citing a person familiar with the situation.

A House of Representatives panel has told Bank of America Corp that it cannot use attorney-client privilege to withhold from Congress details on its purchase of Merrill Lynch, The New York Times reported on Monday.

U.S. Agenda at G20; Tax Evaders' Last Chance; Stocks lower on higher dollar

A fund-raiser for Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and other Democrats who was charged last month with defrauding Citigroup Inc is being sued by HSBC for deceiving it into lending him $100 million.

A U.S. federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed three Parmalat SpA fraud lawsuits against Bank of America Corp and the auditing firm Grant Thornton LLP over their roles in the Italian dairy company's 2003 collapse.

A U.S. federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed three Parmalat SpA fraud lawsuits against Bank of America Corp and the auditing firm Grant Thornton LLP over their roles in the Italian dairy company's 2003 collapse.

Continental Resources Inc, a crude-oil concentrated, independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company, on Friday sold $300 million of senior notes in the 144a private placement market, said market sources.

U.S. authorities are conducting a criminal probe into Bank of America Corp's purchase of Merrill Lynch, the Charlotte Observer reported on Friday.

About 40 percent of all U.S. junk bonds outstanding in late 2008 will likely default by 2013 as government aid measures end and a wall of corporate debt comes due, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Thursday.