JPMorgan’s profit surges to record after First Republic deal

By Niket Nishant and Nupur Anand (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase beat Wall Street estimates for the second-quarter with record profit even as its chief Jamie Dimon cautioned about unprecedented economic risks. The largest U.S. lender’s profit climbed as it earned more from borrowers’ interest payments and benefited from the purchase of First Republic Bank. While Dimon…

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Former Netflix content head to lead Elisabeth Murdoch’s firm Sister

(Reuters) – Former Netflix content chief Cindy Holland on Friday has been named the global CEO of entertainment group Sister, co-founded by Elisabeth Murdoch, the daughter of media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Holland left Netflix in 2020 after 18 years at the streaming giant, including nine years where she served as vice president of original content….

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Why Amazon put services in the spotlight for Prime Day

By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon shoppers snagged deals on food delivery, travel and healthcare during a two-day Prime Event that ended on Wednesday, highlighting the potential for growth in services at an e-retailing giant long focused on goods. Amazon’s 200 million U.S. Prime members snapped up $12.7 billion in merchandise, a record…

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Santander expanding investment bank in US and UK, sources

By Jesús Aguado, Andres Gonzalez and Iain Withers MADRID/LONDON (Reuters) – Santander is accelerating growth of its investment bank by hiring at least 50 bankers primarily in the United States, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Spain’s biggest bank is best-known as a retail lender in Europe and Latin America, but wants…

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