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One in eight airline pilots show symptoms of depression

  Bloomberg Data on depression rates among pilots have been hard to come by, but a new study that surveyed active pilots found that nearly 13 percent met the threshold for depression — and about a third as many reported having suicidal thoughts. Why it matters: The 2015 crash of Germanwings Flight 9525, which was caused intentionally by a co-pilot ...

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European lenders limp into 2017 after $12.5bn settlements

  Bloomberg Relief that Deutsche Bank AG and Credit Suisse Group AG cleared legal hurdles is likely to soon give way to concern over a bigger problem: European lenders are still struggling to make money. While the combined $12.5 billion in settlements the two agreed to pay to resolve US investigations into sales of toxic debt put one dispute behind ...

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Commerzbank not to clear euro deals in region from New Year

  Reuters Commerzbank has told customers in the Gulf it will no longer process their transactions in euros, four Gulf banking sources say, joining other big banks that cut such services after being fined for dealings with Iran. Major US and European peers have been tightening risk controls in the region after US regulators imposed billions of dollars of penalties ...

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