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British banks brace for slump by pulling mortgage deals

Bloomberg British mortgage lenders are beginning to batten down the hatches for an oncoming spike in unemployment. HSBC Holdings Plc, Barclays Plc and Natwest Group Plc have tightened restrictions on home loans for risky borrowers as officials unwind pandemic-support efforts. Then there’s the renewed prospect of a no-deal Brexit, threatening to deepen what’s already worst recession in centuries. By moving ...

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Euronext in talks to bid for Borsa Italiana

Bloomberg Deutsche Boerse AG submitted an offer for exchange operator Borsa Italiana SpA, pitting it against a joint bid from Italian state-backed lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA and France’s Euronext NV. The German exchange said in a statement that it was “offering a high value for the future growth and development of an autonomous Borsa Italiana Group, thereby strengthening ...

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Citigroup argues against trial delay in Revlon suit

Bloomberg Citigroup Inc. is looking to keep court proceedings on track in its attempt to recover more than $900 million the bank says it accidentally transferred to Revlon Inc. lenders last month. A lawyer for the bank asked US District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan to deny a request by some of the lenders to postpone trial in Citigroup’s suit ...

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