Bloomberg Dozens of Swiss banks are facing a preliminary investigation by the nation’s competition watchdog on suspicion lenders colluded to limit the pay of junior recruits in one of Europe’s biggest financial centers. “It concerns the market for young talent,” Patrik Ducrey, the director of Switzerland’s Competition Commission said in a telephone interview. “We have indications employers are talking …

  Bloomberg In the Federal Reserve’s quiet period before its officials meet to decide their final actions this year, Wall Street watchers are filling the void, loudly warning that next year’s outlook for the US economy and stocks is grim. From Goldman Sachs group’s David Solomon caution that the economy faces “bumpy times ahead,” to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Jamie …

  Bloomberg Order has been restored to the world for bearish traders, with their favorite targets under pressure again after surging during the recent equity rally. Stocks with the heaviest short interest dropped 3.5%, more than double the losses in the S&P 500, going by thematic baskets compiled by Goldman Sachs In what may be a sign bears are reloading, …