Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG intends to make about half its planned 18,000 job cuts in Germany as it relies on savings at the retail units to lower costs, according to people familiar with the matter. The lender employed about 41,700 people in its home market at the end of last year, out of a total of 91,700. Outside Germany, London …

Bloomberg Bank of Montreal is gunning for the US investment-bank business that’s being surrendered by European firms like Deutsche Bank and Societe Generale. The Canadian lender expects to reach its goal of being a “Top 10” North American investment bank “dramatically” ahead of its five-year deadline, Dan Barclay, chief executive officer and group head of BMO Capital Markets, said in …

Bloomberg Wirecard AG raised its long-term forecasts, saying it expects operating profit to climb to more than 3.8 billion euros ($4.2 billion) in 2025 on growth in online payments and partnerships with the likes of SoftBank Group Corp. That’s a boost of about 15% from a previous prediction for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation. Yet investors weren’t fully …