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EU regulators are likely to take a long, hard look at Deutsche Boerse's planned takeover of NYSE Euronext, the EU's antitrust chief said, while a top NYSE executive said talks with authorities globally are so far "going well." EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia's comments on Thursday...

U.S. regulators take over 5 failed banks WASHINGTON, Federal banking regulators say they closed down five banks in four states in takeovers of struggling financial institutions. The failures took place in Georgia, Florida, Washington state and Oregon, where the Eugene-based LibertyBank chain...

Seven European banks fail stress tests BRUSSELS, Only seven of 91 European banks failed stress tests on their financial stability in the event of a sharp economic downturn, regulators said Friday. Five banks in Spain, one in Germany and one in Greece came up short when European Union...