America's top five banks control a total of $6.46T in assets -report

Financial information provider SNL Financial in a report said that the five largest lenders in US control 44.2% of the industry's assets. JPMorgan Chase & Co, Bank of America,Citigroup,Wells Fargo & Co, and US Bancorp have a total of $6.46 trillion in assets.


Philadelphia Inquirer's owners to exit the newspaper company

Philadelphia Inquirer owners George Norcross III and Lewis Katz, who are at odds over the management of the newspaper company, are pushing it back to the auction block a few years after emerging from a bankruptcy.

Boeing workers okay contract securing 777X jet production in Washington

Boeing Co.'s machinists on Friday voted 51% against 49% in favor of accepting a crucial labor contract, which means Boeing will build its 777X jetliner and wings in Washington state.

China promises more support for embattled solar power industry- report

China said it would give more support to the domestic solar power industry as the government seeks to revamp a sector that is plagued with overcapacity and lower prices, Reuters reported.


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