The Fintech Files: A sterling effort from JPMorgan’s blockchain arm

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PayPal scores UK crypto licence as regulation tightens

Payments business becomes the fourth firm to receive FCA crypto registration since January, but approval remains tough

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Residential home sales are hitting peaks last seen in 2006, just before the bubble burst, but this time mortgages are stricter, down payments are higher, and a tight supply is supporting prices. 

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The eyeeglass-maker was one of the original direct-to-consumer brands, but now, its sales are split about evenly between its more than 140 bricks-and-mortar locations and its online store. WSJ’s Charity Scott explains why this split is Warby Parker’s secret sauce.

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The country, a low-tax base for many U.S. multinationals, had been one of a small number of holdouts on an agreement that aims to overhaul global taxation.

TEST:Ireland Signs On to Global Deal Seeking to Curb Tax Avoidance

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Trading Places: Barclays hires new M&A boss, Julius Baer restructures again

Barclays hires Centerview dealmaker Woeber to lead global M&A

The UK lender has tapped a veteran dealmaker to head up a key area of growth

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The Fintech Files: A sterling effort from JPMorgan’s blockchain arm

PayPal scores UK crypto licence as regulation tightens

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Citigroup dealmakers post 14% fee rise as traders beat expectations

Goldman Sachs M&A fees drop 22% as stock traders post record quarter

Morgan Stanley’s investment bank notches record quarter as stock trading surges

JPMorgan stock traders notch record quarter as Trump prompts wild market swings

Berenberg scraps mandatory CFA study for junior staff

Bank of America hires former Deutsche dealmaker for new commodities role

JPMorgan’s investment banking fees slide by 47% as dealmaking boom tumbles

Citigroup’s dealmaker fees slip 63% amid hiring spree

Morgan Stanley cuts banker pay by 15% as dealmaking slides

Bankers brace for job cuts after fees plunge at JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Citi

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