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Investment Technology Group Inc. is in talks to buy brokerage-services provider Convergex, people familiar with the matter said.

FXCM Inc., the currency brokerage nearly ruined in January by the Swiss franc’s surge, is seeking to sell its stakes in three trading businesses as it grapples with repaying an emergency loan.

Law enforcement officials believe that several of the suspects are “gettable,” meaning that they live in a country with which the United States has an extradition treaty, the newspaper said. The case is advancing quickly partly because the attack was not as sophisticated as initially believed, and law enforcement authorities were able to identify at least some suspects early on, the newspaper said. Officials at JPMorgan, the FBI and Bharara’s office were not immediately available for comment outside regular U.S. business hours.

French oil major Total is auctioning a stake in one of the U.K.’s most promising natural gasfields, sounding out possible buyers. The FT reports.

The shop opened for business for the first time since a Frenchman who claimed allegiance to the Islamic State killed four people there.

The board of directors at Swiss-based Holcim rejects a previous agreement approved last July with rival cement giant Lafarge.
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The euro recoups some losses after briefly touching a fresh 12-year low, but weakness looks set to continue this week.
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