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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

THE WORLD'S TODAY FINANCIAL NEWS - TIN TÀI CHÁNH THẾ GIỚI HÔM NAY 14-4-2015



U.S. stock futures were mixed in early trading, after the Dow and S&P 500were unable to extend their winning streaks to four sessions Monday. Financials were higher though, ahead of today's bank earnings. (CNBC)

JPMorgan (JPM) this morning reported earnings and revenue that beat expectationsWells Fargo (WFC) is also out with quarterly results this morning, and so is Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). (CNBC)

Citigroup (C) chief Michael Corbat shuffled top management across three continents, appointing a clear No. 2 and naming a rising star to head the bank's consumer unit. (WSJ-subscription)

Procter & Gamble (PG) appears to be laying the groundwork for CEO A.G. Lafley to depart as soon as this summer, and hand the top job to an internal successor. (WSJ)

In a letter to the CEOs of the nation's 500 largest companies, BlackRock(BLK) chief Larry Fink is warning that they're being too generous to investorsin the form of ever bigger stock buybacks and dividends. (NY Times)

IBM (IBM) is creating a new Watson Health unit, in an extension of its data analytics partnership with Apple (AAPL), using information gathered by Apple devices. (Reuters)

Finland's Nokia (NOK) confirms it's in advanced merger discussions withAlcatel Lucent (ALU) of France to create a global networking giant. The companies have combined revenues of about $27 billion. (CNBC)

Activist investor Bill Ackman-who's been shorting Herbalife (HLF) stock-said senior executives at the nutritional supplement company are hiring, or looking to hire, their own criminal defense attorneys. (CNBC)

Democrat Hillary Clinton is making her 2016 presidential campaign debut in Iowa today. Meanwhile, newly announced GOP candidate Marco Rubio joins his Senate colleagues for a hearing on Iran. (AP)

The top-earning 1 percent of Americans will pay nearly half of the federal income taxes for 2014, the largest share in at least three years, according to a study. (CNBC)

The CDC said Royal Caribbean's (RCL) Legend of the Seas and its Celebrity Infinity experienced outbreaks of Norovirus, causing 228 passengers and crew members gastrointestinal distress. (CDC)

An Alaska Airlines (ALK) flight made an emergency landing in Seattle, after the pilot heard banging from within the plane, which officials said came from a ramp worker who had fallen asleep in the cargo hold. (CNBC)