HSBC cuts 10% of US debt capital markets team amid overhaul

HSBC cuts 10% of US debt capital markets team amid overhaul

Published Fri, Feb 20, 2026 · 08:08 AM HSBC cut 10 per cent of its US-based debt capital markets team, continuing to cull costs after announcing a revamp of the business last October, according to people familiar with the matter.  At least six people in New York were let go on Thursday, according to the people,…

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Move Over Sophocles: For Tony Awards, Robert Icke Is Author Of ‘Oedipus’

Move Over Sophocles: For Tony Awards, Robert Icke Is Author Of ‘Oedipus’

Playwright-director Robert Ickes’ remarkable, modern-dress adaptation of Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus is significantly different from that ancient version (no Rex in the title, for starters) that Ickes is officially eligible for a 2026 Tony Award as the author. The production itself, though, is (again, officially) a play revival. Such are the traditional quirks of the Tony…

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ECB fines JPMorgan’s European arm 12.2 million euros for misreporting capital requirements

ECB fines JPMorgan’s European arm 12.2 million euros for misreporting capital requirements

Published Fri, Feb 20, 2026 · 07:14 AM [FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank fined JPMorgan’s European arm 12.18 million euros (S$18.2 million) for misreporting capital requirements after it wrongly calculated risk-weighted assets, the ECB said in a statement on Thursday. “Between 2019 and 2024, the bank reported lower risk-weighted assets than it should have done,” the ECB said. “This…

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Crystal City Entertainment Developing Yardena Schwartz’s ‘Ghosts Of A Holy War’ For Film

Crystal City Entertainment Developing Yardena Schwartz’s ‘Ghosts Of A Holy War’ For Film

EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Rubenstein’s Crystal City Entertainment is developing a narrative feature adaptation of Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict, the bestseller from award-winning journalist Yardena Schwartz. A thoroughly researched, even-handed examination of the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict, Ghosts of a Holy War examines the little-known…

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Amazon MGM Studios Snaps Up YA Fantasy Bestseller ‘A Stage Set For Villains’ From Shannon J. Spann; Premeditated To Produce Feature Adaptation

Amazon MGM Studios Snaps Up YA Fantasy Bestseller ‘A Stage Set For Villains’ From Shannon J. Spann; Premeditated To Produce Feature Adaptation

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios has snapped up rights to A Stage Set for Villains, the debut novel from New York-based writer and social media strategist Shannon J. Spann, which went straight to the top of the New York Times’ Young Adult Hardcover bestseller list in its opening week. The book will be developed for film.…

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