Citi hires Goel from JPMorgan to boost tech banking leadership as hiring spree continues

(Reuters) -Citigroup has hired Pankaj Goel from JPMorgan Chase to co-lead its technology investment banking, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Goel, who has more than twenty years of technology experience, was most recently global chair of technology investment banking at JPMorgan, according to the memo, signed by Citi’s head of North…

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    Two US Justice Dept antitrust officials fired over merger controversy, source says

    By Jody Godoy and Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) -Two officials at the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division have been fired for insubordination, a source familiar with the decision said on Tuesday, as controversy builds over how the DOJ reached a recent settlement greenlighting Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks. The source…

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    BitGo joins crypto IPO rush as sector hits $4 trillion in market value

    By Manya Saini (Reuters) -Crypto custody startup BitGo said on Monday it has confidentially filed for a U.S. listing, joining a wave of companies looking to capitalize on strong market momentum. The crypto sector’s climb to a $4-trillion market value has reignited interest for initial public offerings, with clearer regulation, corporate treasury adoption, and institutional…

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      Factbox-EU’s ‘nuclear option’ of moves against Trump tariff threat

      BRUSSELS (Reuters) -A growing number of European Union member states, including Germany, are considering using wide-ranging “anti-coercion” measures targeting U.S. services if the EU cannot reach a trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, EU diplomats say. Here are details of the bloc’s Anti-Coercion Instrument, which took effect at the end of 2023 and hitherto…

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      US retail giant Costco to set up global capability centre in India, to employ 1000 people, sources say

      By Rishika Sadam and Sai Ishwarbharath B HYDERABAD/BENGALURU (Reuters) -U.S. retailer Costco Wholesale Corp will open its first technology centre in India in Hyderabad, two people familiar with the plans told Reuters. The Global Capability Centre, handling technology and research operations and working alongside global teams, will initially employ 1,000 people and scale up, sources…

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