Morning Scan: Credit Suisse and Political Theater; Ex-JPM Big Fang F...

05/21/14

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Suisse Plea, Take Two: Credit Suisse chief executive Brady Dougan said in a Tuesday conference call that he never considered stepping down during the course of the U.S. government's investigation over whether the Swiss banking giant helped Americans evade taxes. But Dougan apparently came closer to losing his job than his comments suggest. The bank's board members considered asking Dougan to step down in exchange for an assist from the Swiss government,...

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