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Never Christmas: Big banks including Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase are reporting a continued slowdown in trading. Fewer big trades, low volatility, economic uncertainty and pullback from large investors have all contributed to dwindling trading revenue for several quarters, according to news reports of a banking industry conference sponsored by Deutsche Bank on Tuesday. "Some investors have begun to worry that the slowdown may be more than a temporary phenomenon," the Wall Street...