Nissan surprises with core profit rise
TOKYO (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co posted a surprise 12 percent gain in quarterly operating profit on Friday as a pickup in its global car sales outweighed rising commodity prices, and it kept its full-year forecasts unchanged.

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Bank of America quits wholesale mortgage business
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bank of America Corp on Thursday said it will stop offering home mortgages through brokers by the end of the year, resulting in a loss of 700 jobs, so that it may focus on lending directly to consumers.

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