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Banks finding it hard to cut the cost of handling money

Banks finding it hard to cut the cost of handling money

Written by on July 20, 2016 in News with 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Even after years of lean times, big U.S. banks are coming under new pressure to cut costs. But management teams are finding some expenses simply won’t budge – like the $1 billion a year it costs Bank of America Corp to shuffle papers around and transport money in armored trucks. Other […]

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Rising delivery costs hit Amazon share price

Rising delivery costs hit Amazon share price

Written by on January 29, 2016 in News with 0 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – In the wake of Amazon.com Inc’s disappointing financial results that sent shares plunging Thursday, analysts blamed rising costs to deliver goods, which increased to $4.5 billion in the quarter, up 24.4 percent from the same quarter last year. And they sharply questioned the company’s plans to continue to make heavy investments […]

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