July 17 (Reuters) - Discover Financial Services ( DFS ): * DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO SELL PRIVATE STUDENT LOAN PORTFOLIO * DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES ( DFS ) - TO SELL STUDENT LOAN PORTFOLIO FOR UP TO $10.8 BILLION * DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES ( DFS ) - WELLS FARGO ACTS AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO DISCOVER * DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES...

LAGOS, July 17 (Reuters) - Chappal Energies plans to acquire TotalEnergies' 10% interest in Nigerian onshore and shallow water oil assets, valued at $860 million, the company said on Wednesday. (Reporting by MacDonald Dzirutwe Writing by Chijioke Ohuocha) ...

U.S. Bancorp ( USB ) shares are trading higher after it reported second-quarter FY24 results. Revenue stood at $6.867 billion (-4.3% Y/Y), beating the consensus of $6.795 billion. Net interest income (taxable-equivalent basis) fell 8.9% Y/Y to $4.05 billion owing to the impact of higher interest rates on deposit mix and pricing. The net interest margin decreased to 2.67% in the second quarter of 2024 from 2.90% in the year-ago...

July 17 - Discover Financial Services ( DFS ) said on Wednesday it had sold a private student loan portfolio for up to $10.8 billion to private equity firms Carlyle and KKR . The company, which had been weighing a sale of the portfolio since November last year, is one of a handful of lenders that have exited the space...