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July 19 (Reuters) - Fifth Third Bancorp ( FITB ) reported a fall in second-quarter profit on Friday, as costlier deposits eroded the regional lender's interest income. Banks such as Fifth Third have been paying higher interest rates on deposits to retain customers chasing better returns elsewhere. Shares of the bank fell 1.7% in premarket trading. The surge in deposit...

08:05 AM EDT, 07/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Nasdaq's (NDAQ) exchange systems have not been impacted by the issues affecting Microsoft ( MSFT ) and CrowdStrike ( CRWD ) , Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing an emailed statement from Nasdaq. Nasdaq reportedly anticipates all of its US markets to open normally. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals...

08:06 AM EDT, 07/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Bausch Health Companies ( BHC ) reported Friday two new appointments to its executive leadership team. Bausch appointed Jean-Jacques Charhon as CFO, effective Aug. 19. He has over 25 years of experience in financial leadership roles with public and private companies across healthcare, high tech and services, the company said. Aimee Lenar also...