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Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse

The Credit Suisse Group AG (, ) is a Swiss multinational financial services company headquartered in Zurich, with more than 250 branches in Switzerland and operations in more than 50 countries.

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Financial Shares Tumble After Weak Jobs Report; BAC Down Over 4%

Friday's weak jobs report sent financial stocks tumbling in early trading, pushing the broader market lower and diminishing hopes that the rally in the sector earlier this year could be restarted after a dismal May.

The subindex of financial stocks within the Standard & Poor's 1500 fell 2.71% while the KBW Bank Index of 24 large bank stocks fell 3.83% to a five-month low. The S&P 500 index was down 1.87%.Bank of America Corp. shares fell 3.97%, to $7.06, while Morgan Stanley fell 3.14%, to $12.94. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. fell 2.59% to $93.29, and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. fell 3.08%, to $32.12. Citigroup Inc. shares fell 3.25%, to $25.64.With an intraday low of $12.80, Morgan Stanley hit a low last seen about eight months ago. J.P. Morgan's early Friday skid to $32.05 was last hit late last December and Goldman's $92.35 was a nearly six-month low.Regional banks also took the brunt of the selloff. Shares of Huntington Bancshares Inc. in Columbus, Ohio, fell 6.19%, to $6.13; shares of Come...

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