LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC was set to report quarterly profit of almost $6 billion on Tuesday as Europe's biggest bank benefits from a rebound in investment banking income and falling bad debts, although it is struggling to cut costs.
JPMorgan Chase & Co., the biggest U.S. bank, plans to reduce headcount by as many as 19,000 people in its mortgage and community banking businesses through 2014 as Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon cuts expenses.
Reuters - HSBC Holdings , Europe's biggest bank, said its first half profits halved from a year ago to $5 billion as it was hit by rising bad debts in the United States, Europe and Asia.