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Deutsche Bank slashes 6,400 jobs as profits climb 87%

Record performance in debt sales and trading

Deutsche Bank is to cut 6,400 jobs across the group and has ditched global acquisitions to improve return on equity. The details accompanied news that net profits rose 87% to €2.5bn ($3.25bn) for the year to the end of December.

Financial News reported last November that bank insiders feared total job losses would hit 6,000.

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