Insight: Banks Struggle To Adapt Or Survive In Commodities

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Mon, 11/05/2012 - 7:21am

LONDON (Reuters) - Stick, twist or fold? Like card players, the top five banks in global commodities trade have reached the point where they must decide to hold strategy, adapt, or give up and get out.

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