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On today's podcast:

(1) HSBC has announced a fresh multi-billion dollar stock buyback as it reported better-than-estimated earnings, days after unveiling a major overhaul of its businesses.

(2) Banco Santander has posted better-than-expected profit in the third quarter, as the lender sees progress in adjusting to lower interest rates.

(3) Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon is sounding a bullish note on the outlook for dealmaking, singling out investments in technology as a bright spot.

(4) Volkswagen is embarking on an unheard-of German restructuring in what amounts to comeuppance for having allowed issues at its namesake brand to fester for years.

(5) A proposal to divide up the UK power market and unleash free electricity in the windiest parts of the nation is turning into a bitter fight between its biggest energy companies.

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Bank Earnings Beat, Solomon Interview Exclusive & The Problem With Free Electricity

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