34 BofA Employees Hospitalized After 'Perfume' Attack

posted: 3 years ago

Panic ensued at a Bank of America call center in Texas Thursday, as 144 staff were overcome with what was initially thought to be a carbon monoxide leak or a chemical weapons attacks. 34 people had to be taken to hosital. The symptoms included dizziness and being short of breath.

In the end, HAZMAT investigators believed that the chaos was caused by a female staffer spraying on a little too much perfume!

The Wall Street Journal reports that Japan's Mizuho Financial Group has posted a $47m loss in the quarter ending 30th June, after valuation losses of some $920m on derivatives trading, mainly credit default swaps.

And Reuters reports that Daiwa Securities has posted its first quarterly profit in four quarters. Net income at $188m.

Finally, the news agency also reports that Citi has sold its Japanese asset management unit to Sumitomo Trust & Banking for $1.18bn.

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