European and Asian markets started Tuesday in decline.
Combined entity will be largest US credit card firm by loan volume.
Headwinds pose risk to elevated valuations, sparking profit-taking.
It will escalate benefit for US workers and surpass many industry rivals.
But web searches for the word 'bitcoin' have fallen back to bear-market levels, after spiking in the first half of January as bitcoin ETFs debuted.
The firm will settle claims with two US regulators that it failed to feed information on trades into market surveillance systems.
The former president was also banned from running any business in the state for three years.
The board lifted the CEO's pay after the firm's profit tumbled last year.
Raphael Bostic said Thursday that conditions remain uncertain.
Not exactly, but four straight days at home are no longer allowed.
