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US tax battle weighs on UBS

By Megan Murphy, Investment Banking Correspondent

Published: August 4 2009 07:38 | Last updated: August 4 2009 13:22

UBS, the Swiss bank embroiled in a US tax evasion probe, posted its third straight quarterly loss after being hit by restructuring costs and an accounting charge related to its own debt.

The Zurich-based bank said its net loss widened to SFr1.4bn ($1.31bn) for the three months ended in June, up from SFr395m for the same period last year.

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