Cable refund
Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and Cablevision are offering credits to customers who lost service due to Hurricane Sandy.
JPMorgan
JPMorgan will buy MetLife Bank’s $70 billion mortgage-servicing portfolio for an undisclosed sum, a move that will increase its $1.1 trillion servicing business by 5 percent.
Empire stake
Empire State Realty Trust will pay $55 million to settle an investor suit over its plan to become a real-estate investment trust and sell shares on the New York Stock Exchange, clearing the way for the public to own a piece of the Manhattan landmark.
Reuters drop
Thomson Reuters reported a 15 percent fall in operating profit for the quarter, to 54 cents a share, unchanged from the same period a year ago.
MSG net
Madison Square Garden said its net income fell 3 percent in its first fiscal quarter to $20.6 million, or 26 cents per share, down from $21.3 million, or 28 cents per share, in the year-ago period, which included a tax benefit.