A Merger Nobody Seems to Want — Deutsche Bank May Be Down to Its Last 60 Days

via Bloomberg:

Deutsche Bank AG executives are worried that they’re down to the last 60 days to turn around their struggling franchise.

On the eve of fourth-quarter results that are likely to reflect its troubles, the bank’s ability to avoid a government-brokered merger with Commerzbank AG could rest on its performance in the first quarter of 2019, according to people briefed on the thinking of its top executives.