Ten major banks, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), and BNP Paribas SA (OTC:BNPQF), have agreed to pay a combined $46 million to resolve a long-standing lawsuit. The banks have been accused of conspiring to stifle competition in interest-rate swaps trading. What Happened: The banks have denied any wrongdoing but have chosen to settle the antitrust lawsuit filed by investors over eight years ago. The settlement was submitted to a New York federal court on Thursday. The plaintiffs have requested that U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken grant preliminary ap…
