UPDATE 1-U.S. top court rejects banks over Libor antitrust lawsuits
January 17, 2017 at 09:51 AM EST
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed private antitrust lawsuits brought by investors including big U.S. cities accusing major banks of conspiring to manipulate the pivotal Libor benchmark interest rate to move forward.