All Posts Tagged With: "financial services"

Paulson Announces New Plans to Buy Equity Stakes in Banks and Revive Credit Markets

The U.S. government yesterday (Tuesday) announced plans to invest $250 billion, more than a third of the $700 billion congressional bailout allotment, into nine of America’s largest banks in an effort to bolster confidence in the financial system. Similar to…

15Oct2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued

Barclays Gets a $927 Million Jump Start as Japanese Banks Ramp Up Overseas

Barclays PLC (ADR: BCS), the United Kingdom’s fourth-largest bank, may get a $927 million cash infusion from Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. by the end of the month. The investment, which will be made through the group’s Sumitomo Mitsui…

21Jun2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued

Buyer Beware: Why You Don’t Want to Buy What Wall Street Banks Are Selling

Imagine that you’re the investment director for one of the new sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). A very important guy - you get to invest several hundred billion dollars, with far fewer committees and shareholder interest groups harassing you than if you…

18Jun2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued

Election 2008: Obama or McCain – U.S. May Suffer Either Way

As Barack Obama closes in on the Democratic presidential nomination, investors should focus their minds around one uncomfortable fact: Whether it’s Obama or Republican John McCain who wins the White House, expect some policy changes that won’t sit well with…

6Jun2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued
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