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 | ContinuedBarclays 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 | ContinuedBuyer 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 | ContinuedElection 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…
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