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Just a few months ago, sovereign funds could not get enough stock and debt in financial firms like Citigroup (NYSE:…
According to Reuters, the Fed is opening up its own balance sheet to poisonous securities it may get from banks…
The news that Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC) was sold to JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) and that the Fed would increase…
The Federal Reserve Board unanimously approved a request by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to decrease the primary…
Most on Wall St. thought it would come to this, but few thought the price would be so low. JP…
According to The Wall Street Journal, JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) is close to buying Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC), just days…
In a previously announced deal China’s CITIC said it planned to invest $1 billion in Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC). It…
The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (NYSE: BSC) announced that will host a conference call today at 12:30 P.M. EST. The…
Bear Stearns Co. (NYSE: BSC) is getting a temporary reprieve this morning. JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and the New York…
AIG (NYSE: AIG) is asking regulators to change the way that assets are marked to market at financial companies. This…
According to Reuters, regulators unveiled a plan to toughen rules for mortgage brokers. Reuters writes that Yahoo! (YHOO) and Microsoft…
According to Reuters, Paulson will try to tighten rules at the state and federal levels to tighten mortgage standards. Reuters…
JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) has lowered its U.S. economic targets for 2008. The firm lowered US GDP growth outlook to +0.9%…
Thornburg Mortgage (NYSE: TMA) Fear of Chapter 11. Falls to $1.26 from 52-wek high of $28.40. CIT Group (NYSE: CIT)…
A number of the large financial stocks took news of a write-down at UBS (NYSE: UBS), debt problems at Merrill…
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