Archive for the 'Financial Services' Category
The head of the New York Fed, Timothy Geithner, hinted at further actions to restore banking confidence but offered no specifics
Because of the weakness in its capital structure, the financial-services giant may need to pair up with another bank
Investors washed down the bitter pill of the bank’s second subprime writedown with the news of an infusion of cash from sovereign wealth funds
The U.S. Treasury Secretary will be asking Beijing for faster appreciation of the yuan and reforms that will let foreigners in on the country’s investment banking boom
S&P thinks the conflicting risks of higher inflation and lower growth will lead to at least one ECB rate cut in the second half of 2008
Share prices of big names like Citi and WaMu have taken such a hit that they now offer eye-popping payouts. Buyer beware
Freddie cuts its dividend and investors applaud. Wells Fargo’s No No Song. And just how big are those CDO losses?
Spurred by the SEC and Senator Schumer, Countrywide has hired the respected financial consultancy to review its corporate governance policies
Meredith Whitney’s dire predictions shook the financial giant to the core and brought death threats. But Wall Street seems to think she got it right
As doctors and hospitals turn to GE, Citigroup, and smaller rivals to finance patient care, the sick pay much more





