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Bad banks -- They're baaack!
財(cái)富中文網(wǎng) 2009-08-20 02:02Seeking to lure more buyers at a time of intense distress, the FDIC has dusted off the oft-touted, but rarely used, plan of setting up bad banks. Will...
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Good news, bad news on derivatives
財(cái)富中文網(wǎng) 2009-06-29 10:55U.S. banks' exposure to potential derivatives losses drops 10% in the first quarter - but remains a scary-looking $1.42 trillion.By Colin BarrThe ever...
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Wells Fargo: the least bad big bank
Colin Barr 2010-10-27 01:41Wells Fargo is looking like the best horse in the big-bank glue factory, judging by one measure of its apparent exposure to souring mortgages.That is ...
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Wall Street's self-diagnosis: We're all fine.
Duff McDonald 2010-06-03 11:53Introspection is a difficult task, even for the most self-assured among us. In fact, it can be most difficult precisely for the self-assured. It shoul...
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Do banks have something to hide?
財(cái)富中文網(wǎng) 2009-11-02 06:20Even experts have a hard time getting a handle on how bad losses might get as the commercial real estate market implodes.By Colin BarrThe banks have t...
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Small banks, big problems
Colin Barr 2009-12-24 09:11By Colin BarrThe New Year is shaping up to be a rough one for community lenders.Dozens if not hundreds of small banks figure to disappear in 2010, as ...
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Bad Apple?
財(cái)富中文網(wǎng) 2009-08-07 05:37By Jon ForttBy keeping tight-fisted control over its products, Apple has produced stellar results – but now it may be going too far.Apple’s control is...
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Banks endure M&A drought
Colin Barr 2010-12-01 06:47This year's M&A rebound has passed the banking industry by.Mergers and acquisition deals are on the rise, particularly in hot sectors like energy. But...
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Big banks' fuzzy math
財(cái)富中文網(wǎng) 2009-04-18 01:40JPMorgan and Wells Fargo play up an obscure measure of their profitability to show how strong they are - but surging credit losses may hint otherwise....
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You're hired! You move. You're fired!
財(cái)富中文網(wǎng) 2009-08-25 05:29It's happening a lot lately: You accept a job offer, maybe even move to a new city to do so, but then the employer backs out. Do you have any rights?B...
