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Wall Street humiliated by nationalisation of banks

Posted by adrian67 1321 days ago (http://www.independent.co.uk)
Category: Economy | Tags: banks nationalisation wall street
The US government is set to become the largest shareholder in its national banks, pumping in $250bn (£143bn) to prop up its financial system and mark[...] read more »
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Business warns of bail-out loopholes

Posted by adrian67 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://www.ft.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bail-out banks business
Business sounded the alarm on Tuesday about apparent assurances on lending in the banking bail-out, warning that banks could still “pull the wool ove[...] read more »
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Barclays faces investment lawsuit

Posted by adrian67 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: bank barclays lawsuit
Barclays is being sued in a New York court over claims it moved loss-making investments from its own accounts to those held by outside investors. read more »
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Recession fears hit Wall Street

Posted by adrian67 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Category: Economy | Tags: recession wall street
Fears the global economy may not be able to avoid a recession pushed US share prices lower, despite a $250bn government bank rescue plan. read more »
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Iceland 'working day and night'

Posted by adrian67 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Category: Economy
Iceland's government is working "day and night" to solve the country's financial crisis, Prime Minister Geir Haarde has told the BBC. read more »
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10 iPhone Finance Apps That Count

Posted by ritubpant 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://blog.mint.com)
Category: Personal Finance
Managing your money shouldn’t get in the way of living your life. That’s why personal finance apps are such a natural fit for the iPhone. They let yo[...] read more »
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Germany 'on brink of recession'

Posted by adrian67 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Category: Economy
Germany's economy is on the brink of recession and will only expand by 0.2% in 2009, the country's leading economic think tanks have warned. read more »
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Excel error leaves Barclays with more Lehman assets than it bargained for

Posted by adrian67 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://www.computerworld.com)
Category: Tech
A reformatting error in an Excel spreadsheet has cropped up in the largest bankruptcy case in U.S. history, prompting a legal motion by Barclays Capi[...] read more »
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Pound 'will keep falling' against the dollar

Posted by msaleem 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://business.timesonline.co.uk)
Category: Currencies | Tags: currency dollar economy pound
STERLING will continue to slide against the dollar as long as financial turbulence persists, analysts say, as international investors dump the pound a[...] read more »
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13 Things Your Bank Won't Tell You

Posted by msaleem 1321 days ago, popular 1321 days ago (http://www.rd.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: bank banking personal finance
Get smarter about banking with tips from the financial services industry. read more »
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U.S. Announces Plan to Buy Stakes in Largest Banks

Posted by ritubpant 1321 days ago, popular 1319 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
Category: Economy
Recipients Include Citi, Bank of America, Goldman; Government Pressures All to Accept Money as Part of Broadened Rescue Effort read more »
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How to Handle Your Own Financial Crisis

Posted by msaleem 1321 days ago, popular 1319 days ago (http://www.fool.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: crisis money personal finance
If there's something around you, in your life, that needs immediate attention, you can "rush to Washington" -- by dropping what you're doing and [...] read more »
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6 Classic Signs of the Market's Bottom

Posted by msaleem 1322 days ago, popular 1320 days ago (http://www.fool.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: economy investing market stocks
If, like me, you can't predict what the financial landscape might look like in two years, let alone in two days, then you should definitely leave ba[...] read more »
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Paulson's $250 Billion Bank Buy Begins

Posted by ritubpant 1322 days ago, popular 1319 days ago (http://www.businessweek.com)
Category: Economy
To prevent any stigma to taking bailout funds, the feds will invest in several big banks simultaneously rather than wait for requests read more »
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5 Oldest Banks In The World

Posted by ritubpant 1322 days ago, popular 1322 days ago (http://blog.mint.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: banking educational
With so much focus on the demise of banks of all sizes, its easy to imagine the worst doomsday scenarios and wonder if your own bank is next. However[...] read more »
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