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- Bailout and Equity. // America;10/6/2008, Vol. 199 Issue 10, p5
The article focuses on the break down of the firm Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in September 2008 as a result of the credit crisis experienced by financial markets around the world. It is inferred that to address the crisis, the U.S. government bailouts deliver a $1 trillion bill. It discusses...
- Mortgage-Backed Single-Family Bonds a Haven From Rate Risk. Fine, Jacob // Bond Buyer;5/12/2004, Vol. 348 Issue 31882, p6
Reports on the performance of single-family housing bonds backed by mortgage payments from homebuyers in the U.S. Yields offered by the housing bonds to compensate investors for the risk that the bonds will be called early due to mortgage prepayments or refinancing; Anticipation of counseled...
- Libor Falls Below 1% For The First Time. Kellerhals, Richard // High Yield Report;5/11/2009, Vol. 20 Issue 19, p9
The article reports on the decline in the three-month London interbank offered rate (Libor) in May 2009. Libor has fallen below 1% for the first time since its 1984 creation. This Libor rate is also set by the British Bankers Association in London, England and determines the borrowing cost for a...
- The Swiss Way to Beat a Crisis. Schmieding, Holger // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);12/15/2008, Vol. 152 Issue 24, p50
The article discusses how Switzerland prepared for the world financial crisis by making its industries open to competition, setting its own interest rates, and by flooding the money market to keep interest rates low. Because the country reacted quickly to the crisis, they had less need for an...
- The Swiss Way to Beat a Crisis. Schmieding, Holger // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);12/15/2008, Vol. 152 Issue 24, p44
The article discusses how Switzerland prepared for the world financial crisis by making its industries open to competition, setting its own interest rates, and by flooding the money market to keep interest rates low. Because the country reacted quickly to the crisis, they had less need for an...
- Citi's and New York's misery. // Crain's New York Business;6/15/2009, Vol. 25 Issue 24, p10
The article presents the author's comment on Citgroup Inc., which converted its government bailout into common stock. It is stated that conversion of the money into common stock will make its investors controlling shareholder, with a 34% stake that is unlikely to be salable for years. It is...
- Call Banks to Account for Aiding Abuses. MacDonald, Duncan A. // American Banker;10/19/2007, Vol. 172 Issue 202, p11
This article presents the author's viewpoint on the proper responsibilities of banks and their relationship with the U.S. government. He feels that bankers and investors take unreasonable risks because they know the government is willing to offer a bailout if things go wrong. He suggests the...
- Lehman Brothers Said on the Block. // American Banker;9/12/2008, Vol. 173 Issue 177, p20
The article discusses reports which have been published regarding the future of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Conflicting reports which were published in the newspapers "The Washington Post" and "The Wall Street Journal" are discussed. The impact which these articles had on investors' opinions...
- Looking at Who Will Gain When Interest Rates Rise. Rieker, Matthias // American Banker;4/5/2002, Vol. 167 Issue 65, p20
Reports on the effect of increase in interest rates on the banking companies. Benefits of interest rates for the bank stock investors; Dependence of the effect of interest rate on companies on their ranking; Effect of interest rates on the earning power of regional and community banking...
