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• Breakingviews.com: Vikram Pandit Scores a Great Deal for Citigroup

  The banking giant’s chief isn’t known for making good deals, but this one’s a killer. Posted Dec 02 2008, 11:33 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Banks and Banking, Citigroup Incorporated|C|NYSE, Pandit, Vikram S, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (2008)

• Japan Tries to Ease a Crisis in Corporate Credit With Emergency Lending

  The Bank of Japan announced emergency measures to ease an acute squeeze in corporate funding that threatens to push Asia’s largest economy deeper into recession. Posted Dec 02 2008, 07:08 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Banks and Banking, Bank of Japan, Japan, Economic Conditions and Trends, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• European Regulators Again Revise Bank Subsidy Rules

  The European Commission is concerned that financial infusions might be improper subsidies. Posted Dec 02 2008, 04:39 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Banks and Banking, European Commission, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• Majority Stake for U.K. in Royal Bank of Scotland

  The British government took control of Royal Bank of Scotland after investors shunned the bank’s share sale. Posted Nov 28 2008, 06:08 AM by NYT > Business Filed under: Banks and Banking, Great Britain, Royal Bank of Scotland Plc|RBSPRD,RBSPRE,RBSPRF,RBSPRG,RBSPRI,RBSPRJ,RBSPRK,RBSPRX|NYSE, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• Remorseful Ex-Officials Decline Pay From UBS

  Three former officials of UBS, the troubled Swiss financial giant, said that they would forgo more than $27 million in compensation. Posted Nov 26 2008, 12:42 AM by NYT > Business Filed under: Banks and Banking, UBS AG|UBS|NYSE, Ospel, Marcel, Executive Compensation, Haeringer, Stephan

• Breakingviews.com: Lending Needs a Comeback

  As banks slam the brakes on lending, companies and consumers are slamming on the brakes, too. Posted Nov 25 2008, 11:48 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Banks and Banking, Economic Conditions and Trends, BHP Billiton Plc|BBL|NYSE, Rio Tinto PLC|RTP|NYSE

• Extreme Makeover at Morgan Stanley

  The former investment bank, now a bank holding company, plots its future. Posted Nov 25 2008, 11:47 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Morgan Stanley|MS|NYSE, Banks and Banking, Brokers and Brokerage Firms, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• Angry Shareholders Vent Over Barclays’ Investment Plan

  Shareholders lashed out at bank management for its plan to raise $10.5 billion, mostly from Middle Eastern investors, who will receive preferred stock in return. Posted Nov 24 2008, 10:11 AM by NYT > Business Filed under: Stocks and Bonds, Banks and Banking, Barclays Plc|BCS|NYSE

• U.S. Approves Plan to Help Citigroup Weather Losses

  Regulators approved a radical plan to stabilize the bank in an arrangement in which the government could soak up billions of dollars in losses. Posted Nov 23 2008, 10:26 PM by NYT > NYTimes.com Home Filed under: Banks and Banking, Citigroup Incorporated|C|NYSE, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• Plan Begins to Emerge to Rescue Citigroup

  Federal regulators were considering a new rescue for Citigroup on Sunday, a step that could mark a third leg of the government’s broader efforts to bolster the nation’s financial industry. Posted Nov 23 2008, 02:12 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Banks and Banking, Citigroup Incorporated|C|NYSE, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• The Reckoning: Citigroup Pays for a Rush to Risk

  Much of the damage inflicted on Citigroup was caused by errant, high-octane trading and lax oversight, critics say. Posted Nov 22 2008, 09:21 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Banks and Banking, United States Economy, Citigroup Incorporated|C|NYSE, Prince, Charles O III, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (2008)

• Fair Game: That Money Isn’t Leaving the Vault

  When the Treasury gave taxpayer billions to the banks, it attached no strings. So is it any surprise that lending is tight? Posted Nov 22 2008, 12:13 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Banks and Banking, United States Economy, Credit, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (2008)

• HSBC Cuts 500 Jobs in Asia

  The layoffs, 90 percent of which will be in Hong Kong, is a further indication that the Asian financial community is being affected by the global financial crisis. Posted Nov 17 2008, 10:56 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Banks and Banking, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Economic Conditions and Trends, Far East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific Areas, Hong Kong, HSBC Holdings Plc|HBC|NYSE

• Fair Game: A Rescue Plan Without Taxpayer Money

  There are many smart ideas floating around about how to solve the twin problems posed by securitizations and resetting mortgages. Posted Nov 15 2008, 11:44 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Mortgages, Banks and Banking, Economic Conditions and Trends, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (2008)

• Ideas & Trends: Maybe the Meltdown’s a Guy Thing

  A study finds raging male hormones pumping up the bull-bear cycle. Posted Nov 15 2008, 11:22 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Stocks and Bonds, Banks and Banking, Testosterone, Hormones, Men, Cortisol (Hormone)