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{ Monthly Archives } October 2008

Nevada, Michigan, Florida lead ‘underwater’ list

(AP) Here’s a shocker: almost half of Nevada homeowners with a mortgage owe more to the bank than their homes are worth.

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Banks asking for credit card debt forgiveness

WASHINGTON – (AP) With defaults on credit card debt spiraling amid a global financial downturn, banks already reeling from the mortgage crisis are losing billions more from unpaid credit card bills.   Big banks have formed an unusual alliance w

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Alitalia investors walk out

ROME – (AP) A group of Italian investors poised to rescue Alitalia have walked out of a meeting with unions over contracts, officials said Thursday.   The walkout came just a day before the investors’ group has to present a binding offer for th

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Deutsche Bank reports surprise 3rd-quarter profit

FRANKFURT, Germany – (AP) Deutsche Bank AG reported a surprise third-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by new European Union accounting rules that limited its write-downs of shaky assets hit by the subprime crisis to 1.2 billion euros ($1.5 billion).  

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Twinkies maker can seek creditor approval of plan

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (AP) Interstate Bakeries Corp

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Judge agrees to restrictions on WaMu stock sales

WILMINGTON, Del. – (AP) A Delaware bankruptcy judge has agreed to restrictions on large-scale deals in Washington Mutual stock if the sales affect the company’s tax position.   Judge Mary Walrath on Wednesday granted Washington Mutual’s request that the company, its creditors

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Commercial paper rises for first time in 7 weeks

NEW YORK – (AP) The market for the short-term debt known as commercial paper grew last week a good sign for companies worried about having to refinance at the end of the year, when investors are loath to take on risk.

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Sources: Gov’t prepares loan modification plan

WASHINGTON – (AP) The government is considering a plan that would help around 3 million homeowners avoid foreclosure, sources briefed on the matter said.   A final deal had not been reached as of Wednesday afternoon and negotiations could still fall apart, but government agencies were contemplating using aro

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Groups seek credit card debt forgiveness

WASHINGTON – (AP) An alliance of financial industry interests and consumer advocates on Wednesday asked federal regulators to allow lenders to reduce by as much as 40 percent the amount of credit card debt owed by deeply indebted consumers in a special program.   As the economic crisis has deepened and cons

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Singapore DBS says Lehman-linked notes worthless

SINGAPORE – (AP) Singapore’s DBS Group said 103 million Singapore dollars ($68 million) of structured notes linked to bankrupt U.S. brokerage Lehman Brothers Holdings are now worthless.   The notes, known as High Notes 5, were linked to the risk of a bankruptcy occurring to one of the reference entitie

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