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European Banks, EU Squabble Over $55B in Greek Write-downs
By Marlene Y. SatterEurozone taxpayers could be on the hook for more than $55 billion if banks are compelled to take hefty write-downs on Greek debta measure banks are fighting even as officials try to convince them to accept massive cuts voluntarily.
October 20, 2011
Horse SenseJonathan Green and Alan Rubin, CLU, have built a successful business serving a highly specialized market niche the thoroughbred industry.
October 20, 2011
IMF, Troika Divided Over Greek RescueDissension over Greece's second bailout is dividing the bodies that make up the troika, the so-called joint commission of the International Monetary Fund, the European Union and the European Central Bank.
October 19, 2011
More Downgrades Hit Spain, Italian BanksSpain was hit on Tuesday with its third downgrade in 13 months as Moodys Investors Service dropped the troubled countrys rating two notches and left the outlook negative. Italy did not escape the day unscathed, either, as Standard & Poors hit its banking system, downgrading 24 banks and the nation's...
October 19, 2011
How Much Risk Do Clients Really Need to Take?There's only one rational question on investment risk: How much risk does the client actually need to take to meet their own defined obligations and goals.
October 18, 2011
Threat of French Downgrade Endangers Eurozone Planoodys Investors Service said late Tuesday that Frances top-grade credit rating was under pressure from the eurozone crisis. The news could mean trouble for the plan being assembled by European leaders to avert a complete economic meltdown.
October 17, 2011
Chinese Americans Don't Over-Borrow, Study FindsWhile 72 percent of Chinese-American households hold a mortgage, only five percent of those households have outstanding auto loans, and only three percent have any other type of consumer debt.
October 17, 2011
Chinese Americans Don't Over-Borrow, Study FindsWhile 72 percent of Chinese-American households hold a mortgage, only five percent of those households have outstanding auto loans, and only three percent have any other type of consumer debt.