4 hrs ago | The New Zealand Herald
Still tough going for ASB bank
ASB performed well in the first quarter but operating conditions remain difficult in New Zealand, parent Commonwealth Bank of Australia said today.
8 hrs ago | The Straits Times
SOUTH Korea's state-funded KDB Financial Group Inc is seeking to buy Southeast Asian banks, instead of merging with Korea Exchange Bank , as the market expected, the group's chief said on Sunday.
12 hrs ago | Middletown Journal
First Financial's 3Q gains soar
First Financial Bancorp's third-quarter earnings took a $219.5 million jump thanks to the acquisition of two failed banks.
16 hrs ago | Earth Times
MB Financial, Inc. to Present at Sandler Oa Neill + Partners, L.P....
MB Financial, Inc. , today announced that it will present at the Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. East Coast Financial Services Conference to be held in Palm Beach, Florida on Thursday, November 12, 2009.
21 hrs ago | News.com.au
'False euphoria' led to market recovery
FUND manager Fat Prophets Australia Fund warns that there is an air of false euphoria after the share market recovery of recent months, given there are still large debts which aren't matched by the underlying assets.
Shugg Says U.S. Jobs Weakness to Persist for Some Time: Video
Nov. 6 -- James Shugg, senior economist at Westpac Banking Corp., talks with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu about the outlook for U.S. jobs.
SBI extends home loan campaign
Mumbai, Nov 6 : Bringing cheer to home loan seekers, the State Bank of India today announced extension of its My Home Campaign offering lower interest rates till March 31, 2009.
SBI deposit rates cut 25-50 bps
The bank extends 8% home loan scheme till March. The country's biggest lender, State Bank of India , today slashed interest rates on domestic term deposits by 25-50 basis points across maturities to reduce cost of funds.
Former Citibank CEO: Sorry I built Citigroup
John S. Reed , who helped engineer the merger that created Citigroup Inc. , apologized for his role in building a company that has taken $45 billion in direct U.S. aid and said banks that big should be divided into separate parts.
United Commercial Bank is shut down, sold to East West Bancorp
Toppled by loan losses and misstated financial reports, San Francisco's United Commercial Bank was shut down by regulators Friday night and immediately sold to Pasadena's East West Bancorp, creating by far the largest U.S. bank focused on the Chinese American market.
CF Industries Rejects Agrium's Increased Takeover Offer of $4.52 Billion
CF Industries Holdings Inc. rejected rival fertilizer producer Agrium Inc.a s increased $4.52 billion takeover offer, saying it a oesubstantiallya undervalues the company.
Seasonal workers swell job ranks
Nov. 6 - Retailers and delivery giants have thousands of job openings for temporary workers during the holidays.
South Ala. Guard member hurt in Fort Hood shooting
The Alabama National Guard has identified the soldier who was injured in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas.
Fla. yacht broker seeks probation in UBS tax case
A Florida yacht broker is asking a judge for probation on a tax conviction because of his assistance in the U.S. investigation of secret accounts at Swiss bank UBS AG.
Bank of America says credit environment remains difficult
Bank of America Corp. on Thursday reiterated that the current credit environment will remain difficult into next year, as unemployment is likely to continue to rise.
Citi files plans for Primerica IPO, to sell rest of insurance company after it goes public
Citigroup Inc. filed plans for an initial public offering of its Primerica Inc. life insurance unit late Thursday, and said it will sell the rest of the unit after it goes public.
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine
This April 16, 2009 file photo, shows a sign at the Citigroup Center in New York.
UBS' Morris Sees Syndication Boosting CBS's Revenue: Video
Nov. 5 -- Michael Morris, an analyst with UBS AG, talks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar, Adam Johnson and Jon Erlichman about the outlook for CBS Corp.'s earnings.
Agrium makes 'best and final' offer for reluctant CF Industries: US$4.5 billion
Canadian fertilizer giant Agrium Inc. has made what it calls a "best and final" offer for U.S. competitor CF Industries Holdings Inc.
Don't panic: Park National Bank OK in Ohio
NEWARK -- Park National Corp., based in Newark, regularly sends out press releases about what its 13 community bank divisions and two specialty finance companies are doing.
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