| Market Insight: Banks can learn from football (at FT.com) I don't know whether Lloyd Blankfein is a fan of English football. Right now, however, the head of Goldman Sachs might do well to peek at Chelsea football club. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Bank of Granite’s century-long run nearing an end? Bank of Granite Corp. is on the clock. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Bank capital 2 (at FT.com) Six months ago US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner promised "new rules of the game" for the financial system. Banks are still waiting, and the games continue. us.rd.yahoo.com |
How much debt is too much for big banks? (at MarketWatch) As the Senate takes up sweeping bank reform after the financial system's near collapse in 2008, a battle is brewing on Capitol Hill over whether legislators should limit leverage -- the amount of borrowed money that the biggest and most important firms use. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Stocks tumble as Obama takes on banks (at FT.com) 17:35GMT. Stocks dropped sharply on Thursday as President Barack Obama said he intended to prevent deposit-taking banks from undertaking any proprietary trading. us.rd.yahoo.com |