| Speculators make EU8bn bet against euro (at FT.com) Traders and hedge funds have bet nearly $8bn against the euro, amassing the biggest ever short position in the single currency on fears of a eurozone debt crisis. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Goldman banker hits at Athens swaps (at FT.com) One of Goldman Sachs' senior bankers claimed on Monday that the transparency standards surrounding controversial currency swaps the bank structured for the Greek government in 2001 "could have and should have been higher". us.rd.yahoo.com |
Eastern Bank to acquire Wainwright for $163M (AP) Eastern Bank will buy Wainwright Bank & Trust Co., a smaller Boston area rival, for about $163 million in an all-cash transaction, the companies said Tuesday. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Morgan Stanley swings into profit (at Financial Times) Morgan Stanley MWD's quarterly results swung to a profit as efforts to overhaul the bank showed progress in spite of brutal market conditions and tepid demand for capital raisings. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Life Partners Holdings, Inc. Affirms Record Dividend Date (Business Wire) WACO, Texas----Life Partners Holdings, Inc. , parent company of Life Partners, Inc., announced that its quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share would be paid to shareholders of record as of August 6, 2010, on or about September 15, 2010. us.rd.yahoo.com |