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Washington Mutual pools $7 Billion in capital through an investment group

Washington Mutual pools $7 Billion in capital through an investment group
The nation’s largest savings and loan, Washington Mutual, said Tuesday morning that it had raised $7 billion in capital through an investment group led by private equity firm TPG. It also said that it would slash its quarterly dividend.
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Washington Mutual also said [...]

April 8th, 2008 | Posted in American Economy, Business Finance, Crack credit crunch, Financial Betting, Financial Business, Financial Life, Financial Risks, Wall Street Economy, Washington Mutual | 3 Comments

Crack credit crunch: Fixing Wall Street means getting investors better information

Crack credit crunch: Fixing Wall Street means getting investors better information
How to crack the credit crunch - Fixing Wall Street means getting investors better information - and the sooner the better
Financial reformers have a chance to give stressed-out markets a desperately needed reality check.
This month’s near collapse of Bear Stearns (BSC, Fortune 500) has brought [...]

March 30th, 2008 | Posted in American Economy, Business Finance, Crack credit crunch, Financial Betting, Financial Business, Financial Life, Financial Risks, Wall Street Economy | 1 Comment

Betting not only money issue surrounding March Madness, NCAA Basketball Championship

Betting not only money issue surrounding March Madness, NCAA Basketball Championship
 Ten Money Lessons From March Madness. Betting isn’t the only money issue surrounding March Madness, the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Championship.
The traits of the tournament’s best teams can make your personal finances worthy of winning a trophy.
Here are lessons about money you can learn [...]

March 30th, 2008 | Posted in Business Finance, Financial Betting, Financial Business, March Madness, Money Issue, Sports Finance, white men with money | No Comments