Barclays $2.7 bln writedown less than feared

Story date: 2007-11-14 03:56:00
Added on: 2007-11-15 19:11:52

Boston Globe - Growth in commodities, interest rate swaps, government bonds, foreign exchange and in its expanding Asian business countered the problem areas, the bank said. Turmoil in credit markets in recent months was sparked by a U.S. subprime mortgage crisis ...


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