US mortgage lender and county, European bank all point to new weakness ...

Story date: 2008-03-06 01:06:00
Added on: 2008-03-06 17:25:24

International Herald Tribune - ... biggest bank unloaded $24 billion (€15.67 billion) of opaque mortgage securities in a fire sale. Those on the front lines — from bond traders to investment managers — say the latest batch of bad news indicates a harrowing new time in the credit ...


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