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10 Oct 2008 at 2:59pm
NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Credit markets weakened on
Friday, led by banks and insurance companies on concerns about
ratings quality, as world stocks plummeted amid continued worry
about the deepening financial crisis.
10 Oct 2008 at 3:09pm
* Morgan Stanley stock down 40 pct, Goldman off 19 pct
10 Oct 2008 at 3:01pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc's
shares fell 15 percent on Friday amid mounting
liquidity concerns after the insurer drew on $9 billion from a
government loan in the last week.
10 Oct 2008 at 8:50am
* Moody's says it may cut Morgan's long-term debt ratings
10 Oct 2008 at 3:01pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares in JPMorgan Chase & Co ,
Bank of America Corp and other banks climbed on Friday,
in stark contrast with former investment banks Goldman Sachs
Group and Morgan Stanley .
10 Oct 2008 at 3:01pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A court hearing may be held on Monday
over the rival bids of Citigroup and Wells Fargo & Co
for Wachovia Corp even though Citigroup dropped
out of negotiations, a U.S. judge said on Friday.
10 Oct 2008 at 3:39pm
(Consolidates Lincoln National, ACE, The Progressive
Corporation reports, adds S&P report, analyst comment and share
prices)
10 Oct 2008 at 3:01pm
ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse shares plunged
to five-year lows on Friday, falling faster than Swiss peers
and the European banking sector as investors fretted over the
impact of the financial crisis on the bank's earnings.
10 Oct 2008 at 3:01pm
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank said on
Friday it will lower its prime lending rate to 4.35 percent,
the second cut to prime it has made this week, citing the
benefits of a federal government plan to buy additional
residential mortgages from financial institutions.
10 Oct 2008 at 3:01pm
LONDON (Reuters) - British bank Barclays Plc said
it is considering raising capital and other options as part of
Britain's plan to strengthen balance sheets across the sector.
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