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Returns and prices in the financial services sector have been pounded down severely, and although there's plenty of danger among financials, savvy investors are looking for opportunities to profit.
Consumers Spending to Feel Better
Americans just don't seem to learn their lesson. Despite stagnant wages, escalating costs and a bleak economic outlook, more than half have splurged on a discretionary item in the last month, according to a ...
Stocks surge on talk of potential HSBC, CIC deal
Hong Kong stocks jumped the most in almost four months yesterday, as investors swarmed on financial stocks after speculation increased that the mainland's sovereign wealth fund was in talks with HSBC about a ...
HSBC shifting workers to Itasca office
Consumer loan provider HSBC Holdings PLC said Monday it will lease offices in Itasca for 2,000 employees, part of a plan to consolidate Chicago-area operations from nine locations down to two.
Option Update: HSBC Holdings volatility at 32; shares up on report of China fund investment
HSBC Holdings , a United Kingdom-based banking and financial services company, rallied on the Hong Kong stock exchange; following a report it held talks with China's sovereign wealth fund about a potential ...
City of London seeks to retain its dominant status
The Chancellor and the Mayor are looking at how London emerges from the credit crisis and strengthens its position as the world's dominant financial centre, writes Louise Armitstead It was hot and muggy ...
Wharf bankers prepare for worst
WHARFERS are feeling the squeeze but fears of a full-blown recession are premature according to one economist.
First HSBC did it in France, now Citigroup is doing it in Germany. Citi is offloading its German retail operations for $7.7 billion in cash, to help strengthen its balance sheet and reorganize itself.
In the movie Die Hard , the evil villain Hans Gruber says that after stealing $20m in bonds from a Japanese bank on Christmas Eve, he planned to store them in a Swiss bank account and retire "sitting on a beach ...
Keb Ceo: Government Should Make Decision Soon On HSBC Stake Buy
Korea Exchange Bank's chief executive said Friday that the government should decide soon whether to approve HSBC Holdings' purchase of a controlling stake in the bank from U.S.-based Lone Star Fund.
Allocation Lessons From Dubai International Capital
For investors, this trend could mean U.S. companies will continue to represent attractive investment opportunities for countries diversifying their oil wealth.
When Ford Motor Co. sold the iconic British Aston Martin luxury car maker to a consortium led by British racing entrepreneur David Richards last year, the deal hinged on some unusual conditions.
No. 10 Afternoon Press Briefing From 2 July 2008
Friday, 4 July 2008, 5:49 am Press Release: UK Government Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Business Council, retirement age, letter from the Chief Whip and Hauliers strike... Afternoon press ...
Report on the IT Sales Opportunities for HSBC Holdings Available Now
Dublin - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "HSBC Holdings - IT Sales Opportunities - 2008" report to their offering.
Ominous Start: Q3 starts with an early fall. Oil Jumps: Crude up $3+, returns above $143 a barrel.
Global Banks Target Indian Investors
The Indian economy is getting hammered. Since January, the rupee has weakened 9%. The stock market has shrunk 32% and is currently hovering at its lowest level since June of last year.
HSBC sites vulnerable to XSS flaws, could aid phishing attacks
What would the perfect phishing attack from a social engineering perspective? The one that compared to using typosquatted domains impersonating the bank's web application directory structure is in fact using ...
The bill for securitization of credit and the meltdown of subprime mortgages and other collateralized debt obligations ratchets up to $500 billion.
'Fast Money' Recap: Financials Fall
Friday brought a down day to the markets ending with the major indices finishing lower.
Plus: HSBC, A Beacon of Sanity
"Send money." That was Brendan McDonagh's plea to top brass after he was tapped last year to clean up HSBC's mortgage mess in the U.S. McDonagh, 49, had just inherited a massive pile of troubled loans, and as ...