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Turkey Takes New Measures Against Banks to Curb Loan Growth

June 18th, 2011 Comments off

Turkey’s banking regulator increased costs for banks that exceed a new limit for consumer lending, the latest in a series of steps designed to slow loan growth and rein in a booming economy.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance

No Panic in Options: VIX Takes Six Weeks to Exceed Average

June 16th, 2011 Comments off

It took six weeks of equity losses and other bad news to finally drive the options gauge known as the VIX above its long-term average
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No Panic in Options: VIX Takes Six Weeks to Exceed Average

June 16th, 2011 Comments off

It took six weeks of equity losses and other bad news to finally drive the options gauge known as the VIX above its long-term average
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Short Seller Block Takes On Paulson in China

June 7th, 2011 Comments off

Carson Block is taking responsibility for billions of dollars in stock declines
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Arden Takes Over Robeco Group’s Hedge Fund of Funds Business

June 2nd, 2011 Comments off

Arden Asset Management LLC, a New York-based firm that farms money out to hedge funds, plans to take over Robeco Group’s $ 1.3 billion hedge fund of funds business.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance

Dexia Takes 3.6 Billion-Euro Charge to Accelerate Disposals

May 29th, 2011 Comments off

Dexia SA, the bank that took the most Federal Reserve discount-window help in October 2008, said it will take a charge of 3.6 billion euros ($ 5.1 billion) for the anticipated sale of mostly U.S. residential mortgage-backed securities and disposals of long-term bonds, loans and units.
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LivingSocial CEO Takes Unusual Low-Tech Path

May 18th, 2011 Comments off

Business-savvy Tim O’Shaughnessy isn’t your typical tech-startup founder, which hasn’t kept him from challenging Groupon, the leader in daily online deals
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Buffett Faults Sokol, Takes Blame for Not Pressing Him on Trades

April 30th, 2011 Comments off

David Sokol broke Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s ethics rules by investing in a company as he pushed for its takeover, according to Chairman Warren Buffett, who said he regrets not pressing Sokol earlier for details.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance