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...York City--based private-equity firm Blackstone in return for a 10% stake in the company--just before the bottom fell out of U.S. debt and equity markets. That deal was followed by a $5 billion purchase of a 9.9% stake in Morgan Stanley, whose share price has since fallen by more than half...
Considering how far mineral prices have fallen, some analysts believe Chinalco might actually be paying a premium for Rio Tinto assets. But BOC International's Xu says, "The price is much, much lower for the assets--particularly iron ore and copper--than it would have been just six months ago. This seems like a pretty good deal." And as long as commodity prices are depressed, Chinese companies will be Going Out, cash in hand, ready...
...deaths climbed to at least 260, hope began to dwindle on Tuesday evening of finding additional survivors under the rubble. The previous night, just past 2 a.m., a university student identified as Marta was pulled alive from her collapsed dormitory after 23 hours, her life saved only because a fallen ceiling support had wedged across her bed in a position that protected her from all the other debris that came down. (See pictures of the earthquake...
...first quarter point to an acceleration." Banks are expected to report their results for the first few months of the year in the next two weeks. And despite positive statements from bank CEOs in recent weeks, earnings at nearly all of the nation's largest banks will likely have fallen in the first quarter versus one year ago. The one exception is Citigroup, which will probably report a loss, though less than a year ago. Citigroup's red ink this time around could washout at $1.8 billion. (Read "Citigroup's Mergers Business Is Still Thriving...
...Americans drive too much, and they have good reason to do so. In the United States, gas tends to be two to three times cheaper than in Western Europe, since federal and state gas taxes in the U.S. are inefficiently low. Now that oil prices around the world have fallen, it would be the best time to gradually start raising gasoline taxes, which would limit gas consumption, pollution, and congestion as well as motivate people to move closer to work or to demand more public transportation. Unlike regulations or rations, higher taxes would not take away personal freedoms, but they...