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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Following the collapse in September of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers, RBS's depleted capital reserves - a consequence of that ABN deal - meant "the spotlight fell on us, and the share price dropped 60% in two days," Goodwin said. Added McKillop: "We are sorry we bought ABN Amro." At HBOS, said Hornby, who stepped down as its CEO in 2008 after only two years in the job, "years of reliance on wholesale funding left us in a vulnerable position." No kidding. When the meltdown in those markets occurred, HBOS was history. "The fundamental mistake that HBOS made was," said Stevenson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain's Bankers Say Sorry — Again and Again | 2/10/2009 | See Source »

...Moreover, most of us take pride in the Harvard community. Events such as the Game and house formals are meant to augment our community spirit—indeed, these are the few times we exit our self-obsessed lives to fight against a common enemy (Yale) or enjoy one another’s company. Relationships between those who rip off and those who get ripped off, as well as all of the witnesses, are certainly strained. The exchange can be compared to the sketchy guy on the dance floor who is taking advantage of an inebriated peer, except the victim...

Author: By Shiv M. Gaglani | Title: Entrepreneurs or Extortionists? | 2/10/2009 | See Source »

...Most recessions in the last fifty years have lasted three or four quarters. That meant that as the economy fell apart, companies would make predictions for the upcoming year and expect that financial circumstances would improve. These companies might have gone through one set of deep cuts to offset dropping sales, but, as the expense benefits from those layoffs began to bear fruit, a new recovery started...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Double Dip Layoff Economy | 2/9/2009 | See Source »

...whole playroom, dancing to Michael Jackson and throwing my brother down the stairs. 6. I work "That's What She Said" jokes into every conversation. (See TIME's list of T shirt-worthy slogans.) 7. My grandmother once told me I was her favorite. I don't think she meant it. 8. When I die, I want a steaming hot Reuben sandwich shoved in my mouth during the open-casket part of the funeral. 9. I cry during Robert Downey Jr. movies. (See the top 10 movies of 2008.) 10. My friend Brian and I once brought home a dead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 25 More Things I Didn't Want to Know About You | 2/8/2009 | See Source »

...hard-line coalition government led by Benjamin Netanyahu, the former Prime Minister and leader of the Likud party. When Israelis last voted in 2006, they chose the centrist Kadima party, which vowed to push for a U.S.-sponsored peace with the Palestinians, even if it meant sacrificing Jewish-held land in the West Bank. This time, with the rise of Hamas in Gaza, few Israelis have illusions about reaching a lasting peace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel's Elections: Making a Hard Right | 2/8/2009 | See Source »

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