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...Wachovia into shotgun marriages began to endanger Goldman and (to a lesser extent) JPMorgan. "No one should be confused about the extent to which the public sector has provided a foundation for financial recovery," White House economic czar Larry Summers said after Goldman and JPMorgan reported their stellar second-quarter earnings...
...friendly options. Attendance and revenues actually rose in 2008, despite the onset of the recession and high gas prices last summer. But the company's crippling $2.4 billion debt load led to a $135 million loss last year. Six Flags was $141 million in the red for the first quarter of '09, and this spring the swine-flu outbreak forced Six Flags to close its Mexico park for eight days. In June, Six Flags finally filed for Chapter...
...Alex Poots, 42, director, Manchester International Festival My perfect day would start at Oklahoma, tel: (44-161) 834 1136, one of the Northern Quarter's many bohemian cafés. For a moment's peace and quiet I'd head to St. Mary's, the "Hidden Gem" church, tel: (44-161) 834 3547, a beloved Manchester institution since 1794, before going over to the Manchester Velodrome to watch some of Britain's Olympic gold-medal cyclists train at the National Cycling Centre, tel: (44-161) 223 2244. Evening would find me at Bridgewater Hall, tel: (44-161) 907 9000, which...
...been especially easy to find. Aggregate new bank lending surged 201% in the first half of 2009 from the same period a year earlier, to nearly $1.1 trillion. Exuberance over a quick recovery - which was given a boost by China's surprisingly strong 7.9% GDP growth in the second quarter - has buoyed investor sentiment not just for stocks but also for real estate. According to government data, new home prices in 36 Chinese cities rose 6.3% in June from a year earlier. The property sector is showing signs of the frothy enthusiasm that is symptomatic of the onset...
...July 29, the day of their debut on the Shanghai stock exchange. In Singapore, property prices are rising despite the city-state's sharp recession. The resale index for Housing and Development Board apartments, a key indicator of local property-market conditions, rose an annualized 5% in the second quarter to an all-time high. In Hong Kong, a city famous for its property booms and busts, prices have rebounded from last year's slump and are on course to retake highs reached in mid-2008, according to analysts for HSBC...