Word: stocked
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...prospect of a trial - not to mention the enormous financial penalties BAE would face if found guilty - was enough to worry some of the firm's investors. The company's stock fell more than 5% Thursday following the SFO's statement. After a checkered few years, BAE's reputation will likely fare little better. Concern for Britain's national security pushed the British government in 2006 to order a halt to a separate SFO probe into allegations that BAE paid bribes to secure business with Saudi Arabia in the mid-1980s. The inquiry into the $69 billion "Al-Yamamah" arms...
Since the acquisition, Bank of America's stock has fallen 50% and at one point went as low as $2.53. The problems at Merrill Lynch have turned out to be much bigger than Lewis originally thought. And at times, the Merrill-related losses have raised anxiety about the health of the entire bank. In January the Treasury Department announced it was injecting an additional $20 billion into Bank of America. In all, the government has spent $45 billion trying to stabilize the finances of the bank...
...stewardship of the company during the financial crisis - particularly his bold takeover of Merrill Lynch in September 2008, which many critics believe was not worth the $50 billion price tag. Merrill went on to lose more than $15 billion in the fourth quarter last year; Bank of America's stock price has since fallen by half...
...within Gros Morne National Park, it's a place to scoff your way through some of the tastiest seafood in the province - from capelin to cod chowder, buttery mussels, scallops and more. While you wait for your meal to arrive, you can mosey around the downstairs craft shop and stock up on quality souvenirs...
...operations notched a pretax profit of $4.5 billion, more than half of it coming from Hong Kong alone. The bank is also continuing to expand in Asia. In China, where HSBC already has the largest branch network of any foreign bank, it is considering an initial public offering of stock on the Shanghai exchange. In May, HSBC completed its acquisition of Bank Ekonomi in Indonesia, almost doubling its number of outlets in that country...