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...Bair had good reason to be out on the stump. She knew that on Thursday the FDIC would release its report on the health of the country's savings institutions. Now the report is out, and you can sum up what it says about American banks in one word: sick. "There is no question that this is one of the most difficult periods we have encountered during the FDIC's 75 years of operation," said Bair, commenting on the report. (See pictures of the Top 10 scared traders...
...stock into common shares. The U.S. Treasury could end up owning more than 36% of the ailing bank. But confidence in the financial community remains low. Describing a vicious cycle of risk aversion, former Fed chief and current Obama adviser Paul Volcker told Congress's joint economic committee on Thursday that "an insecure bank faced with what it sees as insecure borrowers is not a very eager lender. It's a problem of lack of good borrowers, confident borrowers, as well as weak banks and worried bankers." Testifying before the House Committee on Financial Services, James K. Galbraith, an economist...
...Segundo,” which was released in the U.S. in 2003. “Segundo” represented the singer’s foray into the world of electronica, and the response was overwhelmingly positive; Entertainment Weekly named it Best World Music Album of 2003. On Thursday, the artist performed songs mostly from her two latest albums, “Tres Cosas” and “Son,” released in the U.S. on UK-based label Domino records in 2004 and 2006, respectively. On “Son,” her most recent release...
...least 20 injured people were admitted to Dhaka Medical College and other hospitals in the capital. On Thursday, police retrieved the bullet-ridden bodies of at least six BDR officers from a sewer on the outskirts of Dhaka that connects the BDR headquarters to a nearby river. It is believed that the mutineers shot the officers dead and later threw the bodies into the tunnel...
...instead have insisted on written acceptance of their demands by the government. They have said they'll call a cease-fire only after holding talks with the Prime Minister and Home Minister Sahara Khatun (who was involved in the mutineer talks with Hasina). As the crisis continued into Thursday afternoon, Hasina addressed the nation, exhorting the soldiers to stand down. "Lay down your guns immediately and go back to barracks," she said. "Do not force me to take tough actions or push my patience beyond tolerable limits." Government officials confirmed that the rebel soldiers have begun surrendering their arms. About...