Northern Rock bids deadline set
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Britain set a two-week deadline for a private-sector rescue of Northern Rock, as it confirmed plans to convert its almost 25 billions pounds ($49 billion) of loans to the stricken bank into bonds in a bid to smooth a deal.
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Northern Rock shareholders are set to grill bosses over its sale process, as ministers consider nationalisation.
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Business & money: Government tells two groups bidding for Northern Rock to improve their offers or see bank nationalised
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The board of Northern Rock has submitted a revised offer to buy out the troubled British bank, upping the amount of money it is prepared to pump in, it said Friday.
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Embattled British bank Northern Rock  is preparing for a sell-off that could see its 100 billion pound ($200.6 billion) mortgage portfolio divided between the country's other major banks, the Sunday Telegraph said.
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Markets will closely watch banking shares after Northern Rock was forced to take a loan from the Bank of England.
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Ailing British bank Northern Rock  is not a "lame duck" and its value is far higher than its current share price, its biggest investor said on Monday as it sought backing to prevent a hasty rescue deal.
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Goldman Sachs is close to completing a 15 billion pound ($29.5 billion) financing package to be used by suitors for UK lender Northern Rock , the Sunday Times reported, adding details may be unveiled this week.
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A trio of banks led by Royal Bank of Scotland  will probably on Tuesday make a formal takeover offer for Dutch bank ABN AMRO , said sources familiar with the matter on Friday.
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Troubled bank Northern Rock will be taken into public ownership, the BBC's business editor reports.
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Bonds worth Â£24bn and guaranteed by the government to rescue Northern Rock will have maturities of between two and three years, according to information sent to potential bidders for the stricken lender
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A trio of banks led by Royal Bank of Scotland  will on Tuesday provide an update on its plans to bid for Dutch bank ABN AMRO , with a formal offer seen as a strong possibility.
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The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton has responded to a deadline from British authorities on its proposed takeover bid for Rio Tinto by saying it is still seeking discussions with its rival.
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US financial services group GMAC will lead a rescue bid for stricken bank Northern Rock, according to a media report on Sunday.
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Chancellor Alistair Darling outlines details of a funding plan that could help a private sale of Northern Rock.
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Victims of previous financial collapses call on government to extend Northern Rock pledge.