Bear Stearns and CITIC set alliance
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NEW YORK/SHANGHAI  - Bear Stearns Cos, a U.S. investment bank that has been battered by slumping mortgage markets, and China's CITIC Securities Co have agreed to swap stakes in each other and form a broad alliance, the firms said on Monday.
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New York Times Co and business news  channel CNBC will share video and stories from each other's Web  sites, an alliance that could bolster them against an expected  assault by News Corp.
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U.S.-based investment bank Citigroup  has agreed to buy wealth manager Quilter from rival Morgan Stanley  as it seeks to expand in the UK, the companies said on Wednesday.
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Joseph C. Lewis, who became a billionaire trading currency, has taken a 7 percent stake in Bear Stearns Cos Inc , snapping up about $860 million worth of the investment bank's stock over the past two months.
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New York Times Co  and business  news channel CNBC will share video and stories from each  other's Web sites in an alliance that could bolster them  against an expected assault by News Corp .
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Investors in Bear Stearns Cos.   hedge funds that were virtually wiped out from large bets on  risky mortgages are planning to sue the company as early as  Monday, television channel CNBC reported on Friday.
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Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  on  Friday said it will provide up to $3.2 billion in financing for  a struggling hedge fund it manages, but sources said a second  fund is still working out a restructuring plan with creditors.
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Reclusive billionaire Joseph C. Lewis, who made his fortune trading currencies, has taken a 7 percent stake in Bear Stearns Cos Inc , snapping up $860.4 million worth of the investment bank's sagging stock to become one of its largest shareholders in less than a month.
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Bear Stearns Cos Inc's   management shake-up could make the investment bank a takeover  target, but the possibility of more write-downs and chance of  legal entanglements from the subprime mortgage crisis could  sideline suitors for now, analysts said on Tuesday.
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Citigroup Inc  executives say they have enough funding in place to support the $80 billion in structured investment vehicles (SIVs) the bank manages and won't be forced to sell assets at distressed prices, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site.
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Citigroup Inc. C.N the world's  largest financial services company, said on Tuesday it will  acquire Texas-based First American Bank.
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Bear Stearns Cos , an investment bank battered by the mortgage market slump, and China's CITIC Securities Co  said on Monday they will take investment stakes in each other and form a broad strategic alliance.
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Citigroup Inc. C.N and an advocacy  group long critical of many banks' lending practices on Monday  announced a partnership that they said will help promote home  ownership in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, especially  for immigrants.
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Less than a week after acquiring a dual stake in China's Citic Group, comprising five percent of China Citic Bank and 15 percent of its Hong Kong unit, Citic International Financial Holdings, Spain's BBVA has said it plans a three billion euro capital hike.
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Bear Stearns shares rose 7.7 percent yesterday on speculation that investors including Warren E. Buffett may buy all or part of the company.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  and Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  are learning that it's a tough time to be in the U.S. mortgage business.
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NEW YORK : Citigroup, the world&#39;s biggest financial firm, said it has agreed to buy Texas-based First American Bank for an undisclosed sum.