France says SocGen in crisis, pressure on chairman
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France's economy minister said Societe Generale, reeling from losses blamed on a rogue trader, is a bank in crisis and may need to ditch its chairman.
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Directors at scandal-hit Societe Generale begin talks to decide the fate of the bank's head, Daniel Bouton.
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Exchange officials warned Societe Generale about rogue trader Jerome Kerviel's deals late last year, a Paris prosecutor said, piling pressure on the French bank to explain why his trades were not discovered sooner.
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France warned rival banks on Tuesday not to try to grab control of Societe Generale as it reels from losses blamed on a rogue trader, but shares in the bank spiked higher on takeover speculation.
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PARIS, Jan. 25 -- French political figures, shareholders and bank customers on Friday voiced growing criticism and skepticism of banking giant Societe Generale's explanations of one of the largest financial scams in history.
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Jerome Kerviel, the trader blamed by  Societe Generale for heavy losses, had a trading deficit of 2.2  billion euros ($3.2 billion) as early as June last year, an  adviser to his lawyer told Paris Match.
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Societe Generale, the French bank reeling  from a rogue trading scandal, launched a rights issue at a  steep discount on Monday, aiming to raise 5.5 billion euros  ($7.97 billion) to bolster its balance sheet.
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Societe Generale , the French bank reeling from a trading scandal, launched a rights issue at a steep discount on Monday to bolster its balance sheet after losses due to the U.S. subprime crisis.
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Embattled French bank Societe Generale faces fresh troubles Monday when a trial opens in Paris involving a vast money laundering scam between France and Israel.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy will use a "credit crunch" meeting in London on Tuesday to call for order to be imposed on a financial system that "sometimes seems out of control".
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Societe Generale is in crisis, France's economy minister said on Tuesday of the bank hit by losses piled up by a rogue trader, questions over its leadership, takeover speculation and a falling stock price.
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The board of Societe Generale met on Wednesday to decide the fate of its chairman after rogue trading losses as fellow French bank BNP Paribas ducked questions on whether it would bid for its wounded rival.
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Jerome Kerviel, the trader blamed by Societe Generale for heavy losses, had a trading deficit of 2.2 billion euros ($3.2 billion) as early as June last year, an adviser to his lawyer told Paris Match.
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Societe Generale faces growing  embarrassment after it emerged the French bank was warned last  year about the suspect activities of Jerome Kerviel and its key  fraud accusation against the 31-year-old trader collapsed.
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The French government held a crisis meeting on Thursday over the fate of two journalists held hostage in Iraq after a new purported statement from the kidnappers denied they had demanded a ransom or set a deadline.
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French bank BNP Paribas revealed on Thursday it was stalking crisis-hit Societe Generale, while voices in the European Union were raised against France for warning it would ward off hostile bids.
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Exchange officials warned Societe Generale about Jerome Kerviel's deals late last year, a Paris prosecutor said on Monday, piling pressure on the French bank to explain how the junior trader almost brought it down.