Nationalization

Tesco probably not interested in N. Rock: source

Reuters Jul 1

Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, is unlikely to be interested in a bid for nationalized bank Northern Rock, an industry source said Wednesday.

Northern Rock capital below regulatory minimum

MarketWatch Jul 1

Nationalized U.K. mortgage lender Northern Rock said Wednesday that its capital level has fallen below the minimum regulatory requirements. The bank said it will address this through its planned restructuring, which will split the group into two,...

Bank Woes Deepening in Europe

New York Times Jul 1

When the financial crisis struck the global economy last autumn, European governments moved swiftly to keep their biggest banks from falling into an abyss — never mind fears over nationalization.

U.K.'s Northern Rock to be split in two: report

MarketWatch Jun 26

Nationalized U.K. bank Northern Rock will be split into two units later in the year, according to an online report by BBC News Friday. One unit will hold onto savings, carry out new lending and hold some existing mortgages, while the other unit...

Virgin seen as potential Northern Rock buyer: report

Reuters Jun 14

The British government is considering options for nationalized lender Northern Rock, including a sale of the bank to Richard Branson's Virgin Group, the Sunday Express reported, citing unnamed sources.

Implied Vol Ratio At Inflection Point

Zero Hedge Jun 9

The ratio of VIX (1 month fwd implied vol) to VXV (3 month) has dropped to a low of 0.92, a level crossed to the downside only 7 times over the past 2 years, and usually as a leading indicator of market downside activity. However, in this...

Aer Lingus drifting towards nationalization, Ryanair

Reuters Jun 4

Loss-making Irish airline Aer Lingus' unattractiveness to international suitors has increased the prospect of nationalization or even a government-mediated bailout by archrival Ryanair .

In Vote, Hypo Embraces Government Takeover

New York Times Jun 3

A vote by Hypo Real Estate shareholders in Munich late Tuesday to approve a share increase has paved the way for Germany to nationalize the troubled lender.

Robert Rodriguez On The Economy

Zero Hedge May 29

Now and then there is a glitch in the matrix, and one can actually find something useful in that massive propaganda machine known as CNBC (all hail General Electric and the upcoming US nationalization of every deteriorating corporation). Presented...

Could the Nordic banking fix of the 90s work now?

Sober Look May 27

In the early 90s the banking systems of the Nordic countries came under severe pressure, not too dissimilar to the experience of many large western institutions in 08. The governments stepped in with a somewhat haphazard approach and supposedly...

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