yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/24/2008
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A little slice of the developing Citigroup rescue :
Regulators were debating various terms of the arrangement on Sunday, including whether the government would receive preferred stock or warrants, which are instruments that give holders the right to buy stock. Preferred stock would be more ...
julescrittenden.com - 11/18/2008
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julescrittenden.com —
The tough go shopping. Boston Herald's Lauren Beckham
Falcone tries to understand why the malls are full
if the economy is running on empty. Maybe it's just the "returnistas" ... shop, panic, return ... but she notes consumer confidence is up, which ...
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Saving Citi
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
A rescue is in the works. On the other hand: The Somali pirates, renegade Somalis known for hijacking ships for ransom in the Gulf of Aden, are negotiating a purchase of Citigroup. The pirates would buy Citigroup with new debt and their existing cash
stockpiles, earned most recently from hijacking numerous ships,
including most recently a $200 million Saudi Arabian oil tanker. The
Somali pirates are offering up to $0.10 per share for Citigroup, pirate
spokesman Sugule Ali said earlier today. The negotiations have ...
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