Subprime bellwether HSBC takes a $3.4 billion charge
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UK financial services firm HSBC Holdings PLC announced a third-quarter impairment charge of $3.4 bil on bad debts, but stated that global revenue growth offset the charge. HSBC has raised its reserves against current subprime mortgage problems from $2.6 bil to $3.4 bil.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2007
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U.K.'s Cheyne joins the chain of firms battered by the credit-market turmoil: affiliate unloads assets to repay obligations as global selloff grows
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Cheyne Finance, an affiliate of UK-based Cheyne Capital Management LLP, has started to sell assets to pay off its debts, adding to the amount of US mortgage-backed securities flooding the market that have been negatively affected by subprime lending woes.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2007
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