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...issue I think is indicative of the fact that race is still a troubling aspect of our society. Whether I were black or white, I think that me commenting on this and hopefully contributing to constructive -- as opposed to negative -- understandings about the issue, is part of my portfolio...
...most discouraging news remains Citi's loan portfolio. The bank's costs for bad loans jumped in the quarter by 81%, to $12.4 billion. The percentage of loans the company expects to go unpaid also continued to rise, though slightly less than before. Still, Citi's loans are going bad faster than those of many of its rivals. In the third quarter, the bank had a so-called net charge-off ratio, which is the percentage of loans that are likely to not be paid back compared to total loans, of 5.1%, according to CreditSights. That compares to a charge...
...There is more interest, argument and passion surrounding the condition and future of American business than there has been in several generations. And yet, in the space of three months, two business magazines - the organs that exist to offer the stuff people are clamoring for - have been abandoned. One, Portfolio, a newbie, was closed. The other, Business Week, an old stalwart, is up for sale, according to reports that caught even the magazine's own editorial staff by surprise...
...according to the National Association of State Budget Officers and the National Governors Association. And if projections are too rosy again in the just-signed state budgets? Well, then we'll have even more shortfalls to come. "What we're doing is waiting," says Craig Brandon, a municipal-bond portfolio manager at Eaton Vance. "The thing you're going to start seeing over the rest of the summer is whether tax revenues are coming in where states are projecting them to be." Fingers crossed. IOUs ready...
...region," says Nick Hill, bank credit analyst at Standard & Poor's in London. "We think they've taken measures to pull in their horns, but it is a bit of a stretch to say they're immune from the environment." StanChart executives insist that their carefully managed loan portfolio can withstand the recession better than some expect. Though they did see a spurt of losses from bad loans while the financial crisis was roaring, managers say the situation improved in early 2009. "There is no direct correlation with macro numbers and the individual bank," says Bindra...