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Friday other news items: Taxpayer will own 95% of RBS

on Feb 27, 2009 at 08:03

From Wall Street

* The Dow Jones closed down 88.81-points to 7182.08, the Nasdaq lost 33.96-points to 1391.47, while the S&P slipped 12.07-points 752.83


Credit Crisis Fallout

* Moody’s predicts that default rate ‘will exceed peaks hit in Depression’

* Mervyn King warns that the banking sector may need more bailouts

* Sir Fred Goodwin stands firm on his £16-million pension, saying that the Treasury “approved” it

* Taxpayer will own 95% of RBS

* State facing £50-billion bill for RBS toxic debt

* Whistleblower says HBOS chief given risk warnings

* Jobless claims pass 5-million in the US



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