Another wobbly bank

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MrRobin replied

17 March 2008, 12:54
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

yeah - I was watching Mary Poppins yesterday - look what happened when that boy tried to withdraw his tuppence to feed the birds.

What the world needs now to get out of this turmoil is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
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BrilloPad replied

17 March 2008, 11:05
Originally posted by Marina View Post

British, Yank, or other?

You're right not to mention names though SG - I was about to post to the effect "Let's hope bank XXX is OK, as my company account is with them and they have good terms". But in these days of frenzied rumour and speculation even that could be misconstrued as a sarky hint that they are anything but OK!

yeah - I was watching Mary Poppins yesterday - look what happened when that boy tried to withdraw his tuppence to feed the birds.
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Marina replied

17 March 2008, 11:02
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

That's been on the cards for days. And there are more...

British, Yank, or other?

You're right not to mention names though SG - I was about to post to the effect "Let's hope bank XXX is OK, as my company account is with them and they have good terms". But in these days of frenzied rumour and speculation even that could be misconstrued as a sarky hint that they are anything but OK!
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BrilloPad replied

17 March 2008, 10:27
Originally posted by Archangel View Post

Alliance & Leicster?

Any evidence for that?
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Archangel replied

17 March 2008, 10:25
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

I wonder when the next UK Northern Rock will emerge? Not long I suspect.

Alliance & Leicster?
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BrilloPad replied

14 March 2008, 14:11
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

That's been on the cards for days. And there are more...

well JPM for a start! I do hope thhis means that Tony Bliar does not get paid.
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sasguru replied

14 March 2008, 14:05
That's been on the cards for days. And there are more...
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DimPrawn started a topic Another wobbly bank

14 March 2008, 14:02
Another wobbly bank

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7296678.stm

US bank Bear Stearns has got emergency funding from the Federal Reserve of New York and JP Morgan Chase.

The emergency cash will be available to Bear Stearns for 28 days and as necessary, JP Morgan Chase said.

I wonder when the next UK Northern Rock will emerge? Not long I suspect.
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