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Olympus reveals $1 billion balance sheet hit

Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 14, 2011

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s disgraced Olympus Corp ironed out its crooked accounts on Wednesday after a 13-year fraud, with a $1.1 billion dent in its balance sheet triggering speculation it will need to merge, sell assets or raise capital to repair its finances.



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Olympus reveals $1 billion balance sheet hit, stirs merger talk

Posted by Reuters: Business News on

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s disgraced Olympus Corp ironed out its crooked accounts on Wednesday after a 13-year fraud, with a $1.1 billion dent in its balance sheet triggering speculation it will need to merge, sell assets or raise capital to repair its finances.



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Analysis: MF Global proves Enron-era accounting lives on

Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 2, 2011

(Reuters) – The off-balance-sheet accounting methods that Enron and Lehman Brothers made famous in their epic failures years ago have a modern-day poster child: MF Global.



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Lossmaking UniCredit seeks $10.3 billion, axes 6,150 jobs

Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 14, 2011

MILAN (Reuters) – Italian bank UniCredit is to ask shareholders for 7.5 billion euros ($10.3 billion) in new capital, cut 6,150 jobs and retreat from key business areas in a bid to repair its ravaged balance sheet and return to profit.



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Fed mulled balance sheet expansion in September

Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 12, 2011

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve officials discussed the possibility of launching a fresh round of bond purchases before deciding last month on a more limited step to aid the economy, minutes released on Wednesday showed.



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Fed balance sheet hits another record size

Posted by Reuters: Business News on June 23, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet expanded to a record size in the latest week, as the central bank bought more bonds in an effort to support the economy, Fed data released on Thursday showed.



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Fed balance sheet hits another record size

Posted by Reuters: Business News on May 27, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet expanded to a record size in the latest week, as the central bank bought more bonds in an effort to support the economy, Fed data released on Thursday showed.



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If QE2 is through, does Fed deflate balance sheet?

Posted by Reuters: Business News on March 17, 2011

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If it’s QE2 and through, will the Federal Reserve soon start letting the air out of its balance sheet balloon as well?



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Ford Motor cuts debt by $1.9 billion

Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 24, 2010

DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co is cutting its debt by $1.9 billion in a bid to strengthen its balance sheet and get itself rated investment grade again.



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Deutsche Bank fires first shot in rush for capital

Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 10, 2010

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank shares were indicated sharply lower on Friday after sources told Reuters Germany’s biggest bank may raise up to 9 billion euros ($11.43 billion) to bolster its balance sheet and war chest.



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