Thread: Northern Rock
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Old 19-02-2008, 08:34   #41
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Re: Northern Rock
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Originally Posted by iglu View Post
From what I hear Barclays is in trouble, it borrowed money on twice on on an emergency basis. HSBC seems to be doing relatively well, as a predominantly (22% of its profits) Chinese Bank has invested heavily in China and Hong Kong and that's +150% the last two years, ok it was +210% in November 2007 but....
I wouldnt excatly say they are in troble. 1% less profit than last year, but still 7.08bn isnt too bad.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7252060.stm
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