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Rumors that Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will benefit from the U.S. bailout weren’t enough to keep its share price up. The ADR hit $3.04 this morning on news from an ABN Amro partner.
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore — (TFN): Royal Bank of Scotland (NYSE:RBS) is down 24% this morning on news that Fortis (Brussels:FORB) must [...]
Tags: abn, amro, bailout, banking, belgian, congress, dutch, fortis, latin american, luxembourg, rbs, rights issue, royal bank of scotland, santander, scottish, spain
Farmland isn’t crashing with the rest of the real estate sector. In fact, it’s booming. How can you profit from agricultural land without buying property? And is the boom really safe?
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore — (TFN): A few days ago, Chris Mayer told readers that the next big boom would be in real [...]
Tags: acreage, ag, agricultural, biotechnology, Chris Mayer, europe, farmland, Germany, grain, Iowa, land, palm beach, potash, potassium nitrate, property, Real Estate, spain, speculators, super farms, uk, wall street
"There’s a bombshell being delivered here - the European Central Bank is about to stop bailing out eurozone commercial banks. And that could mean another big lender going ‘bust’." — David Stevenson
Blogger’s note: Just like in the U.S. and UK, the European Union’s state bank has been extending easy credit to prevent "temporary" illiquidity in [...]
Tags: banks, bear stearns, credit, ecb, european central bank, eurozone, financial sector, institutions, spain, uk, us
“On a recent trip to Europe, Buffett made stops in Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Italy. But his first priority was to meet with leaders of the German mittelstand.” — Martin Hutchinson
by Martin Hutchinson
Baltimore – (TFN): Investors have been watching Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A, BRK.B) Chairman Warren Buffett’s moves for years to [...]
Tags: berkshire hathaway, brk.a, brk.b, foreign investment, Germany, italy, Martin Hutchinson, mittelstand, spain, switzerland, warren buffett