Newspaper wrap-up: UBS facing more write-downs?
Posted Jun 10th 2008 8:40AM by Laurie Pasternack
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, Microsoft (MSFT), Yahoo! (YHOO), General Electric (GE), Lehman Br Holdings (LEH)
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MAJOR PAPERS:
- UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) won't comment on write-down estimates, but according to the Wall Street Journal, investors are expecting it as prices for mortgage securities have significantly gotten worse over the past several weeks as evidenced by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (NYSE: LEH) profit warnings.
- Yesterday Lehman's stock fell 8.7% as the firm announced a projected $2.8B second quarter loss and a $6B capital raise. Options activity indicated a lessening volatility, the Wall Street Journal reported, a sign that perhaps the worst may be over.
- According to a person familiar with the matter, the Financial Times reported that China's Qingdao Haier has approached investment banks to advise it on a bid for General Electric Company's (NYSE: GE) appliance business.
OTHER PAPERS:
- A brief filed by plaintiffs in a shareholder lawsuit against Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO) and its directors claimed that an employee severance plan put in place to protect workers after a merger with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) should be repealed immediately. The New York Times reported that the plaintiffs believe the plan could skew the outcome of a proxy battle between Yahoo! and Carl Icahn for control of the company.
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