Read more takeover stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6709/takeover.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:33:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46619/dont-blame-fannie-for-mess.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the "toxic twin" housing financing behemoths blamed for setting the world on fire, were not operating any differently than the entire financial sector, Bethany McLean writes in Vanity Fair . McLean documents Fannie Mae's history starting from conception in FDR's New Deal, when it was chartered...http://www.newser.com/story/46619/dont-blame-fannie-for-mess.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Jan 2009 9:11:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44693/putin-pounces-on-private-companies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVladimir Putin has insisted for years that Russia made a colossal mistake by privatizing the nation's giant reserves of oil, gas, and other natural resources after the fall of the Soviet Union. The president-turned-prime minister has made muscular efforts to renationalize those industries—most notoriously the Yukos oil company, whose...http://www.newser.com/story/44693/putin-pounces-on-private-companies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Dec 2008 8:42:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39300/wells-citigroup-call-truce-in-wachovia-battle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCitigroup and Wells Fargo have agreed to back off from their legal tug-of-war over Wachovia until tomorrow, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . The Fed-brokered agreement comes after days of furious legal wrangling and a $60 billion lawsuit filed by Citigroup against both Wells and Wachovia yesterday. Insiders say Citigroup and...http://www.newser.com/story/39300/wells-citigroup-call-truce-in-wachovia-battle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Oct 2008 2:47:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39229/feds-work-to-cement-wachovia-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal Reserve officials are pushing Citigroup and Wells Fargo to agree to a compromise giving each a piece of struggling Wachovia, with the Charlotte-based bank's 3,346 branches divided along geographic lines and Wells Fargo acquiring its investment units, reports the Wall Street Journal. The new deal, still being negotiated...http://www.newser.com/story/39229/feds-work-to-cement-wachovia-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Oct 2008 6:52:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39078/citi-demands-wells-fargo-give-wachovia-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCitigroup is seeking to nullify the Wells Fargo takeover of Wachovia announced this morning, Bloomberg reports. Citi claims the $15.4 billion deal violates an exclusivity agreement it had worked out with Wachovia early this week. "Citi has substantial legal rights regarding Wachovia and this transaction,'' the bank said...http://www.newser.com/story/39078/citi-demands-wells-fargo-give-wachovia-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Oct 2008 11:43:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38371/wamu-looks-to-private-equity-as-bank-teeters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWashington Mutual is hoping private equity will save the bank after its efforts to broker a sale to another financial institution came to nothing. Both the Carlyle Group and Blackstone are considering a takeover of WaMu, insiders tell the Wall Street Journal , although a deal is not yet assured. Many...http://www.newser.com/story/38371/wamu-looks-to-private-equity-as-bank-teeters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Sep 2008 8:52:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37276/lehman-employees-feeling-the-pain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLehman Brothers employees who watched their colleagues at Bear Stearns lose their jobs earlier this year are preparing for a similar fate in an already clogged field, reports the New York Times . “Everyone is walking around like they have just been Tasered,” said one Lehman employee. Making matters worse, many...http://www.newser.com/story/37276/lehman-employees-feeling-the-pain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Sep 2008 8:03:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36967/bailout-likely-to-sink-some-small-banks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe government’s takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the resulting crash of the value of the companies’ shares, has started a domino effect that likely will push some smaller banks into failure, the Washington Post reports. Some institutions heavily invested in the seemingly safe stocks will find it...http://www.newser.com/story/36967/bailout-likely-to-sink-some-small-banks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Sep 2008 10:15:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36864/fannie-freddie-deal-may-ease-rates-cut-foreclosures.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHow will the government’s seizure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac affect homeowners and buyers? In the short term, the New York Times says, interest rates may fall some, but probably not enough to stop the slide in home prices. Some facing foreclosure could have a better chance at refinancing,...http://www.newser.com/story/36864/fannie-freddie-deal-may-ease-rates-cut-foreclosures.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Sep 2008 7:47:00 CDT