Wachovia in limbo amid court battle (AFP via Yahoo! News) A US court battle left the fate of troubled lender Wachovia Corp. in limbo Monday with Wells Fargo pressing to close its acquisition despite a challenge from banking rival Citigroup.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:40:57 GMT)
A Legal Frenzy as Banks Battle for Wachovia (New York Times)A showdown between two of the nation’s largest banks over the Wachovia Corporation grew into a widening battle involving two courts and a cast including Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and an army of bankers, lawyers and other regulators trying to resolve the fate of one of the biggest prizes to emerge from the credit crisis, The New York Times’s Eric Dash writes.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:48:34 GMT)
Wells Fargo, Citigroup Battle In Court Over Wachovia (NPR)The battle for control of Wachovia bank is tilting toward Wells Fargo. A New York state appeals court has blocked a lower court ruling that favored rival bidder Citigroup. Meantime, Wachovia is asking a federal judge to declare invalid part of the Citigroup deal that would have restricted Wachovia from considering competing bids.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:45:37 GMT)
Timeline: The battle for Wachovia (The Charlotte Observer) How the battle for Wachovia emerged, and the latest events through 1 p.m. today. Sept. 14 : Bank of America buys brokerage and investment banking giant Merrill Lynch, raising questions about matchmaking with other banks, including Charlotte rival Wachovia. Sept. 15 : Wachovia CEO Bob Steel tells “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer, “We have a great future as an independent company, but we're a ...(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:40:46 GMT)
Close battle for top in Pro Football Pool (Napa Valley Register)Seven players are tied at the top in the battle to take top honors in Week No. 5 of NapaValleyRegister.com's Can You Beat Randy Pro Football Pool.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:16:40 GMT)
Wachovia suitors talk about a split to end takeover battle (Tacoma News Tribune)Citigroup and Wells Fargo, prodded by U.S. regulators, might divide Wachovia to end a takeover battle that’s disrupting a federal rescue of the ailing North Carolina bank, the Wall Street Journal reported online today.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:45:46 GMT)
Wachovia in limbo amid court battle (TODAYonline)Combination image shows the logos of Wachovia bank (top) and Citigroup. A US court battle left the fate of troubled lender Wachovia Corp. in limbo Monday with Wells Fargo pressing to close its acquisition despite a challenge from banking rival Citigroup.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:58:42 GMT)
Wells Fargo, Citigroup and regulators reportedly in talks over battle for Wachovia (BizJournals)Wells Fargo, Citigroup and regulators spent Sunday discussing what steps could be taken to defuse a brewing battle over Wachovia after Citi said it got a New York judge to place a temporary hold on a Wells-Wachovia merger. (WB) (C) (WFC)(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:25:52 GMT)