On FT Alphaville this morning,
- Meltdown Live!
- The Rock’s saved – or so the market thinks. HMT and Goldman Sachs showcase their big idea
- ACA survived the weekend. But the monolines are set for another tough week.
- A spot of bother for Carlyle’s David Rubenstein in Philadelphia
- And at least those passive SWFs, can blame the Americans if their investments turn out not to perform
- The story behind Lachlan Murdoch’s reemergence in cahoots with James Packer
- Tony Jackson wants to know if the super-charged banking model is behind us.
On FT.com,
- The sell-off accelerates. The FTSE 100 followed Asia, slumping more than 200 points as economic gloom heightened.
- More bad news for Wolseley, as the weaker US dollar and ailing housing market hit its North American profits by 40 per cent in the five months to December.
- Retailers are facing an “increasingly difficult” environment, says Sports Direct.
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