Wednesday, November 2, 2011

MF Global Bankruptcy Exposes Vulnerability of U.S. Banks to Eurozone Debt Crisis

"David Zeiler writes: The bankruptcy of MF Global Holdings (NYSE: MF) was a distressing signal to investors that it is possible for U.S. financial institutions to fall victim to the Eurozone debt crisis.
MF Global filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday after credit downgrades led to margin calls on some of the $6.3 billion in Eurozone sovereign debt the bank held. The position was five-times MF Global's equity..."

at http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article31317.html