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Bull & Bear

What a difference two years and a US credit squeeze makes. Once, stock brokers were seen as the untouchables of China's financial sector. Fast forward to today and the news that Citic Securities is to invest $1bn for a 6% stake in Bear Stearns, the US... ...full story at Engaging China

from Engaging China on Wed, Oct 24 2007

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19 Mar 08 visit CITIC confirms it drops Bear Stearns deal  »  People's Daily CITIC Securities, one of China's largest brokerages, formally confirmed on Wednesday that it had terminated a deal to invest in Bear Stearns, the U.S. bank that was acquired by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. over the weekend.   CITI ...
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