HSBC to Pullout of US Lending; Trading Suspended in Hong Kong
Sunday, March 1, 2009 21:08
HSBC requested that trading of its shares be suspended in Hong Kong ahead of an “announcement of a corporate action.” The company is expected to announce the divestment of its US consumer lending business. Shares are expected to begin trading again on Tuesday.
In 2003, HSBC purchased the US consumer lending firm Household International Inc. for $14 billion. Household was heavily invested in US subprime loans and has suffered massive losses.
The company is also due to announce quarterly earnings on Monday. Analysts expected a sizable decline along with the possibility of a dividend cut.
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Hope they crash and burn.
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