Tuesday, Sep 25, 2007
Subprime Panic Freezes $40 Billion of Canadian Commercial Paper
bloomberg.com: Baffinland ran short of funds to pay for food, fuel and drilling equipment after investing in commercial paper that borrowers couldn't repa
On Baffin Island in the Arctic Circle, Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. almost missed its window to ship provisions to workers before winter arrives. The delay came not from the weather, but from a sudden freeze in the market for short-term debt 2,000 miles south in Toronto.
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1. alan said...
I don't think its about WHO will get hit by Sub-Prime. I think its about HOW MUCH each of us will get hit.
Wall St. gave us this bitter pill to swallow. I don't think it will be quickly forgotten.