China now owns 10% of Morgan Stanley. Also...

Quoted: A number of other large investment banks have also received cash injections from sovereign wealth funds.
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In October, Bear Stearns agreed to a $1bn investment from Citic Securities, which is controlled by China's government.
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Meanwhile, Citigroup sold a stake worth $7.5bn to the Abu Dhabi government's investment arm.

Interesting editorial on the Citigroup deal from the normally free-market Journal.

Quoted: Investors seem delighted that Abu Dhabi is injecting $7.5 billion into Citigroup, bidding up stocks in general on new confidence that the mortgage solvency crisis might ease. We hate to spoil the party, but it strikes us as unfortunate, if not a tragedy

I used to use Washington Mutual to withdraw from my First Tech account, but they just started charging a surcharge. So, this article should be good news for any First Tech members (aka Microsofties).

Quoted: Just in time for the holidays, 7-Eleven® convenience store ATMs across the United States are now surcharge-free to First Tech members. Although many of the ...