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> From the "Sydney Morning Herald"
Japan's troubled top seven banks reported a combined record loss of about ¥4.62 trillion ($60 billion) late yesterday, reinforcing warnings from the country's central bank that the world's second largest economy could plunge into crisis at any time.
The world's largest bank by assets, Mizuho Financial Group, lost the most - ¥2.38 trillion, the biggest loss in Japanese corporate history....
full: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/26/1053801342977.html
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