vulture funds
Puerto Rico Is Defaulting on $400 Million in Debt — And Congress Is on Vacation
Congress was supposed to finalize a bill last month to help the US territory solve its debt crisis, but legislators left for vacation without taking action.
Marchers Condemn Obama's Visit on the 40th Anniversary of Argentina's Dictatorship
Argentina remembered the victims of the country’s 1976 to 1982 dictatorship on the 40th anniversary of the coup that started it all with a massive march through the capital that was peppered with banners saying "Obama Go Home."
Argentina’s President Macri Urges Congress to End 15-Year Feud with ‘Vulture Funds’
The deal, announced on Monday, looks set to end one of the most brutal debt battles ever seen between a country and a creditor though some in Argentina see it as a betrayal
Activists Gather Worldwide to Protest Against Housing 'Vulture Fund'
The coordinated day of action took aim at the private equity firm Blackstone, which protesters say purposely swooped in on housing in the wake of the financial crash and is now forcing people out.
Like the US, Europe Is Selling Off Its Housing to Aggressive Corporate Landlords
Across the globe there are signs that the world’s most powerful and unaccountable financial institutions are gaining more and more control over housing stock.
Argentina’s Government Denies That the Country Has Defaulted — But It Has
The government’s default on its debt threatens to further erode confidence and amplify the economic uncertainty of its deep recession.
Vultures Circle as Argentina's Debt Crisis Gets Weird
Argentina missed a Monday deadline to settle its sovereign debt — but still has a 30-day grace period before the "vulture funds" swoop in.
Talons Out: Argentina Desperately Fighting “Vulture Funds” Over Debt
A Supreme Court decision in the debt "trial of the century" could endanger debt restructuring efforts by countries around the world.