Jonathan Ford

Position: Journalist
Jonathan Ford is a Reuters columnist.

Blog Posts

John Meriwether writes to investors (again)

This purports to come from the hedge fund investor John Meriwether but mysteriously carries a Nigerian postmark: Dear friend, Greeting, Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship ...  Full Article | Comments [3] 

Credit Suisse delivers - but at a price

What’s not to like about Credit Suisse? There seems very little not to like, if one judges by the Swiss bank’s third-quarter figures. These more than met investors’ expectations. Even stripping out ...  Full Article 

Berlin fends off squeeze on shipping lemon

The German government may have hardened its heart to appeals for state aid from the likes of the troubled retailer Arcandor and Porsche. But it has softened its line for Hapag-Lloyd, the container shipping line part-owned by Tui. Berlin has agreed to guarantee 1.2 billion euro ($1.7 billion) in loans to the Hamburg company. Why has it chosen to support this particular lemon?   Full Article