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Nicholas Gordon

Saudi National Bank to lose $1.2B on Credit Suisse rescue

(Credit: Maya Siddiqui—Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Saudi National Bank chairman Ammar Al Khudairy's comments last week may end up being one of the most expensive answers delivered on television.

On Sunday, UBS announced that it would take over its rival Credit Suisse for $3.2 billion, in a deal shepherded by Swiss regulators in order to head off financial panic. That’s significantly less than the $8 billion the bank was worth on market close Friday. 

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