Societe Generale 2Q net profit down by half

Courtesy Newsvine - business  Wed, 08/05/2009 - 04:24

Societe Generale SA said Wednesday its net profit fell 52 percent in the second quarter as the French bank wrote down its derivatives holdings and suffered increased losses on bad loans.


 

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