A few minutes into January 1st PHH, a mortgage company, announced the collapse of its $1.8 billion sale to a consortium led by Blackstone Group.

• 刚踏入2008年几分钟，提供抵押服务的公司PHH就宣布，它和由黑石集团主导的国际资本团队之间价值18亿美元的交易流产。