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And NOW Young Monoline… You Will Die

Nov 26, 2008, 12:47 PM

Moody’s has downgraded FSA and Assured Guaranty on Friday, claiming that with the future of municipal monoline insurance uncertain, it is unlikely that any... Read »

Cable & the Internet vs the FCC

Nov 26, 2008, 12:41 PM

You may not know it, but the cable industry is fighting a battle for the future of the internet. In the grand scheme of things, I think both the FCC and the Cable... Read »

The Seduction of Municipal Derivatives: JUST DON’T DO IT

Nov 26, 2008, 12:35 PM

Bloomberg just ran a story on municipalities entering into derivatives contracts to help finance budget deficits. I’ve seen this movie before about 15 years... Read »

Blowin’ in the Wind

Nov 26, 2008, 12:26 PM

The financial markets have been ailing for more than a year but the economic troubles are only just beginning, as today’s round of sobering economic updates... Read »

In Rough Times, Inferior Goods Make Superior Stocks

Nov 26, 2008, 1:31 AM

Students of Economics 101 will remember the lesson of inferior goods, which are goods whose demand is inversely related to the consumer’s income or purchasing... Read »

Twitter: I Can See Clearly Now

Nov 25, 2008, 10:46 PM 2

Though a fan and a user of Twitter, I have had my doubts as to true value of the platform. However, a recent release by one of my companies has made me see more... Read »

GSE Debt: My God, they aren’t kidding!

Nov 25, 2008, 10:38 PM

The Fed will be buying up to $600 billion in debt and MBS backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Yeah, that’ll move the market. Today we had Agency debt 30-40bps... Read »

Cisco Plans 5 Day Shutdown at Year End

Nov 25, 2008, 4:17 PM

Cisco Systems’ (CSCO) shares dropped more than 6% during today’s trading session, after the networking giant said it would shut down most of its U.S.... Read »

FDIC: Commercial Banks, Thrifts Net Income Down 94%

Nov 25, 2008, 1:49 PM

According to an FDIC report released Tuesday morning, commercial bank and thrifts earned $1.7 Billion in Q3’08, down 94% from $28.7 billion they earned in... Read »

Stock! Are You Out of Your Vulcan Mind?

Nov 25, 2008, 10:10 AM

Yes, we recognize that we may be crazy to take a positive stance on Vulcan Materials Co (VMC). as we did several weeks back. Vulcan announced a few days ago that... Read »

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