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CIA World FactbookThe trend of ratings agencies and sovereign debt ratings has been one of downgrade after downgrade. So when…
In a reversal that was bound to come sooner or later, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is reportedly ready to agree…
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) yesterday issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that revises the measurement of risk-weighted assets…
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is leading the markets higher this morning ahead of the Jamie Dimon testimony. …
Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ) is not your typical sort of company that an activist investor would normally go after. in…
The Greek elections went the way that the market participants were initially hoping for, but now the reality is setting…
At this week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), there is a reasonable chance that the Fed will…
American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) is showing why its customer base is said to be the best in the credit…
A new report from the U.S. Treasury called the Treasury International Capital Report is showing that, at least for now,…
The world’s largest base metals market is moving to the Far East. The 135-year-old London Metals Exchange (LME) has agreed…
Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) is rumored to be back in play. If you will recall, this was the subject of…
Here is a fresh take on the Eurozone and the Euro for you. With all of the talk about the PIIGS…
The U.S. Treasury Department is that much closer to winding down the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Today came word…
Shares of Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS) are getting hammered in the pre-market this morning following an unusually direct instruction…
Egan-Jones Ratings is just the latest ratings agency to hit the PIIGS today. The ratings agency lowered the Kingdom of Spain’s…
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