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Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 29, 2008 at 5:41 PM EST

Ambac (ABK) Keeps Aaa Rating, Cuts Dividend

Ambac (NYSE: ABK) was able to keep its Moody’s Aaa rating, In the process it had to cut its dividend…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 29, 2008 at 1:46 PM EST

Federated Vulturing Into Mortgages Via IPO (FII, PNT)

Point Asset Management, Inc. has filed to sell up to $250 million in an initial public offering and it will…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 29, 2008 at 1:02 PM EST

Moody’s Signals It Should Cut Ambac, But Isn’t Cutting It (ABK)

Moody’s is affirming the current ratings and capital ratios at Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK), although there is not…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 29, 2008 at 11:48 AM EST

SPAC IPO Competition To Heat Up: AMEX vs. NASDAQ (NDAQ, NYX)

It looks like the American Stock Exchange, and ultimately the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NYX) after the two merge,…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 29, 2008 at 8:52 AM EST

Goldman Sachs Bets Against Risky Financials (WM, MER, LEH, WB, NCC, FRE, FNM)

This morning we have another negative note out of Goldman Sachs calling for investors to be long volatility in financial…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 29, 2008 at 8:23 AM EST

Assured Guaranty Scores One From Wilbur Ross (AGO, MBI, ABK)

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE: AGO) may not be the largest household name for a bond insurer or financial guarantor when…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 28, 2008 at 5:59 AM EST

Banks Want Their Earnings Back

One of the nice things about writing down assets is that they often get to be written up later. Big…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 27, 2008 at 7:27 PM EST

Markets Brace For Freddie Mac Earnings Disaster (FRE, FNM)

On Thursday morning we’ll get to see earnings out of Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE). The estimates from First Call for…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 27, 2008 at 12:40 PM EST

Earnings Surprise of the Week: S1 Corp. (SONE)

S-1 Corp. (NASDAQ: SONE) managed to be perhaps the biggest earnings surprise of the week. The online platform provider for…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 27, 2008 at 6:29 AM EST

As Blackstone (BX) Walks Away From The Banks, Others Will Follow

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) cannot be faulted for its creativity the way it can be for its share price. The firm…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 26, 2008 at 4:43 PM EST

CEO’s Implied Stock Target For MBIA: $50.00 (MBI)

MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) just had its "re" new CEO Joseph Brown on a CNBC interview saying that he signed…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 25, 2008 at 2:43 PM EST

S&P Keeps Bond Reinsurance Rating Rigged Game Alive (ABK, MBI)

S&P reaffirmed the "AAA" ratings for both MBIA (NYSE: MBI) and Ambac (NYSE: ABK). S&P noted that MBIA was removed…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 25, 2008 at 1:04 PM EST

Will Carlyle Compete Against Corning in LCD Screens? (GLW)

There is an interesting report out of Nikkei Net Interactive in Japan, which notes that US-based private equity giant Carlyle…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 25, 2008 at 9:54 AM EST

Citigroup (C) At $16?

On more than one occasion 24/7 Wall St. has said Citigroup’s (NYSE: C) shares could go as low as $15.…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 25, 2008 at 9:53 AM EST

Is Bigger Better In VISA IPO? (V, MA, DFS, AXP)

Visa Inc. submitted another amendment to their IPO filing this morning. The IPO could now be the largest in history,…

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Ambac (ABK) Keeps Aaa Rating, Cuts Dividend

Federated Vulturing Into Mortgages Via IPO (FII, PNT)

Moody’s Signals It Should Cut Ambac, But Isn’t Cutting It (ABK)

SPAC IPO Competition To Heat Up: AMEX vs. NASDAQ (NDAQ, NYX)

Goldman Sachs Bets Against Risky Financials (WM, MER, LEH, WB, NCC, FRE, FNM)

Assured Guaranty Scores One From Wilbur Ross (AGO, MBI, ABK)

Banks Want Their Earnings Back

Markets Brace For Freddie Mac Earnings Disaster (FRE, FNM)

Earnings Surprise of the Week: S1 Corp. (SONE)

As Blackstone (BX) Walks Away From The Banks, Others Will Follow

CEO’s Implied Stock Target For MBIA: $50.00 (MBI)

S&P Keeps Bond Reinsurance Rating Rigged Game Alive (ABK, MBI)

Will Carlyle Compete Against Corning in LCD Screens? (GLW)

Citigroup (C) At $16?

Is Bigger Better In VISA IPO? (V, MA, DFS, AXP)

Why Gold Won’t Save You in a Real Crisis (But Stocks Will)

SLRC faces rate headwinds yet keeps dividend flat; here’s what’s propping up the stock

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Ambac (ABK) Keeps Aaa Rating, Cuts Dividend

Federated Vulturing Into Mortgages Via IPO (FII, PNT)

Moody’s Signals It Should Cut Ambac, But Isn’t Cutting It (ABK)

SPAC IPO Competition To Heat Up: AMEX vs. NASDAQ (NDAQ, NYX)

Goldman Sachs Bets Against Risky Financials (WM, MER, LEH, WB, NCC, FRE, FNM)

Assured Guaranty Scores One From Wilbur Ross (AGO, MBI, ABK)

Banks Want Their Earnings Back

Markets Brace For Freddie Mac Earnings Disaster (FRE, FNM)

Earnings Surprise of the Week: S1 Corp. (SONE)

As Blackstone (BX) Walks Away From The Banks, Others Will Follow

CEO’s Implied Stock Target For MBIA: $50.00 (MBI)

S&P Keeps Bond Reinsurance Rating Rigged Game Alive (ABK, MBI)

Will Carlyle Compete Against Corning in LCD Screens? (GLW)

Citigroup (C) At $16?

Is Bigger Better In VISA IPO? (V, MA, DFS, AXP)

Why Gold Won’t Save You in a Real Crisis (But Stocks Will)

SLRC faces rate headwinds yet keeps dividend flat; here’s what’s propping up the stock

39% of Americans Are Betting on Crypto and Prediction Markets Instead of Saving

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