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Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 16, 2008 at 7:49 AM EST

A Split-Up Of Bond Insures Would Hurt Banks (MBI)(ABK)

If muni-bond insurers like Amback (NYSE: ABK) and MBIA (NYSE:MBI) are forced to break into two pieces, some banks could…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 14, 2008 at 11:06 AM EST

Splitting Bond Insurers In Half–Nice Solution (ABK)(MBI)

New York State Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo has come up with the lame-brained idea of taking bond insurers like MBIA…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 14, 2008 at 5:50 AM EST

Eliot Spitzer And The “Financial Tsunami”. (ABK)(MBI)

Eliot Spitzer, former prosecutor and now governor of New York State, will ape comments made by Deutsche Bank (DB) Chief…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 13, 2008 at 5:30 AM EST

Buffett Puts The Screws To The Banks (C)(ABK)(MBI)

Eric Dinallo, New York State’s insurance regulator, is a clever devil. He has effectively pitted Warren Buffett against the nation’s…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 12, 2008 at 8:54 AM EST

Warren Buffett Ready To Save Muni Bond Insurance (BRK-A, ABK, MBI, SCA)

Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A, BRK-B) just appeared on CNBC with his plan to save the bond insurance…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 8, 2008 at 8:59 AM EST

How About A “Monoline Tsunami”? (DB)(MBI)(ABK)

The head of Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) said the US could be driven into a deep recession if the muni…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 7, 2008 at 4:02 AM EST

Media Digest 2/7/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Accorrding to Reuters, GM (NYSE: GM) will have half of its cars running on ethanol by 2012. Reuters writes that…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 5, 2008 at 1:18 PM EST

Potential S&P Downgrades Of MBIA (MBI) and Ambac (ABK) Hammer Bank Stocks

Citigroup (NYSE: C) is trading off over 5% today. Wachovia (NYSE: WB) and JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) are down over…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 1, 2008 at 8:03 AM EST

Bond Insurer Rescue Package From Banks? (MBI, ABK)

Ambac Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: ABK) and MBIA (NYSE: MBI) are both trading higher in pre-market trading this morning. CNBC…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 1, 2008 at 4:15 AM EST

Media Digest 2/1/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

According to Reuters, Chinese mining group Chinalco and Alcoa (AA) have bought 12% of Rio Tinto (RTP) setting up a…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 31, 2008 at 2:08 AM EST

MBIA (MBI) Takes A Torpedo In The Boiler Room

Wall St. thought things would be bad when MBIA (MBI) reported earnings, but they were worse. The largest bond insurer…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 31, 2008 at 1:40 AM EST

Media Digest 1/31/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

According to Reuters, Amazon’s (AMZN) financial results show that its profit margins were squeezed in the last quarter. Reuters writes…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 30, 2008 at 6:49 AM EST

How NY State Helped Start Bond Insurance Crisis (ABK)(MBI)(C)

Ambac (ABK) and MBIA (MBI) figured they could improve their earnings by putting money into swaps and derivative instruments. For…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 30, 2008 at 5:40 AM EST

The Banking Crisis: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet (UBS)(C)

As the selling of bank shares has fallen off, Wall St. has begun to believe that the worst of the…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 29, 2008 at 6:16 AM EST

A Bail Out For Bond Insurers, Why Not Banks? (ABK)(C)(MBI)

The head of insurance regulation in NY State is busy as a bee trying to bail out Ambac (ABK) and…

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MBIA : MBI

All MBIA Articles

A Split-Up Of Bond Insures Would Hurt Banks (MBI)(ABK)

Splitting Bond Insurers In Half–Nice Solution (ABK)(MBI)

Eliot Spitzer And The “Financial Tsunami”. (ABK)(MBI)

Buffett Puts The Screws To The Banks (C)(ABK)(MBI)

Warren Buffett Ready To Save Muni Bond Insurance (BRK-A, ABK, MBI, SCA)

How About A “Monoline Tsunami”? (DB)(MBI)(ABK)

Media Digest 2/7/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Potential S&P Downgrades Of MBIA (MBI) and Ambac (ABK) Hammer Bank Stocks

Bond Insurer Rescue Package From Banks? (MBI, ABK)

Media Digest 2/1/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

MBIA (MBI) Takes A Torpedo In The Boiler Room

Media Digest 1/31/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

How NY State Helped Start Bond Insurance Crisis (ABK)(MBI)(C)

The Banking Crisis: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet (UBS)(C)

A Bail Out For Bond Insurers, Why Not Banks? (ABK)(C)(MBI)

‘Convert $100,000 a Year to Get Them to the Top of the 22%’: The Roth Plan for a Couple With $2.3M in 401(k)s

UFO ETF Faces a Critical Test: Can Pre-Profit Space Stocks Deliver on $1.85B Backlog

Warren Buffett’s Parting Gift to Investors Is Crushing the Market 6 Months Later

Fed’s Rate Freeze Could Sting for Social Security Recipients

'Convert $100,000 a Year to Get Them to the Top of the 22%': The Roth Plan for a Couple With $2.3M in 401(k)s

Fed’s Rate Freeze Could Sting for Social Security Recipients

‘Convert $100,000 a Year to Get Them to the Top of the 22%’: The Roth Plan for a Couple With $2.3M in 401(k)s

MBIA : MBI

All MBIA Articles

A Split-Up Of Bond Insures Would Hurt Banks (MBI)(ABK)

Splitting Bond Insurers In Half–Nice Solution (ABK)(MBI)

Eliot Spitzer And The “Financial Tsunami”. (ABK)(MBI)

Buffett Puts The Screws To The Banks (C)(ABK)(MBI)

Warren Buffett Ready To Save Muni Bond Insurance (BRK-A, ABK, MBI, SCA)

How About A “Monoline Tsunami”? (DB)(MBI)(ABK)

Media Digest 2/7/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

Potential S&P Downgrades Of MBIA (MBI) and Ambac (ABK) Hammer Bank Stocks

Bond Insurer Rescue Package From Banks? (MBI, ABK)

Media Digest 2/1/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

MBIA (MBI) Takes A Torpedo In The Boiler Room

Media Digest 1/31/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Barron’s

How NY State Helped Start Bond Insurance Crisis (ABK)(MBI)(C)

The Banking Crisis: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet (UBS)(C)

A Bail Out For Bond Insurers, Why Not Banks? (ABK)(C)(MBI)

‘Convert $100,000 a Year to Get Them to the Top of the 22%’: The Roth Plan for a Couple With $2.3M in 401(k)s

UFO ETF Faces a Critical Test: Can Pre-Profit Space Stocks Deliver on $1.85B Backlog

Warren Buffett’s Parting Gift to Investors Is Crushing the Market 6 Months Later

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