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The attack on Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) is unfortunately reminiscent of larger implosions of firms formerly named Lehman and Bear Stearns. It almost does not seem to matter what Jefferies...
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We have already seen the woes around the United States losing its prized “AAA” rating and then the attention focused elsewhere. The question became, who are the weakest Triple-A ratings out...
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OK, the ratings agency games have always been interesting and that is hard to refute. Today’s news just takes the cake entirely. S&P has “clarified and erroneous message” when it comes...
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If you have been following the flow of news in municipal bond land, you know all about Meredith Whitney’s grandiose calls for waves and waves of municipal bankruptcy fears. The good news is that...
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Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) is coming to the aid of Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR). Sprint has been known (or thought of) to be a capital raising entity and this morning we are...
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The markets have a “shoot first and ask questions later” mentality that is not really working too well for Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) right now. After the MF Global implosion, investors...
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Human Genome Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: HGSI) is raising capital. The company announced the sale of $400 million in Convertible Senior Notes which will mature in 2018. These notes are convertible into...
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MF Global Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: MF) has been halted pending news this Monday. Workers may be allowed into the offices, but the firm is being cut off from transacting business. The company issued a...
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Thursday was such a great day and the markets cheered endlessly as if the world is suddenly saved. With the DJIA having gone back over 12,000 and with the freshest economic data showing a less-bad...
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To say that MF Global Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: MF) is in trouble might be the understatement of the year. The commodities and derivatives broker has reportedly been caught on the wrong side of trades...
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Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) may not yet quite be investment grade, but the company is getting closer and closer. Friday morning brought the news that Standard & Poor’s has raised the debt and...
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) stunk this week when it reported one of its few operating losses ever. What is interesting is that shares have risen with the banking sector. The loss may have...
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Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) just can’t catch a break. Even getting the iPhone from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is going to be a real problem for Sprint. Dan Hesse went out of his way to...
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There are two financial issues in America that have been developing simultaneously: many borrowers have been locked out from the ability to access capital, and investors can no longer rely on bonds...
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When the summer selling was reaching a first climax in August, 24/7 Wall St. released “The Great Dividend Portfolio” for dividend investors who search for both high-yield and some degree of...
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