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151. Pressure rises to settle auction-rates

Author

Rappaport, Liz and Smith, Randall

Subjects
New York. Department of Law -- Investigations, New York. Department of Law -- Powers and duties, Bank of America Corp. -- Investigations, Bank of America Corp. -- Investments, Deutsche Bank AG (Frankfurt, Germany) -- Investigations, Deutsche Bank AG (Frankfurt, Germany) -- Investments, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. -- Investigations, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. -- Investments, Attorneys general -- Investigations, Attorneys general -- Powers and duties, Banking industry -- Investigations, Banking industry -- Investments, Governmental investigations -- Analysis, Investment banks -- Investigations, Investment banks -- Investments, Securities -- Investigations, Securities -- Services, Banking industry, Company legal issue, Company investment, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

152. 'Downstream' sellers of auction-rate securities balk at prospect of buybacks

Author

Rappaport, Liz and Anand, Shefali

Subjects
Investment banks -- Investments, Securities -- Purchasing, Securities industry -- Investments, Wall Street -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Company investment, Securities industry, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

153. Goldman balks at helping rich clients recover from 'auction rate' securities

Author

Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. -- Investments, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. -- Customer relations, Securities -- Investments, Investment banks -- Investments, Investment banks -- Customer relations, Investments -- Analysis, Investor relations -- Analysis, Company investment, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

154. Auction-rate fix list adds more firms; regulators seek added repayment to debt investors

Author

Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
New York. Department of Law -- Officials and employees, New York. Department of Law -- Powers and duties, New York. Department of Law -- Investigations, Attorneys general -- Powers and duties, Attorneys general -- Investigations, Administrative agencies -- Officials and employees, Administrative agencies -- Powers and duties, Administrative agencies -- Investigations, Marketing -- Investigations, Securities -- Purchasing, Securities -- Marketing, Securities dealers -- Investigations, Stock redemption -- Planning, Wall Street -- Forecasts and trends, Company legal issue, Company marketing practices, Company business planning, Market trend/market analysis, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

155. UBS to pay $19 billion as auction mess hits Wall Street

Author

Rappaport, Liz and Smith, Randall

Subjects
Citigroup Inc. -- Investments, Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. -- Investments, Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. -- Cases, UBS AG -- Investments, UBS AG -- Cases, Debt -- Investments, Financial services industry -- Investments, Actions and defenses -- Analysis, Securities -- Purchasing, Securities industry -- Investments, Wall Street -- Forecasts and trends, Banking industry -- Investments, Banking industry -- Cases, Compromise and settlement -- Management, Financial services industry, Lawsuit/litigation, Securities industry, Banking industry, Company investment, Market trend/market analysis, Company legal issue, Company business management, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

UBS AG will buy back $19 billion in mortgage-backed securities from investors. UBS, along with Citigroup Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Company Inc., have committed to buying back over $36 billion of such securities as part of a settlement arrived at with regulators.

Published
2008

156. Citigroup may pressure other firms with deal on auction-rate securities

Author

Efrati, Amir, Scannell, Kara, and Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Citigroup Inc. -- Cases, Citigroup Inc. -- Investments, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. -- Investments, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Financial services industry -- Cases, Financial services industry -- Investments, Mortgage banks -- Investments, Securities -- Purchasing, Securities -- Cases, Treasury securities -- Prices and rates, Yield (Investments) -- Reports, Company legal issue, Company investment, Market trend/market analysis, Company pricing policy, Financial services industry, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

157. UBS lawyer quits amid securities probe

Author

Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
UBS AG -- Officials and employees, UBS AG -- Investigations, Attorneys general -- Investigations, Banking industry -- Officials and employees, Banking industry -- Investigations, Attorneys -- Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Attorneys -- Investigations, Securities fraud -- Cases, Securities fraud -- Investigations, Governmental investigations, Banking industry, Company legal issue, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

158. Finance unit of Chrysler fails to renew some funding

Author

Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Chrysler Financial Company L.L.C. -- Finance, Chrysler Financial Company L.L.C. -- Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Chrysler L.L.C. -- Subsidiaries, divisions and units, Automobile industry -- Subsidiaries, divisions and units, Consumer finance companies -- Finance, Consumer finance companies -- Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Banks (Finance) -- Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Corporations -- Finance, Corporations -- Planning, Corporations -- Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Automobile Industry, Company financing, Company business planning, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Chrysler L.L.C.'s unit Chrysler Financial Company L.L.C. has failed to renew all of its $30 billion in short-term debt after negotiating with 22 banks. It fell about $5 billion to $6 billion short.

Published
2008

159. Treasury ex-official at center of UBS probe

Author

Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
United States. Department of the Treasury -- Officials and employees, UBS AG -- Investigations, UBS AG -- Cases, Attorneys general -- Investigations, Banking industry -- Investigations, Banking industry -- Cases, Ex-public officers -- Cases, Ex-public officers -- Investigations, Securities fraud -- Cases, Securities fraud -- Investigations, Banking industry, Company legal issue, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

David Aufhauser, a former official of the United States Department of the Treasury is the focus of a civil-fraud complaint instituted by Andrew Cuomo, the Attorney-General for New York State against UBS AG. The complaint alleges the firm engaged in fraud in the auction-rate securities market and that Aufhauser and six other UBS executives dumped their holdings in the markets before its collapse.

Published
2008

160. GM, Ford scale back car leases as era ends

Author

Stoll, John D., Rappaport, Liz, and Dolan, Matthew

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Service discontinuation, Ford Motor Co. -- Company sales and earnings, Ford Motor Co. -- Marketing, Motors Liquidation Co. -- Service discontinuation, Motors Liquidation Co. -- Company sales and earnings, Motors Liquidation Co. -- Marketing, Automobiles -- Marketing, Automobiles -- Contracts, Transportation equipment industry -- Service discontinuation, Transportation equipment industry -- Company sales and earnings, Transportation equipment industry -- Marketing, Automobile lease and rental industry -- Service discontinuation, Profit -- Analysis, Sales -- Forecasts and trends, Automobiles -- Service discontinuation, Market trend/market analysis, Company earnings/profit, Company marketing practices, Contract agreement, Sales analysis, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

161. Chrysler lending arm in weakened position as it refinances; unit's leasing to be eliminated; $30 million owed

Author

Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Chrysler Financial Company L.L.C. -- Reorganization and restructuring, Chrysler Financial Company L.L.C. -- Finance, Chrysler L.L.C. -- Subsidiaries, divisions and units, Automobile industry -- Subsidiaries, divisions and units, Automobile lease and rental industry -- Service discontinuation, Consumer finance companies -- Reorganization and restructuring, Consumer finance companies -- Finance, Automobiles -- Contracts, Automobiles -- Service discontinuation, Mortgages -- Refinancing, Mortgages -- Planning, Automobile Industry, Company restructuring/company reorganization, Company organization, Company financing, Company business planning, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

162. Auction-rate fraud case widens; UBS faces new charges in New York, as scrutiny of Wall Street's role intensifies

Author

Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
UBS AG -- Cases, UBS AG -- Company sales and earnings, Attorneys general -- Powers and duties, Banking industry -- Cases, Banking industry -- Company sales and earnings, Securities fraud -- Cases, Stock markets -- Investigations, Stock markets -- Cases, Wall Street -- Investigations, Wall Street -- Forecasts and trends, Company legal issue, Company earnings/profit, Market trend/market analysis, Banking industry, Stock market, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

163. Cuomo readies UBS civil suit

Author

Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
UBS AG -- Cases, Securities fraud -- Cases, Securities fraud -- Investigations, Banking industry -- Cases, Attorneys general -- Powers and duties, Company legal issue, Company business planning, Banking industry, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is planning his securities-fraud case against UBS AG. Other cases are expected to follow investigations into the market for so-called auction-rate securities.

Published
2008

164. Wachovia securities probed on marketing

Author

Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Wells Fargo Advisors L.L.C. -- Investigations, Wells Fargo Advisors L.L.C. -- Marketing, Wells Fargo Advisors L.L.C. -- Records and correspondence, Governmental investigations -- Analysis, Marketing -- Investigations, Securities dealers -- Investigations, Securities dealers -- Marketing, Securities dealers -- Records and correspondence, Company legal issue, Company marketing practices, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

165. As cost of protecting Treasurys rises, traders hope to turn doubts into profit

Author

Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Default (Finance) -- Analysis, Securities dealers -- Investments, Securities dealers -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Treasury securities -- Prices and rates, Yield (Investments) -- Reports, Market trend/market analysis, Company investment, Company pricing policy, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

166. Auction-rate probe grows over clarity from brokers

Author

Efrati, Amir, Rappaport, Liz, and Smith, Randall

Subjects
United States. Department of Justice -- Investigations, Credit Suisse Group AG -- Officials and employees, Credit Suisse Group AG -- Investigations, Credit Suisse Group AG -- Investments, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Financial services industry -- Officials and employees, Financial services industry -- Investigations, Financial services industry -- Investments, Administrative agencies -- Investigations, Governmental investigations -- Analysis, Investments -- Investigations, Securities -- Investments, Securities dealers -- Investigations, Financial services industry, Company legal issue, Company investment, Market trend/market analysis, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

167. In the credit markets, relief rally gives way to renewed fears; investors sell risky assets amid worries about banks, bond insurers, inflation

Author

Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Economic indicators -- Analysis, Inflation (Finance) -- United States, Inflation (Finance) -- Forecasts and trends, Investors -- Behavior, Treasury securities -- Prices and rates, Yield (Investments) -- Reports, Market trend/market analysis, Company pricing policy, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

168. MBIA is selling munis in a bid to raise cash

Author

Ng, Serena and Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
MBIA Inc. -- Securities, MBIA Inc. -- Finance, Corporations -- Finance, Corporations -- Management, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Insurance industry -- Securities, Insurance industry -- Finance, Municipal bonds -- Marketing, Treasury securities -- Prices and rates, Yield (Investments) -- Reports, Market trend/market analysis, Company securities, Company financing, Company marketing practices, Company pricing policy, Company business management, Insurance industry, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

169. Dow Industrials fell 4.2% for week in spasm of selling

Author

Rappaport, Liz and Strasburg, Jenny

Subjects
Dow Jones Industrial Average (Index) -- Reports, Nasdaq 100 Index (Index) -- Reports, Russell 2000 Index (Index) -- Reports, Standard and Poor's 500-Stock Price Index (Index) -- Reports, Stock markets -- Reports, Stock price indexes -- Reports, Stocks -- Prices and rates, Economic conditions -- Analysis, Economic indicators -- Analysis, Company pricing policy, Stock market, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

170. UBS faces state suit on auction securities

Author

Rappaport, Liz and Levitz, Jennifer

Subjects
UBS AG -- Cases, UBS AG -- Investments, Banking industry -- Cases, Banking industry -- Investments, Actions and defenses -- Analysis, Securities fraud -- Cases, Banking industry, Lawsuit/litigation, Company legal issue, Company investment, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

171. Credit storm back with a vengeance

Author

Ng, Serena and Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Dow Jones Industrial Average (Index) -- Reports, Nasdaq 100 Index (Index) -- Reports, Stock markets -- Reports, Stock price indexes -- Reports, Stocks -- Prices and rates, Treasury securities -- Prices and rates, Yield (Investments) -- Reports, Commodities -- Prices and rates, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Economic indicators -- Analysis, Petroleum -- Prices and rates, Stock market, Company pricing policy, Market trend/market analysis, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

172. Loan investors facing weak recoveries; corporate defaults expected to rise, according to report

Author

Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Moody's Investors Service Inc. -- Reports, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Financial services industry -- Reports, Investors -- Investments, Loans -- Investments, Treasury securities -- Prices and rates, Yield (Investments) -- Reports, Financial services industry, Market trend/market analysis, Company investment, Company pricing policy, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

173. Bond insurers inflict further pain on the market; big banks may see more write-downs; munis feel pinched

Author

Rappaport, Liz and Ng, Serena

Subjects
AMBAC Financial Group Inc. -- Securities, AMBAC Financial Group Inc. -- Rankings, MBIA Inc. -- Rankings, MBIA Inc. -- Securities, Moody's Investors Service Inc. -- Reports, Insurance industry -- Rankings, Insurance industry -- Securities, Stocks -- Prices and rates, Insurance stocks -- Rankings, Insurance stocks -- Securities, Credit ratings -- Analysis, Economic indicators -- Analysis, Financial markets -- Forecasts and trends, Financial services industry -- Reports, Insurance industry, Company securities, Market trend/market analysis, Company pricing policy, Financial services industry, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

174. Lehman bonds find stability; executives' ouster sends share price to a six-year low

Author

Rappaport, Liz and Mollenkamp, Carrick

Subjects
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. -- Officials and employees, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. -- Securities, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. -- Company sales and earnings, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. -- Reorganization and restructuring, Bonds -- Evaluation, Bonds -- Prices and rates, Business losses -- Analysis, Chief financial officers -- Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Chief operating officers -- Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Securities industry -- Officials and employees, Securities industry -- Securities, Securities industry -- Company sales and earnings, Securities industry -- Reorganization and restructuring, Stocks -- Prices and rates, Securities industry, Company restructuring/company reorganization, Company organization, Company pricing policy, Company securities, Company earnings/profit, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

175. Stocks signal that crisis isn't over; Dow drops 394.64 as recession fears boil to the surface

Author

Browning, E.S. and Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Dow Jones Industrial Average (Index) -- Reports, Commodities -- Prices and rates, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Economic indicators -- Analysis, Petroleum -- Prices and rates, Stock markets -- Reports, Stock price indexes -- Reports, Stocks -- Prices and rates, Treasury securities -- Prices and rates, Yield (Investments) -- Reports, Stock market, Company pricing policy, Market trend/market analysis, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

176. Credit strain flares again after relief since March

Author

Rappaport, Liz and Ng, Serena

Subjects
AMBAC Financial Group Inc. -- Rankings, MBIA Inc. -- Rankings, Moody's Investors Service Inc. -- Reports, Economic indicators -- Analysis, Financial services industry -- Reports, Insurance industry -- Rankings, Treasury securities -- Prices and rates, Yield (Investments) -- Reports, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Financial services industry, Insurance industry, Market trend/market analysis, Company pricing policy, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

177. Bonds face selloff as risk aversion fades

Author

Zeng, Min and Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Economic indicators -- Analysis, Risk aversion -- Forecasts and trends, Treasury securities -- Prices and rates, Yield (Investments) -- Reports, Market trend/market analysis, Company pricing policy, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

178. Auction-rate securities give firms grief; companies struggle to come to terms with writing down troubled holdings

Author

Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Corporations -- Company sales and earnings, Corporations -- Investments, Economic indicators -- Analysis, Profit -- Forecasts and trends, Stocks -- Prices and rates, Stocks -- Investments, Economic forecasting, Company investment, Market trend/market analysis, Company pricing policy, Company earnings/profit, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

179. High court's decision further lifts muni market; rally under way since March aided by ruling on taxes

Author

Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
United States. Supreme Court -- Powers and duties, Residential Capital Management L.L.C. -- Investments, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Federal courts -- Powers and duties, Financial services industry -- Investments, Judicial opinions -- Analysis, Municipal bonds -- Laws, regulations and rules, Municipal bonds -- Taxation, Treasury securities -- Prices and rates, Yield (Investments) -- Reports, Market trend/market analysis, Company investment, Government regulation, Company pricing policy, Financial services industry, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The United States. Supreme Court has voted 7-2 to maintain municipal bonds' tax-free status for residents, overturning a Kentucky appeals court decision.

Published
2008

180. Signs of a thaw in deal market? Improved lending conditions unlock takeovers, buybacks; jury out on LBOs

Author

Ng, Serena and Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Acquisitions and mergers -- Forecasts and trends, Commercial loans -- Forecasts and trends, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Stock redemption -- Forecasts and trends, Treasury securities -- Prices and rates, Yield (Investments) -- Reports, Market trend/market analysis, Company pricing policy, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

181. Auction-rates a legal mess

Author

Efrati, Amir and Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Clear Channel Communications Inc. -- Securities, Bonds -- Prices and rates, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Financial markets -- Forecasts and trends, Radio broadcasting industry -- Securities, Securities -- Prices and rates, Treasury securities -- Prices and rates, Yield (Investments) -- Reports, Company securities, Company pricing policy, Market trend/market analysis, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

182. Risk aversion abates, a bit, as investors test the markets; havens like gold, Treasurys lose favor, but some warn of 'tough times ahead'

Author

Lauricella, Tom and Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Commodities -- Prices and rates, Commodities -- Evaluation, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Economic indicators -- Analysis, Gold -- Prices and rates, Gold -- Evaluation, Risk aversion -- Forecasts and trends, Stock markets -- Reports, Stocks -- Prices and rates, Treasury securities -- Evaluation, Treasury securities -- Prices and rates, Company pricing policy, Market trend/market analysis, Stock market, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

183. Auction-rate debt market faces probe

Author

Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
New York. Department of Law -- Investigations, New York. Department of Law -- Powers and duties, Attorneys general -- Investigations, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Financial instruments -- Investigations, Securities -- Investigations, Wall Street -- Forecasts and trends, Governmental investigations, Company legal issue, Market trend/market analysis, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has begun an investigation into the $330 billion auction-rate securities market and its contribution to the credit crisis. Eighteen institutions have received subpoenas.

Published
2008

184. Tough forecasts released; 'no relief' seen for credit-card holders, ABA says

Author

Rappaport, Liz and Kardos, Donna

Subjects
Consumer credit -- Forecasts and trends, Credit cards -- Usage, Credit cards -- Statistics, Default (Finance) -- Forecasts and trends, Economic conditions -- Analysis, Economic indicators -- Analysis, Economic forecasting, Market trend/market analysis, News, opinion and commentary, American Bankers Association -- Reports
Published
2008

185. Auction freeze hits home; some Wall Street firms mark down values now, putting clients in a tizzy

Author

Craig, Susanne, Gullapalli, Diya, and Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Merrill Lynch & Company Inc. -- Investments, UBS AG -- Investments, Banking industry -- Investments, Investments -- Forecasts and trends, Investors -- Investments, Investors -- Behavior, Securities -- Prices and rates, Securities -- Valuation, Securities industry -- Investments, Banking industry, Securities industry, Company investment, Market trend/market analysis, Company pricing policy, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

186. Eroding economy pressures bond market

Author

Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Bonds -- Prices and rates, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Credit market -- Prices and rates, Economic conditions -- Analysis, Economic indicators -- Analysis, Dwellings -- Prices and rates, Dwellings -- Forecasts and trends, Housing -- Prices and rates, Housing -- Forecasts and trends, Company pricing policy, Market trend/market analysis, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

189. Students get a tough lesson in borrowing; many lenders exiting the market as profit becomes more difficult

Author

Rappaport, Liz and Tomsho, Robert

Subjects
Banks (Finance) -- Services, Banks (Finance) -- Company sales and earnings, College students -- Finance, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Student loans -- Services, Student loans -- Prices and rates, Loans -- Government guaranty, Loans -- Services, Company earnings/profit, Company financing, Market trend/market analysis, Company pricing policy, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

190. The well gets shallower; CIT's funding problem likely to trickle down to needy companies

Author

Enrich, David, Rappaport, Liz, and Pleven, Liam

Subjects
CIT Group Inc. -- Finance, CIT Group Inc. -- Securities, Commercial finance companies -- Finance, Commercial finance companies -- Securities, Stocks -- Prices and rates, Corporations -- Finance, Corporations -- Management, Company financing, Company securities, Company business management, Company pricing policy, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

As the usual funding sources dry up as a result of the credit market downturn, CIT Group Inc. reports that it must draw upon its complete $7.3 billion line of backup credit. CIT shares dropped 17% on Thursday, to $9.63.

Published
2008

191. Fed passes first test: stocks stabilize

Author

Lauricella, Tom and Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
United States. Federal Reserve Board -- Economic policy, Dow Jones Industrial Average (Index) -- Reports, Nasdaq 100 Index (Index) -- Reports, Standard and Poor's 500-Stock Price Index (Index) -- Reports, Central banks -- Economic policy, Commodities -- Prices and rates, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Economic indicators -- Analysis, Petroleum -- Prices and rates, Stock markets -- Reports, Stock price indexes -- Reports, Stocks -- Prices and rates, Treasury securities -- Prices and rates, Yield (Investments) -- Reports, Stock market, Company pricing policy, Market trend/market analysis, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

192. Debt reckoning: U.S. receives a margin call

Author

Rappaport, Liz and Lahart, Justin

Subjects
Bank loans -- Prices and rates, Bank loans -- Services, Banks (Finance) -- Services, Banks (Finance) -- Investments, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Economic indicators -- Analysis, Financial markets -- Forecasts and trends, Mortgage brokers -- Services, Mortgage brokers -- Investments, Mortgages -- Prices and rates, Mortgages -- Services, Mortgages, Company pricing policy, Company investment, Market trend/market analysis, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

193. Stocks fall back a doubts rise over Fed's move

Author

Rappaport, Liz and McKay, Peter A.

Subjects
United States. Federal Reserve Board -- Economic policy, Dow Jones Industrial Average (Index) -- Reports, Nasdaq 100 Index (Index) -- Reports, Standard and Poor's 500-Stock Price Index (Index) -- Reports, Central banks -- Economic policy, Commodities -- Prices and rates, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Economic indicators -- Analysis, Economic policy -- Analysis, Petroleum -- Prices and rates, Stock markets -- Reports, Stock price indexes -- Reports, Stocks -- Prices and rates, Treasury securities -- Prices and rates, Yield (Investments) -- Reports, Stock market, Company pricing policy, Market trend/market analysis, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

194. In Jefferson County, Ala., pressure grows over swaps

Author

Karmin, Craig and Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Jefferson County, Alabama -- Investments, Jefferson County, Alabama -- Services, Jefferson County, Alabama -- Finance, County government -- Investments, County government -- Finance, County government -- Services, County services -- Finance, County services -- Service discontinuation, Derivatives (Financial instruments) -- Investments, Investments -- Analysis, Investments -- Finance, Local finance -- Analysis, Company investment, Company financing, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Jefferson County, Alabama must find new sources of funding or decide on cuts to public services after it could not produce almost $200 million to extend a derivatives trade. The banks involved have not terminated the deal, as is their right, and the county has asked them not to do so.

Published
2008

195. Crunch settles in on Alabama; Jefferson County rejects calls on swaps trades; critics see gambling

Author

Rappaport, Liz and Karmin, Craig

Subjects
Jefferson County, Alabama -- Economic aspects, Jefferson County, Alabama -- Investments, County government -- Economic aspects, County government -- Investments, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Derivatives (Financial instruments) -- Investments, Swaps (Finance) -- Finance, Treasury securities -- Prices and rates, Yield (Investments) -- Reports, Company investment, Market trend/market analysis, Company financing, Company pricing policy, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

196. New fears jolt credit markets; bankers rattled as turmoil returns to short-term loans

Author

Rappaport, Liz, Perry, Joellen, and Blumberg, Deborah Lynn

Subjects
Banks (Finance) -- Investments, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Default (Finance) -- Forecasts and trends, Financial markets -- Forecasts and trends, Investors -- Behavior, Company investment, Market trend/market analysis, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

197. Municipal-debt fans; 'we've been waiting for a market like this'

Author

Lauricella, Tom and Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Investors -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Municipal bonds -- Evaluation, Municipal bonds -- Prices and rates, Treasury securities -- Prices and rates, Yield (Investments) -- Reports, Market trend/market analysis, Company pricing policy, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

198. Hedge funds' fire sales send muni-bond yields to historic high levels

Author

Aneiro, Michael, Lauricella, Tom, and Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Hedge funds -- Investments, Hedge funds -- Forecasts and trends, Municipal bonds -- Prices and rates, Municipal bonds -- Investments, Treasury securities -- Prices and rates, Yield (Investments) -- Reports, Market trend/market analysis, Company investment, Company pricing policy, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

199. New money, same backs; another debt market for governments loses buyers, and rates rise

Author

Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
Banks (Finance) -- Investments, Cities and towns -- Investments, Credit market -- Forecasts and trends, Debt -- Investments, Financial markets -- Forecasts and trends, Negotiable instruments -- Prices and rates, Negotiable instruments -- Investments, Wall Street -- Forecasts and trends, Company investment, Market trend/market analysis, Company pricing policy, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2008

200. Issuers ask SEC for break amid auction-rate wars

Author

Scannell, Kara and Rappaport, Liz

Subjects
United States. Securities and Exchange Commission -- Powers and duties, Administrative agencies -- Powers and duties, Hospitals -- United States, Hospitals -- Investments, Manipulation (Securities) -- Laws, regulations and rules, Manipulation (Securities) -- Prevention, Securities industry -- Investments, Securities industry, Company investment, Government regulation, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

A group of hospitals and brokerage firms have asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to allow them to bid on their own securities or purchase them from brokers without incurring charges of stock manipulation.

Published
2008

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