The Microsoft Debt Offering You Can’t Buy (MSFT)
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is selling $1.15 billion worth of convertible senior notes, but chances are that you won’t be able to participate in this offering even if you wanted to. The notes will…
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Newest first · Page 202New Intermediate Corporate Bond ETFs Launch (BSCB, BSCC, BSCD, BSCE, BSCF, BSCG, BSCH)
Claymore Securities has just launched several new investment grade corporate bond ETF products that are designed to allow investors to invest in a basket of bond maturities. The Claymore BulletShares Corporate Bond ETFs has…
More Concern The Global Banks Could But Hurt By EU Finances
There has been speculation that banks outside Europe could be badly damaged by the default of debt by several EU sovereign nations or the collapse of banks within their boarders. US and UK banks…
2010 Bank Closings Hit 81, Costs May Hit $100 Billion
The FDIC closed three banks Friday bringing the total to 81 for this year. The news raises the question of whether the $45 billion that the agency raised last year by getting members banks…
Europes Banks, Headed For Trouble, Represent Systemic Risk
The ECB issued its semi-annual Financial Stability Review over the weekend. The central bank warned that “With pressure on governments to consolidate their balance sheets, disengagement from financial sector intervention means that banks will…
Bank Failures Hit 78
Bank failures hit 78 on Friday putting them on a course that could that will take them over 200 in 2010. Sun West Bank, Las Vegas, NV Granite Community Bank, NA, Granite Bay, CA,…
The Unusual Suspects (AIG, AZN, BRK-A, BRK-B, MCO, C, GNMK, IEP, LGF, SI, STP, PHYS, SNF, EWP, TEF)
We have an unusual cast of characters in this week’s version of THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS for the week ahead, with almost none being tied to earnings. Some of the key stocks to watch with…
CBOE Sets Initial IPO Terms (CBOE)
If you are a fan of initial public offerings for the actual securities exchanges out there, the CBOE IPO terms have been set and the deal is not getting much closer to pricing. An…
VeriFone Winning Back Confidence (PAY)
Winning back the confidence of investors is no easy task after accounting irregularities or after scandals involving the books. However, winning back investor confidence is what VeriFone Systems Inc. (NYSE: PAY) seems to be…
Buffett’s Biggest Upside Stocks, Summer 2010 (BRK-A, AXP, BAC, CMCSA, XOM, GCI, GE, IRM, MCO, SNY, WFC, WLP)
Warren Buffett does not have the same time frame as most investors. How many of you buy with a “forever” outlook? Buffett says he likes that term, short of whether he sees fundamental changes…
FDIC Bank Closures Hit 73 For 2010
The FDIC total bank closures hit 73 on Friday. Pinehurst Bank, St. Paul, Minnesota, was closed today by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receive. According to…
TARP Costs Now Only $105 Billion, Thanks To Citigroup (C)
The cost of saving the global financial markets and credit system has come down again. The government’s estimate of the loss on the TARP has dropped $11.4 billion. According to The Treasury Department, “it…
Warrant Watch: Wells Fargo, Uncle Sam, Mr. Buffett (WFC, BRK-B, BRK-A)
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is signaling that it can hold its own by buying out what could have been dilution from Uncle Sam selling warrants. The Treasury will take in net proceeds…
FDIC Signal Bank Industry Improvement, Hiding Scars
The FDIC Quarterly Banking Profit reports that industry net income rose to a two-year high of $18 billion. While that seems like a large number, it is spread across almost 8,000 banks. The figure…
Novell Set For Higher Buyout Price (NOVL)
Novell Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL) is trading higher today on hopes that a higher buyout offer will be heading its way. There is at least some caution despite the notion that the company is a…