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Friday 10 Spot

August 21, 2009

Some afternoon reading for your pleasure weekend:
• Corporate bond defaults hit record (FT) The number of companies defaulting on their debts has risen to record levels this year, according to Standard & Poor’s, while investment returns for risky corporate debt have skyrocketed since January. S&P said 201 borrowers with $453.1bn in debt have defaulted this [...]

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Sunday Linkage

August 16, 2009

Quite a few worthwhile reads for before or after the beach! The following links are interesting, off the beaten path provocative, or just worthwhile. And because its Sunday, there is a bonus link beyond the usual 10.
Enjoy:
• How the Crowd Might Be Wrong (Barron’s) Right now the crowd looks to be gathering around the idea [...]

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Monday: 10 Links

August 3, 2009

Helping to make your Mondays a little bit brighter: 10 Links:
• Waves of euphoria engulf Wall Street (Irish Times)
• Fed Won’t Raise Rate Till 2011, Pimco’s McCulley Says (Bloomberg)
• Exit the Car Czar (New York Mag)
• Greenspan: ‘We’ve already seen the bottom’ (ABC) This should scare you, given the maestro’s forecasting track record.
• Rescues [...]

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10 Links

July 29, 2009

I keep getting carried away with the daily clickage/linkfest. Today, its only 10 links for Wednesday:
• Foreclosures Are Often In Lenders’ Best Interest Government initiatives to stem the country’s mounting foreclosures are hampered because banks and other lenders in many cases have more financial incentive to let borrowers lose their homes than to work out [...]

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