Archive for the ‘bankruptcy’ Category

Jim Rogers: The Canary In The Coal Mine

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Jim Rogers for President.  Oh wait, he already emigrated to Singapore.

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The Next Shoe To Drop

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

Government intervention at its finest: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=akhm.v.Wd1YQ&refer=home

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Municipal Bond Market In Disarray

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

As the big financial institutions in the U.S. continue to jealously guard what cash they have on hand, we see another shoe drop from the subprime fiasco as another niche credit market locks up (from Bloomberg): Auction-Rate Bond Failures Approach 70%, Show No Sign of Easing By Michael McDonald ...

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State & Local Governments Going Under?

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Fear continues to spread beyond just the subprime issues (from Bloomberg): Auction Supply `Tsunami' Portends Municipal Losses U.S. states and local governments may extend the worst slump in municipal bonds on record as they replace as much as $166 billion of auction-rate securities. California, Boston's biggest hospital and Duke Energy ...

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