Bond Insurer stories:
Assured Guaranty 3Q Loss Narrows On Acquisition >AGO
Nov 16th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
Assured Guaranty Ltd.'s (AGO) third-quarter loss--its sixth in the past two years--narrowed as the bond insurer's revenue swelled from an acquisition. The company said demand for its financial guaranties continues to be strong in the U.S...
UPDATE 1-Ambac shares sink as warns of possible bankruptcy
Nov 10th, 2009 - Reuters
* Ambac says could run out of liquidity by 2Q, 2011 * Ambac shares fall 33 pct, MBIA also off * Ambac says may explore bankruptcy, possible prepackaging (Adds analyst...
MBIA reports lower third-quarter loss
Nov 9th, 2009 - CNNMoney
* Q3 $727.8 mln loss; $3.50 loss per share * Hurt by losses on securitizations, credit derivatives (Adds CFO comment, detail on losses, share update) NEW YORK (Reuters)...
US Stock-Index Futures Fluctuate Ahead of Economic Reports
Sep 29th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures fluctuatedas declines in commodities and the highest equity valuations infive years offset speculation that economic reports today willshow improvements in home prices and consumer confidence.
Greenlight's Einhorn shorting Moody's
May 28th, 2009 - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Moody's Corp (MCO.N) fell sharply on Thursday after hedge fund manager David Einhorn, who correctly questioned the health of Lehman Brothers four months before its collapse...
Bond Insurer videos from YouTube:
1:31Frank: Federal Bond Insurance Could be Ticket to Rebuilding
TPMtv chats with Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), January 19, 2009
2:48William Ackman
The subprime mortgage crisis is now generating problems for highly-rated bond insurers, with potential costs to US municipalities and other bond issuers. This panel discussed the future roles of structured finance, the credit rating agencies ...
5:25Inside Look: Merrill Lynch and Bond Insurers
Interview with New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo
5:06AFP takes Debt message to Wall Street
other than appropriations by future legislatures, which cannot be bound contractually. The major bond insurers face daunting financial uncertainty, and the Financial Guaranty Insurance Company, which insures many New Jersey EDA bonds, has already been downgraded below investment-grade ...
