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...Bear Stearns careened toward its eventual fire sale to JPMorgan Chase last weekend, the cost of protecting its debt, through an instrument called a credit default swap, began to rise rapidly as investors feared that Bear would not be good for the money it promised on its bonds. Not familiar with credit default swaps? Well, we didn't know much about collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) either - until they began to undermine the economy. Credit default swaps, once an obscure financial instrument for banks and bondholders, could soon become the eye of the credit hurricane...
...Shimpi admits a meltdown or even a slowdown in the CDS market would affect the amount and cost of liquidity in the market. However, he dismisses concerns that municipalities and others seeking capital could be left in the dust. "Even if the U.S. takes a hit, there are other markets in the world that have different dynamics, and capital flows are international," he said...
...brand's old median, and smaller production runs and fewer outlets?just 2,000 pieces in 2008 and 25 dealers in the U.S.?are further signs of Concord's new direction. Down the road, expect a C2 and, for the deep-pocketed collector, limited-edition watches that will cost from...
...puck in deep.”Donato’s plan paid off. During the second period, the Crimson scored five goals, including one on a power-play opportunity. Quinnipiac’s growing frustration was evident, and the Bobcat’s lack of discipline cost them.With five minutes to go in the second, Quinnipiac’s Brian Lietsch unleashed several punches on forward Alex Biega in a one-sided fight to nearly earn himself an ejection.“I don’t think we got caught up in a lot of the stuff that didn?...
...panel discussion at Harvard’s Institute of Politics on “War in Iraq: An Advance or Setback to Middle East Peace?” Both had argued for the invasion on idealistic grounds. After the panel, at the Brattle Street restaurant Casablanca, the human cost of the war was very much on their minds, Ignatieff said. But Ignatieff remembers Makiya, an Iraqi expatriate, saying, “Look, this is the first and only chance in my lifetime for my people to create a decent society.” “At the time...