Investors Dread-Letter Day: 11/23 - WSJ.com

Investors Dread-Letter Day: 11/23Mystery Surrounding Budget Supercommittee Keeps Markets in Limbo as Deadline Nears By BRENDAN CONWAYAssociated PressThe co-heads of the so-called deficit-reduction…


France Keeps a Watchful Eye on Italy’s Troubled Finances - NYTimes.com

In Paris, Keeping a Watchful Eye on Rome’s Finances By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and LIZ ALDERMAN Published: November 13, 2011   While Italy has replaced Greece as the focus of anxiety amid Europe’s…


Businomics Blog: The European Financial Crisis and U.S. Financing Opportunities

The European Financial Crisis and U.S. Financing Opportunities The European financial crisis has sent jitters around the world. For corporate financial managers in the United States the crisis raises…


Calculated Risk: Schedule for Week of Nov 13th

Schedule for Week of Nov 13th by CalculatedRisk on 11/12/2011 01:15:00 PM Earlier: • Summary for Week Ending Nov 11th Two key housing reports will be released this week: November homebuilder…


Municipal bond holders vastly underestimating risk

Jefferson County, Alabama, Votes to Declare Biggest Municipal Bankruptcy - Bloomberg Jefferson now must show a federal judge that it can’t pay its bills and then draw up a plan for meeting…


It's just a matter of time before we as a country do the same.

The yield on 10-year Italian government bonds rose above 7%, the level at which other European countries -- including Greece, Portugal and Ireland -- have sought international bailouts. The bond…


Jefferson County, Alabama to file for bankruptcy - Nov. 9, 2011

Jefferson County, Alabama to file for largest municipal bankruptcy This is probably more of a one off municipal bankruptcy but its sure to grab some headlines if Italy gives it a chance.   James…


This Is The Moment Rick Perry's Presidential Chances Flash Crashed | ZeroHedge

This Is The Moment Rick Perry's Presidential Chances Flash Crashed Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/09/2011 21:51 -0500 CDS Intrade 1 minute 40 seconds into this clip is where Rick Perry's…


Euro Fears Spread to Italy In a Widening Debt Crisis - NYTimes.com

by  STEVEN ERLANGER Published: November 9, 2011— Since the start of the euro crisis two years ago, the big fear has been contagion, that market unease about the high debt and slow growth in Europe’s…