A Sixth Study Shows Mercury in Flu Shot Vaccines Linked to Autism and Brain Damage
Revolutionaries Heading For Tripoli
Update: Radiation Found in Rain Water of 4 U.S. States
Consumer spending and inflation both rise
Inflation Surging: Dallas Fed Diffusion Index; Expectations 18.4, Actual 11.5
Meltdown Confirmed: Highly Radioactive Leaks From Plant (Video)
Morning March 28 S&P Ratings
Prestige Auto Receivables Trust 2011-1 $221.62 Million Notes Assigned Ratings 28-Mar-2011
10:34 EST
Home Depot Inc. Senior Unsecured Notes Assigned ‘BBB+’ Rating 28-Mar-2011
09:35 EST
Various Rating Actions Taken On Spanish RMBS Transactions Hipocat 7, 8, And 9 28-Mar-2011
09:18 EST
Rating Assigned To Spanish RMBS Transaction BBVA RMBS 6’s Class A Notes 28-Mar-2011
09:18 EST
S&P Resolves Three European Structured Finance Counterparty Criteria CreditWatch Placements (March 28, 2011 Review) 28-Mar-2011
08:25 EST
Rating Assigned To Compass Securitisation Program’s New ABCP Series; Existing Series Affirmed After Review 28-Mar-2011
07:38 EST
Portuguese City of Cascais Rating Lowered To ‘BBB’ Following Downgrade Of Portugal; Still On CreditWatch Negative 28-Mar-2011
06:37 EST
S&P Corrects Rating On Madrid Empresas I’s Class B Notes After Counterparty Criteria Update 28-Mar-2011
06:29 EST
S&P Corrects Error By Reinstating Its Rating On Bank of Scotland’s Series 32 U.K. Covered Bond 28-Mar-2011
06:29 EST
Ratings On Hana And KEB Affirmed; Hana Off CreditWatch Negative; KEB Placed On CreditWatch Positive 28-Mar-2011
06:20 EST
Poland’s Bank Millennium Capital Group Rating Lowered To ‘BBpi’ On Reduced Likelihood Of Support From Portuguese Parent 28-Mar-2011
05:44 EST
Rating Assigned To VCL Master Compartment 1’s German Auto ABS Series 2011-1 Issuance 28-Mar-2011
05:13 EST
Five Portuguese Banks And Related Subsidiaries Downgraded After Portugal Downgrade; Long-Term Ratings Still On Watch Neg 28-Mar-2011
04:53 EST
MSIG Mingtai Insurance Co. Ltd. Outlook Revised To Negative Following Rating Action On Parent; ‘A+’ Ratings Affirmed 28-Mar-2011
04:29 EST
Shinhan Bank’s Proposed Senior Unsecured U.S. Dollar-Denominated Bonds Rated ‘A-‘ 28-Mar-2011
04:03 EST
Outlook On GS Caltex Revised To Stable On Improving Financials; Ratings Affirmed 28-Mar-2011
02:35 EST
Goldman: Q1 GDP Revisions “Face Serious Downside Risk”
HAL & BHI to Benefit From Saudi Arabia Keeping the Peace
EBAY To Buy GSI Commerce for $2.4 Billion
Unusual Options Activity
Crack Spreads Surging in Early Trade
Spreads are now up 3% to $23.68.
Comments »Movers and Shakers Gapping Up/Down
Going Up
OBCI +39.5%, CALM +7.8%, AZN +0.5%, VRGY +1.6%, UBS +1.3%, ING +1.3%, DB +0.9%, HBC +0.7%, TSL +4.4%, STP +3.8%, SOL +3.3%, JASO +3.2%, LDK +2.4%, YGE +2.4%, EK +23.5%, MENT +2.5%, POT +1.5%, LULU +1.3%, ALU +6.2%, NOK +3.4%, NVDA +3.1%, LEAP +1.7%
Going Down
FUQI -21.4%, IRE -5.9%, il -3.1%, CISG -2.9%
Comments »Unusual Stock Moves This Morning
Greenpeace: Higher Radiation Found; Extend Evacuation Zone
Oil vs Monetary Policy Dilemma
Inflation is running well above most central bank targets of 2%. Do central banks stimulate or fight inflation?
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