In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 1 week ago

Junk bond ratings continued on a downward trend in May and look set to continue as the number of companies with Moody s lowest speculative grade liq...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 2 weeks ago

Crop losses widen. The USDA released its weekly Crop Progress report: 9% of the corn is in excellent condition (vs. 10% last week), 48% good (vs. 50...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 3 weeks ago

I have been staring in amusement at Bernanke's latest proclamation: Danger of downturn appears to have faded.Despitea recent spike in the nation's une...

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In Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis - Posted 3 weeks ago

I have been staring in amusement at Bernanke's latest proclamation: Danger of downturn appears to have faded.Despite a recent spike in the nation's un...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 3 weeks ago

Bloomberg is reporting Junk Bond Defaults Rise for Sixth Straight Month.Companieswith high-yield, high-risk debt defaulted at an annual rate of 2perce...

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In Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis - Posted 3 weeks ago

Bloomberg is reporting Junk Bond Defaults Rise for Sixth Straight Month.Companies with high-yield, high-risk debt defaulted at an annual rate of 2 per...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 3 weeks ago

The global junk bond default rate rose to 2.0% in May from 1.7% in April, according to Moody s Investors Service. A year ago, the global speculative...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 6 weeks ago

The following was excerpted from Agile Investments' Monthly Market Review: High yield bonds had their best month in April since 2002. Spreads have nar...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 7 weeks ago

Credit markets appear to be thawing. Deals like Cablevision's (CVS) $650M acquisition of Newsday (thanks to a loan arranged by Bank of America (BAC)...

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In SeekingAlpha ETFs - Posted 8 weeks ago

Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, Omaha NE 2008May 3, 2008Typewritten notes courtesy of Peter Boodell(Asis standard at the events, no recording equip...

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