Totally Disconnected: US Government Risk, Ratings, Bonds and Equities

As part of his seemingly ongoing program to remove systemic risks within the financial and corporate matrix, ... ; Poor’s reiterated its “AAA” rating for the United States, credit default swaps spreads for 10-year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 06:52:43

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Bank Ratings: Is Yours in Trouble?

Chris Brunner at LewRockwell.com has posted a list of all the banks in the United States, ranked by the credit troubles they may be having. The rating system is explained here, but basically if they scored 100 or more, they are in "very serious danger of collapse;" a score of 50 or over means they are "vulnerable."A big thanks [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 21:24:00

What is a US Savings Bond?

A US savings bond is a government debt instrument offered to the public for purchase which provides a fixed rate of interest over a fixed period ... and credit of the United States. Additionally, electronic registration with the Treasury gives extra [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 17:32:53

Obama Stimulus Consigns US to ‘Banana Republic’ Territory

The Washington Times reports: The United States will “look like a banana republic” unless it gains control over its budget deficit and federal debt, ... one measure of America’s creditworthiness — credit default swap spreads — already shows some deterioration. The worse a nation’s credit rating becomes, the more its CDS spread rises. U.S. sovereign [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:52:42

The United Socialist States Of America

I can't imagine any politician arguing against this on principle, can you? ... , and immediately lowered its lending standards. No longer would buyers need a credit rating of 700 or higher. Now, people qualify with scores as low as 621, which is 2 points above “poor” and 102 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 03:19:28

The US Housing Crisis, Economy and Stock Market

Hum Nath PantaREAE 5311, Blog Introduction Current economic crisis in the United States of America is a by-product of sub-prime mortgage crisis in the US which has spread around the world. Sub-prime loan is a loan provided to borrowers who have low credit ratings and other factors that suggest a chance of defaulting on debt payment. Sub [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 22:59:00

Beware! Downadup virus exposes millions of PCs to hijack

.fullpost{display:inline;}LONDON, England (CNN) -- A new sleeper virus that could allow hackers to steal financial and personal information has now ... mechanism to monitor an exponential infection rate, despite Microsoft's issuing of a patch to fix ... information or credit card details.Who is affected?We have large infections in Europe, the United States [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:00:00

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