Bonds & equities: Expect a major shift

This post is a guest contribution by Dian Chu*, market analyst, trader and author of the Economic Forecasts and Opinions blog. The S&P has skyrocketed 58% since its bottom in early March, while the Dow is up 50% and the Nasdaq has surged 68% during that time. Meanwhile, bond prices led a rally as rates on the benchmark 10-year note have declined some 40 basis points since early August. This is good news for business: higher bond prices make it easier to refinance debt and stay in business. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 01:49:20

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Makers of Crap Sandwich Now Pitching It With 10-Percent More Corn

The big three automakers are back in Washington, trying to convince Congress to give them your hard-earned money so they can keep afloat businesses ... refinance their companies' debt, cut executive pay, seek concessions from workers and find other ways ... changes, including the elimination of lavish executive pay packages and assurances that taxpayers [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 12:57:12

Businesses offered credit lifeline

Businesses offered credit lifeline Posted by:europe 12 minutes ago • Discuss The government will help small and medium-sized businesses ... refinance up to 20 billion pounds of debt under a new scheme to stop cash-starved firms going bust in the country's first recession since 19 Tags businesses offered credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:36:52

Now Developers Need A Bailout As Loans Come Due

This falls in the “if you can’t beat them, join them” game ... to refinance the projects. The developers business plans are predicated on being able to roll over the debt on their projects. If banks are not willing to refinance the loans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 15:19:39

Sirius: NY Times Piece Paints Grim Picture of Debt Troubles

Today’s New York Times (NYT) business sections has a feature on Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) by Tim Arango and the travails it faces as it tries to refinance almost $1 billion in debt coming ... with Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin, who is philosophical about the difficulties of refinancing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 17:45:29

Private Equity Re-Gifting: The Debt Exchange

Times are tough for buyout firm-backed companies. The economy is in recession, slowing business and hurting earnings. The credit markets remain shut, making refinancing debt difficult at best. That leaves few options for companies who have debt coming due soon and need to refinance it, or who simply need to rework [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 15:05:49

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