12/24/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Level 3 downsizes; Katanga eyes $265.3 million bridge; ECO2 settles deal; Music Copyright plans offering
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12/24/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Harrah's bonds slip on rating downgrade; Sprint, WaMu bonds active during short holiday session
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12/24/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Svensk's delayed offerings no cause for concern, distributor says; cautious investors leave deals on shelves
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12/24/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets trading halts for holidays; Turkey close to IMF loan; ruble devalues again
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12/24/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Johnson & Johnson tender offer for Omrix expires Friday; Emageon buyout lacks financing
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12/24/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: WaMu relatively active, though off peaks, in quiet pre-holiday session; GMAC gets bank status
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12/24/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Market seen quiet ahead of holiday; FDIC issues likely in coming week; secondary firms again
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12/24/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Centerplate scraps plans for new buyout financing, opts instead to keep existing deal in place
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12/24/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: New York State Urban Development plans $1.098 billion sale; secondary remains firmer with low volume
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12/24/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mixed in thin trade: NatCity eases but Wachovia edges higher; Transocean slips lower
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12/23/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Washington to bring $400 million in G.O. bonds; Fairfax County, Va., to sell $230.2 million in G.O.s
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12/23/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: ProLogis gains on asset sale; CIT rises on TARP nod; Ford, GM slip outright, steady hedged on rating cuts
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12/23/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Denison wraps C$8 million deal; SQI, Atlanta Gold deals make progress; White Pine shrinks unit offering
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12/23/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Nortel bonds gain on asset bid news; WaMu paper active, higher; Ford, GM loans lose some ground
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12/23/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays links to U.S. Oil Fund; notes have risky underlying, adviser says; Svensk postpones offerings
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12/23/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets stagnant; flows frozen; Russia hosts gas exporters; Latvia gets standby IMF loan
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12/23/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Exelon to extend NRG offer; W.R. Berkley may be shopping; several deals get shareholder approval
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12/23/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Nortel gains as Metro Ethernet draws interest; Chesapeake gains as gas prices soar; WaMu bonds strengthen
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12/23/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: FPL Group Capital releases reopening terms, primary deserted prior to holiday; spreads mostly steady
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12/23/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Ford, General Motors soften on worries over future; LCDX, cash head higher
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12/22/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: LCDX, cash steady, shrugging off stock dip; Ford, GM hold firm
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12/22/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: University of California plans $2 billion commercial paper notes; Tyler ISD, Texas, to price $125 million
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12/22/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: NatCity convertibles move up on strong volume; Prudential Financial firm; National Retail improves
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12/22/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Palm to raise $100 million; ATS settles suit; Document Security issues note; Oilex, Beacon on tap
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12/22/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: AbitibiBowater slips on stake sale news; Ford, GM mixed after Friday bailout news; broad market better
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12/22/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: HSBC links five-year product to financials; attractive mix of long maturity, depressed sector, adviser says
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12/22/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets sturdy; trading volumes negligible; investors continue to wait on primary action
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12/22/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Johnson & Johnson, King Pharma buyouts considered done deals; InfoGroup founder explores sale
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12/22/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Station stumbles on credit drawdown; MGM a winner; GMAC off as exchange bid languishes
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12/22/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Southwest Airlines, Caterpillar Financial price deals; FPL plans reopening; secondary lacks trades
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12/19/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America prices large FDIC-backed deal, tone positive before holidays; recent issues tighten
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12/19/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Ford, GM rise as bailout approved; Integra, Cooper-Standard revised amendments pass
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12/19/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Salt River Project in Arizona to sell $400 million revenue bonds; secondary firms in light action
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12/19/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: GM gains on bailout, Ford steady to weaker; Wachovia, Citi gain; Energy Conversion grabs attention
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12/19/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Bridge Capital gives preferreds voting rights; Energy Composites, Triton wrap deals; SQI plans stock sale
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12/19/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Ford, GM debt mixed on bailout news; Toll Brothers active, ends somewhat better; broad market firm
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12/19/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Eksportfinans rating cut preceded by widening CDS spreads, analyst says; issuer still among least risky
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12/19/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets end week higher; Mexico's new bonds gain 1 point; market spreads tighten again
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12/19/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: M&T, Provident price questioned; Tower Group, CastlePoint vote set; Ocwen moves to spin off unit
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12/19/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: GM, GMAC gyrate on bailout, ResCap plan; builders gain as Lennar cuts loss; Smurfit Stone rocked by warning
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12/18/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk jumps even as stocks slump - but GMAC skids as Pimco balks at debt swap; funds gain $86 million on week
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12/18/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Altria Group, Energy Transfer price deals, JPMorgan brings more FDIC notes; GE debt ignores S&P warning
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12/18/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Precision Drilling breaks; Rite Aid up with numbers; Cooper-Standard tweaks amendment
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12/18/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Suffolk County sells $310 million with 0.82% NIC; Cascade Healthcare of Oregon brings $97.62 million
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12/18/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles stronger: Mylan adds 0.5 point; strong bid on IG names; Allergan 1.5% notes up to par
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12/18/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Ardea, Soho offer stock, warrants; GoFish closes deal to take out debt; Petrobank eyes flow-through deal
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12/18/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Rite Aid off highs, still better following numbers; GMAC slides; GM, Ford mixed on bankruptcy buzz
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12/18/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: SPA sets regulatory relationship as priority for 2009; survey shows regulators, disclosure at top of minds
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12/18/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets narrow again; Mexico taps primary for $2 billion of bonds; Brazil bonds strengthen
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12/18/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Exelon puts on regulatory show; Huntsman makes gains; Genentech shares move closer to bid price
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12/17/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Constellation, EDF regulatory fight ahead; Adrenalina wants PacSun meeting; Brocade merger to close
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12/17/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Better junk tone despite stock slump; Opti Canada, Charter, lead gainers; GMAC gains on exchange progress
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12/17/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Huntsman rises as market feels better; LCDX trades up; Chaparral Energy cancels revolver plans
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12/17/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Safeway, Walt Disney, Enbridge, Morgan Stanley, PNC do deals, desks hope for slowdown; new bonds tighter
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12/17/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: B of A, Wachovia add; Sirius looks weaker ahead of maturity; Newmont Mining, Nabors strengthen
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12/17/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Christus Health to sell $398.975 million in revenue refunding bonds Friday; sales line up for 2009
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12/17/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Opti Canada bonds fly up on stake sale; Charter Communications, Freeport paper remain active, better
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12/17/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: OmniComm, Celsius place convertibles; Powerflute sells stock for acquisition; CompuMed amends terms
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12/17/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Deutsche Bank links to commodity-based strategy; index's target volatility, algorithm unusual, adviser says
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12/17/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets end session strong; LatAm sprints forward on light flows; Asian bonds creep higher
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12/16/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets rally to close; Fed cut spikes prices; spreads wider on sinking Treasury yields
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12/16/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Egan-Jones rejects MidAmerican bid; Telecom deals go to vote soon; Foundry holders vote Wednesday
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12/16/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Upsized Kansas City Southern deal prices, bonds move up; Ford optimism aids debt; American Media slides
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12/16/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Kraft, Kinder Morgan price small deals, John Deere Capital brings FDIC notes; Goldman gains despite loss
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12/16/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Precision Drilling zeroing in on carve-out details; King Pharmaceuticals trims term loan; LCDX rises
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12/16/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Philadelphia brings $165 million in G.O. bonds; Cuyahoga County of Ohio sells $70 million in BANs
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12/16/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Legg Mason, B of A, Prudential rise on rate cut; Transocean, Nabors edge up before OPEC decision
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12/16/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Maple Leaf wraps C$70 million; Commonwealth sells stock; OncoMethylome plans deal
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12/16/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Freeport boosted by Fed decision; Charter bonds active, moving higher; MGM debt better to unchanged
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12/16/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays links barrier notes to S&P 500 via UBS; notes offer protection but payout complex, adviser says
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12/15/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: UBS links floating-rate note to CPI; inflation uncertainty keeps product volumes low, distributor says
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12/15/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets weaken; Ecuador default official, bonds trade lower; holidays pressure volumes
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12/15/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Huntsman investors bail; Fed clears PNC, NatCity transaction; Rodman & Renshaw press merger plans
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12/15/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: GMAC jumps on amended offer; Station slides as exchange offer extinguished; Kansas City Southern bringing deal
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12/15/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: P&G, United Technologies, Bank of America price; John Deere to do FDIC notes; new issues tighten
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12/15/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Earthbound Farm firms pricing; Hexion, Huntsman fall as merger terminated; LCDX softens
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12/15/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Nassau County, N.Y., brings $132 million TANs; volume to taper ahead of holidays
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12/15/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mostly quiet; iStar Financial floaters little changed; Mylan weaker; Amgen strengthens
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12/15/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: TimberWest eyes C$100 million; Huntsman settles suits; Discovery Labs adds line
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12/15/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: GMAC boosted by bondholder agreement; Huntsman dives as buyout falters; MGM gains on asset sale news
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12/12/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Enterprise raises $25 million, sees $62 million more; Empyrean gets $10 million line; Momenta sells stock
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12/12/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Auto sector takes it on the chin - mostly; Charter bonds dive as company hires advisor, weighs options
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12/12/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: HSBC's Dow-linked notes attractive, Barclays' new products unusual but easily understood, analyst says
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12/12/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets firm; Ecuador to default on 12% bonds; week ends with light trading volumes
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12/12/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: PNC, NatCity await Fed blessing; tender for Mentor opens; Rodman & Renshaw sticks to takeover target
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12/12/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: GM, GMAC gyrate as bailout dies, then perhaps lives; Charter chokes on debt plan; new El Pasos hold their own
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12/12/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: GE brings FDIC-backed deals; FDIC deals seen continuing; HP, FPL deals continue tight trading versus issue
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12/12/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Georgia-Pacific amendment passes, term B fades; GM, Ford bounce around on rescue speculation
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12/12/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Philadelphia to sell resized $100 million G.O.s; Deschutes County, Ore., authority to sell $97.6 million
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12/12/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles quiet: Ford higher, GM drops as automakers' fate unresolved; Qwest, Eastman Kodak slip
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12/11/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles weaker: ProLogis, Equity Residential, Sprint Nextel lower; Hologic little changed
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12/11/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Apollo's $15 million bridge keeps project on time; Hecla, DMC plan deals; RegeneRx raises
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12/11/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Freeport remains most active issue; Nortel slips; GM, Ford waiver on bailout worries; Bon-Ton gains
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12/11/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Deutsche links to S&P 500; absolute return notes could attract moderately optimistic investors, adviser says
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12/11/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets trade mixed; Ecuador bonds soars on payment rumor; strong buying seen in Asia
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12/11/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Puget gets 50/50 odds on closing; Foundry, Brocade to close by Dec. 24; BCE demands breakup fee
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12/11/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: GM, GMAC move lower as bailout talks stall; Freeport McMoRan up again; funds see $127 million inflow
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12/11/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: GE, J.P. Morgan, HSBC bring FDIC-backed deals; FPL, Hewlett Packard deals continue to tighten
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12/11/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Georgia-Pacific tweaks amendment; LNR tendering for some term debt; BCE mega-deal canceled
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12/11/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Miami-Dade sells downsized $172 million G.O.s; San Antonio Electric & Gas Systems sells $158 million
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12/10/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Illinois postpones $1.4 billion competitive sale; Seattle brings $257.75 million via competitive sale
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12/10/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mostly steady to firmer: Kodak holds up; AmeriCredit adds; Ford, GM mixed; Nortel drops
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12/10/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Gold Resource raises $5 million in strategic tie-up; Immunodiagnostic, Suroco sell stock; Largo plans deal
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12/10/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Nortel notes dive on bankruptcy concerns; GMAC short paper slides on banking worries; Neiman bonds up
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12/10/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Union Bank of California offers structured CD; new entrant 'pleased' with initial response, says executive
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12/10/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets lift levels; pre-holiday volumes run thinner; Venezuela hit with negative outlook
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12/10/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Yahoo stock up on shareholder pressure; American Land shares soar with bid; XL scouts for offers
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12/10/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Nortel nosedives on bankruptcy talk; GMAC falls as bank plan imperiled; new El Paso bonds continue climb
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12/10/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: KeyCorp does FDIC-backed deal, Allegheny unit prices Rule 144A deal
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12/10/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Georgia-Pacific softens; amendment in question; GM, Ford bounce around; LCDX slides
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12/9/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: El Paso brings first new deal in almost a month, bonds move up; Harrah's gains on better terms; autos await bailout
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12/9/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Du Pont, FPL Group, SunTrust, ANZ price deals; HSBC plans FDIC-backed notes
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12/9/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Precision Drilling enhances facility structure; GM, Ford slide as investors trying to figure out bailout
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12/9/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Pennsylvania brings $300 million G.O.s with 5.06% TIC; secondary met with indifference, traders say
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12/9/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford, GM mixed to lower pending bill; Amgen eases; Fifth Third Bancorp, ON Semiconductor weaker
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12/9/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Platmin, Perilya to gain new majority holders through stock sales; Kalahari to sell shares; Novint plans deal
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12/9/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Tribune bonds active, unchanged; Smithfield boosted by stock upgrade; GM, Ford bank debt weakens
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12/9/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Whole Foods files suit against FTC; PNC, NatCity deal to close by Dec. 31; BCE stock falls
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12/9/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets inch higher; Ecuador looks for sympathy, bonds strengthen; strong buying in Asia
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12/8/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Constellation mulls new bid; Cowen rejects $7 a share offer; Foundry to pay dividend if merger passes
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12/8/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Bankruptcy filing trips up Tribune; autos up as bailout beckons; market eager for El Paso five-year deal
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12/8/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: AmEx, Regions price FDIC notes; Shell, General Dynamics, Cox, two utilities do deals; Shell widens
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12/8/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Ford, GM better as rescue hopes rise; Tribune up on bankruptcy filing; Herff Jones deal disintegrates
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12/8/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Knoxville knocks down sale of wastewater revenue bonds; Harvard to sell $600 million Thursday
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12/8/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles strengthen with equities; Peabody Energy, Cameron add; Smithfield Foods notes jump
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12/8/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: GMP to seek C$30 million from Fairfax, others; Neoprobe, Sinclair wrap deals; VentriPoint to sell units
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12/8/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Tribune debt mixed on Chapter 11 filing: Freeport remains active; GM, Ford boosted by hope
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12/8/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan links bear notes to S&P 500; RBC ties bull notes to oil; notes reflect uncertainty, adviser says
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12/8/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets follow equity rally; Russia takes ratings cut in stride; Argentina's bonds rebound
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12/5/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Svensk's Nasdaq 100 note hit by volatility, analyst says; Future Value sees more risky products in U.S.
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12/5/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets trade weaker; Treasury selling narrows spreads; exporters slide on oil decline
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12/5/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: BCE denies minority stake report; Icahn seeks Microsoft deal; Constellation holders weigh EDF offer
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12/5/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Stock gyrations largely bypass junk; Freeport fall goes on; lower fuel prices hurt energy names; autos mostly parked
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12/5/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Georgia-Pacific B loan slides some more; Precision Drilling carve-out size still being worked out
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12/5/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley add to FDIC-backed deals; CAT, Hewlett-Packard bonds tighten
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12/5/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Illinois offers $1.4 billion in competitive sale; Maryland Transportation to sell $425 million
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12/5/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Nabors little changed on lower oil; GM, Ford mixed; Sinclair Broadcast for sale, but no buyers seen
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12/5/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Maple Leaf wraps C$70 million sale; G4G delays offering; Denison, Great Plains plan flow-through deals
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12/5/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: GMAC alters debt swap, bonds steady; Rite Aid gains, Claire's unchanged; Time Warner active, lower
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12/4/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Credit Suisse, Barclays link knock-out notes to S&P 500; structures suit cautious optimists, adviser says
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12/4/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets hold still; Ecuador's bonds sink nearly 2 points on mixed signals; tone improves
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12/4/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Microchip-Atmel deal out; Capital One may sell portfolio in Chase deal; i2 Technologies ends JDA bid
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12/4/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Auto bonds drive lower as CEOs hit Hill; positive tone fades as stocks dive; funds gain $185 million on week
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12/4/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital prices drawn out FDIC issue, overshadows deal from Ameren unit; Caterpillar strong again
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12/4/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Georgia-Pacific dips on amendment chatter; Ford, GM weaken; JDA Software fades away
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12/4/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Competitive sales get rocked by market conditions; Pennsylvania cuts size of G.O. bond offering
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12/4/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Prudential longer paper gains; ImClone weaker; Advanced Micro mostly quiet on lowered outlook
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12/4/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: GoFish to retire debt with $25 million deal; Bridge Capital lands Carpenter injection; Adamus takes loan
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12/4/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Ford, GM waver as aid pleas falter; Neiman Marcus active on post-sales numbers; casinos mixed
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12/3/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Victoria closes sale; Mission wraps strategic Carpenter deal; Northern Continental plans flow-through units
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12/3/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Freeport bonds active, lower; Isle of Capri gains despite numbers; Ford, GM steady; retailers firm
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12/3/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: HSBC links again to Berkshire; attractive underlying, but product must fit portfolio, adviser says
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12/3/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets finish mixed; low volumes persist; Indonesia energy firm plans local issue, sukuk
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12/3/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Constellation mulls new bid; CenturyTel moves ahead on FCC review; NatCity sale likely despite critic
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12/3/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Freeport freaks out investors; auto finance names gain; Constellation shines on planned debt-cutting
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12/3/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo prices FDIC-backed deal, Potomac Electric, Enterprise Products issue; Caterpillar tightens, Nexen eases
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12/3/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Georgia-Pacific heads higher with amendment; Dollar General better on numbers; LCDX dips
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12/3/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Port Authority $300 million competitive note sale fails to draw bids; Dallas ISD sells $403 million
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12/3/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Alpha Natural drops 3 points dollar neutral on outlook; Schlumberger, Freeport also lower outlooks
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12/2/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mostly steady; Ford settles little changed, but GM gains; investors eye Prudential put
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12/2/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Manulife to raise C$1.13 billion; Micromet triples facility; Crowflight, Atlanta Gold plan deals
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12/2/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: GM, Ford gain as Congress reopens talks; Pilgrim's senior paper rallies; Tronox slips on missed coupon
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12/2/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: RBC could offer buffered reverse convertibles; buffers offer cushion in volatile times, adviser says
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12/2/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets inch higher; thin volumes prevail; Treasuries stymie tightening; Venezuela lower
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12/2/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Constellation deal approvals on track; Sierra Wireless shares fall on Wavecom bid; Yahoo shares up
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12/2/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Autos up as plans hit Hill, despite poor sales; better tone seen, but Nova 'down huge' on warning
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12/2/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Goldman tap FDIC note program, Caterpillar, HP, ConEd price deals; spreads widen as Treasuries rally
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12/2/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Ford, GM rev higher as plans submitted to Congress; Banks could be the ticket for King Pharmaceuticals
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12/2/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Virginia Housing Development Authority prices $200 million bonds; Rhode Island brings $107.82 million
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12/1/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: U of Chicago to bring $500 million; billions in sales planned as muni market gets back down to business
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12/1/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Mentor bucks trend, gains on takeover; Citigroup drops with stocks; energy names fall on OPEC move
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12/1/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Resin upsizes convertibles to C$10 million; Victoria, UC Resources to sell units; iPerceptions wraps deal
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12/1/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Pilgrim's files for Chapter 11; Trump, Harrah's unchanged; GM, Ford mixed as new bailout talks loom
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12/1/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Citigroup links to S&P 500; notes offer unusual combination of income and protection, adviser says
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12/1/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets open week lower; slow post-holiday flows; market looks forward to Slovenia issue
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12/1/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: J&J offer sends Mentor up 89.35%; Sprint Nextel, Clearwire close deal; BCE shares set new low
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12/1/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: GM, Ford off ahead of D.C. bailout showdown; oil slide hurts energy names; funds off by $60 million
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12/1/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America prices FDIC issue; Wisconsin Public Service taps primary; FDIC-backed notes a focus
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12/1/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: King Pharmaceuticals may see OID widen; GM, Ford head higher; Cash, LCDX slide
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11/26/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley price FDIC-backed deals, others expected to follow
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11/26/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Reliant Energy cancels plans for new term loan; BCE buyout may fall apart; GM, Ford, rise with market
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11/26/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Dallas ISD to sell $400 million in school building bonds; activity to pick up after Thanksgiving
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11/26/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles steady to higher in line with stocks; Chesapeake Energy gains; Ford, Cephalon steady
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11/26/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Glowpoint raises $1.8 million, restructures debt; Islamic Bank of Britain, Albidon tap investors
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11/26/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Station Casinos gets boost from exchange offer; GM, Ford mostly better; Blockbuster bonds move higher
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11/26/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays offers covered call notes; structure shifts payout markers, suits upbeat view, advisers say
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11/26/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets stronger into Thanksgiving; market volume light; Ecuador up on talk of payment
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11/26/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: BCE deal on brink; King seeks other financing to buy Alpharma; Constellation buyout gains opposition
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11/26/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Better tone continues in shortened session; autos gain on bailout hopes; exchange offer boosts Station Casinos
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11/25/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman prices FDIC-backed debt, other banks to follow; BNSF, Dominion price; new Goldmans gain in trading
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11/25/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Precision Drilling B loan filling up; Aquilex talk emerges; Earthbound Farm oversubscribed; GM, Ford rise
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11/25/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Dasny, Public Gas Partners postpone bond sales as market hits rocky patch; Wisconsin brings $100 million
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11/25/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Merrill Lynch sees better buyers; Ford adds, but GM mixed; Charming Shoppes, Watson edge higher
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11/25/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Garson sees stronger relationships in deal; Manhattan, Riptide close sales; U.S. Helicopter sells notes
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11/25/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: VeraSun weaker on buyout bid; Realogy under pressure on debt swap objection; Sprint trades actively
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11/25/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: RBC prices $604,000 of reverse convertibles; demand for structure fell amid uncertainty, structurer says
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11/25/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets improve; Argentina's bonds strengthen, lead winners; IMF keeps loan spigot open
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11/25/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Rio Tinto falls after BHP backs out; Exelon forges ahead with NRG bid; PNM clears step in gas sale
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11/25/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Continued stock rally buoys junk tone; autos lead rebound; Sprint up, busily; Tesoro hit as CFO quits
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11/24/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Citi rescue sparks rally; King takes Alpharma for $37 a share; J&J to buy Omrix; LandAmerica sinks
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11/24/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Stock surge seen little help to junk; Community Health healthier; MGM slides despite stock jump
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11/24/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Public Service Electric & Gas sells notes; Goldman FDIC-backed issue in focus; Citi bonds tighten
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11/24/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Georgia-Pacific rises; LCDX up with stocks, cash steady; U.S. Silica gets ready to close filled-out deal
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11/24/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Dasny to bring $668.5 million mental health bonds Tuesday; secondary market takes hit as stocks rise
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11/24/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Citigroup jumps on government rescue; B of A, Wachovia rise; Alpharma little changed on merger news
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11/24/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Ambient yields controlling interest in $8 million deal; Uracan wraps unit sale; Supercart taps shareholder
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11/24/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: WaMu slips on hearing postponement; GM, GMAC mostly lower; Level 3 downgraded on convertibles tender
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11/24/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Structured buyers welcome Citi deal; rescue averts Lehman repeat, but worries remain, sources say
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11/24/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets follow equities higher; LatAm high-beta credits show gains; spreads pull tighter
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11/21/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets end week quietly; Ecuador's bonds continue to climb; Russia calls Ukraine debt
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11/21/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Target rejects Pershing plan; Elliot pulls Epicor offer, BGH cancels tender for Buckeye
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11/21/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: GMAC gives up gains amid continued auto uncertainty, GM bankruptcy buzz; Buffett buys into USG
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11/21/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: American Water Capital sells small deal; week sees $7.5 billion; Citi widens as financials dominate
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11/21/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Precision Drilling sweetens B loan spread, OID; Celanese drops as guidance is pulled
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11/21/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: University of Cincinnati prices $99.8 million variable-rate bonds; Massachusetts Housing brings $60 million
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11/21/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Citigroup extends slide; Wachovia weaker, KeyCorp slumps; Virgin Media lower outright; Newmont adds
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11/21/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: USG sells $400 million in convertibles; Gottschalks in strategic deal; Contec sells units; Escalon wraps sale
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11/21/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Rite Aid bonds holding steady; GM, GMAC paper mostly unchanged; Tropicana, Law Vegas Sands quiet
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11/21/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Market cautiously hopeful on Citigroup; worries affect bank's longer-term notes more, analyst says
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11/20/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: HSBC links to Berkshire Hathaway; Citigroup tops concerns as stocks, CDS spreads worsen, adviser says
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11/20/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets lashed; Ecuador bonds up on auditor report; Hungary, Turkey line up IMF loans
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11/20/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Markets fall again; BCE spread to stick around; Clearwire plunges on merger OK; Jarden adds poison pill
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11/20/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: GMAC gyrates, ResCap rises on bank plan, debt swap; autos up, then fade on bailout news; funds out $122 million
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11/20/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Nordic Investment Bank prices $1 billion; syndicates see need propelling issuance; spreads wider, financials active
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11/20/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Autos drop as bailout hits glitch; Cash, LCDX fall; Aquilex tweaks deal; King launches with new structure
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11/20/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: District of Columbia brings $400 million in TRANs with 1.09% initial rate; MEAG sells $350.35 million
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11/20/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Citigroup drops on concerns; Prudential holds steady; Ford, GM rebound; PharmaNet offer piques interest
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11/20/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Infinity raises $75 million from new partner; Icon lands A$20 million facility; St. Andrew, Resin plan deals
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11/20/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: GMAC, ResCap higher; autosphere debt tumbles again as bailout talks stall; NXP dives; Bon-Ton gains
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11/19/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Automakers sink as bailout hope dims; Thornburg little affected by default; Sabre, Burlington slip
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11/19/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Credit Suisse links accelerated notes to equity benchmarks; product appeals to recovery fans, adviser says
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11/19/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets hammered; spreads wider on equity slump; Pakistan bonds gain 2 points in rebound
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11/19/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Markets at 2003 lows; Elliot extends Epicor tender; Pershing pushes Target to spin off land, sell stake
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11/19/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk keeps falling as stocks slide; automotive skid continues; Thornburg quiet despite coupon miss
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11/19/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: New deals halt, expected to resume as year end nears, 10-year note demand inverts spreads; broad market eases
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11/19/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Sabre, Burlington nosedive; GM, Ford still underperforming; Cash continues to tumble; LCDX dips
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11/19/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Seattle brings largest competitive sale since September; Kansas Development Finance prices $66 million
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11/19/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford falls as rescue hopes dim; Chesapeake, Transocean, Prudential see strength; Sepracor trading picks up
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11/19/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Agnico-Eagle to raise $252 million; Live Current, Aldridge close deals; Southern Hemisphere plans sale
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11/18/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Severn shaves deal, eyes federal funds; Lime, Advanced ID, Power of the Dream announce deals
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11/18/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Harrah's slides on downgrade; GM, Ford decline as companies beg for cash; Masonite quiet after call
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11/18/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays, JPMorgan launch reverse convertibles; structure loses share but still dominates, distributor says
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11/18/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets sputter; Ecuador's bonds bounce from lows; spreads yanked wider; Brazil bonds rise
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11/18/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Atmel buyers back out; phone deals start approval path; Tang not alone in loss of Lehman-held shares
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11/18/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk is sunk, even as Wall Street jumps; autos still struggle, Freeport falls, but some names hang in
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11/18/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon, Kroger, Delmarva Power, Noble, SoCal Gas, Westar price deals as backlog empties; Kroger trades tighter
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11/18/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Precision floats OID; Harrah's dips with downgrade; GM, Ford take a hit; CLOs target good quality names
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11/18/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Health care active in new issue deals, secondary market; Bronson Methodist of Michigan plans $203 million
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11/18/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Financials mostly weaker; Medtronic, Teva mixed; Digital River strong despite steep slide in shares
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11/17/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Colorado Health Facilities delays revs because of high spreads; Missouri Highways brings $150 million
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11/17/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Citigroup trades little changed on job cut news, GM mixed; Level 3 longer-dated paper strengthens
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11/17/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: United Therapeutics lands $150 million partnership; Level 3 funds buybacks; Cleanfield, Ontex offer stock
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11/17/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Neff tender boosts bonds; Harrah's structure mixed on exchange news; Realogy weaker on debt swap
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11/17/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Low expectations for November, distributor says; Barclays, HSBC link accelerated notes to S&P 500
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11/17/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mixed; light flows start week; Ecuador on brink of default, bottom-fishers step in
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11/17/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Cliffs, Alpha terminate merger; Elliot's Epicor bid expires; wireless deals face long regulatory process
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11/17/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Neff, some Harrah's bonds up on exchange offers; swaps emerge as 'new primary'; converts deal aids Level 3
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11/17/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Sempra, British Sky tap primary; week seen busy; secondary volume at nearly zero amid volatility
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11/17/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: King resets launch; Chanticleer commitment expires; Pipeline Data fades away; Cash, LCDX fall
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11/14/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: First Data, VNU weaken with numbers; Realogy dips as debt exchange surfaces
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11/14/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Virginia prices $265.62 million G.O.s; Massachusetts to sell $552.755 million G.O. refunding bonds
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11/14/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mixed: EMC better; Amgen little changed to lower; Transocean wavers on weaker oil
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11/14/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Microfluidics, Redbank in convertible deals; Orient-Express to raise $55.19 million; Raser reveals investor
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11/14/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Realogy debt structure drops; First Data bonds slide on grim forecast; Nortel paper racks up losses
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11/14/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays offers Nucor reverse convertible; high underlying volatility hits risk, value scores, analyst says
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11/14/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets end mixed; spreads tighten; Ecuador at default levels; Venezuela bonds show gains
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11/14/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Epicor ignores Elliot offer; Pandit buys sliver of Citi; Constellation finds financing; Freddie falls
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11/14/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: First Data falls on numbers; Nortel still languishes; Unisys partially rebounds; Catalina bridge rolls to bonds
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11/14/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: British American Tobacco, Alabama Power, Southwestern Public Service lift issuance to $8.6 billion
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11/13/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner Cable, PG&E, Cleveland Electric do deals, some spreads inverted; issues mostly tighter
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11/13/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Global Tel*Link delays launch; Hanesbrands pulls amendment request; Las Vegas Sands retreats
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11/13/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Dasny brings $646.125 million PITs to yield 1.5%-5.55%; New York Transportation prices $750 million
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11/13/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles end higher on strong gains in stocks; Intel, Synaptics, NII Holdings edge higher
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11/13/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: AuEx says C$4.4 million should last into 2009; Ardea takes loan; Nexxus sells preferreds; Raser plans deal
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11/13/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Nortel slide continues on bankruptcy buzz; retail rout continues; Las Vegas Sands bank paper off
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11/13/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays links principal protected notes to three currencies; five-year term unusually long, adviser says
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11/13/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets end mixed; Russia bashed on lower cash reserves; governments try policy changes
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11/13/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: CIT Group calls for TARP; N.C. treasurer Moore lashes Wells Fargo; Citigroup in deal rumors
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11/13/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Nextel knocked lower; Sprint shows some strength; Seabulk sinks; funds gain $157 million on week
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11/12/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Las Vegas Sands jumps on financing plan, despite ratings cut; Nortel, Sprint fall again; autos continue skid
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11/12/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Philip Morris, Duke Energy, AT&T, Georgia Power issue in time crunch; spreads wider; new Diageo deal gains
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11/12/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Las Vegas Sands, Venetian Macau up on new financing; Cash, LCDX slide; U.S. Silica fills out
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11/12/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority brings $391.47 million; Florida Housing sells $100 million
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11/12/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mostly weaker, but Sprint, Tyson regain a little; Best Buy edges lower; GM better
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11/12/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: ARYx wraps $21.59 million placement; StemCells, Endocare offer stock; Commerce offers stock, assets
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11/12/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Sands jumps on infusion news; Idearc notes active, lower; Pilgrim's bonds slip; Freescale unchanged
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11/12/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan links bearish notes to four currencies; narrow sweet spot, but possible hedge tool, adviser says
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11/12/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets slide; Russia thrown wider; LatAm falls evenly; Venezuela sinks on oil weakness
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11/12/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Exelon, chipmakers go hostile; USBancorp eyes menu; M&A outlook 'bleak'
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11/11/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Exelon takes NRG bid to shareholders; Invitrogen, Applied Biosystems merger set to close Nov. 21
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11/11/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Chesapeake Energy mixed on asset sale; SunPower mostly steady; Mentor, KKR quiet, shares slide
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11/11/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Power3 eyes longer-term funds after $1.85 million sale; AuEx offers units; Hague sells convertibles
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11/11/2008 | PPSS | Market Commentary: Chesapeake mixed on asset sale; SunPower steady; Mentor, KKR quiet
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11/10/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan offers S&P 500 head start notes; structure in the money from the start, adviser says
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11/10/2008 | EM | Emerging markets improve; LatAm high-betas gain ground; China stimulus plan helps tighten spreads
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11/10/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Circuit City files bankruptcy; Bunge ends wait for Corn Products; JDA needs more time for i2 merger
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11/10/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Centennial jumps on AT&T buyout news; Nortel slides, autos down in shortened session; primary calm
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11/10/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: NRG slides with rejection of Exelon bid; GM, Ford soften in quiet market
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11/10/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary awaits mid-week market stability; secondary sees minimal activity, AIG bonds top trading
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11/10/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: AIG gains with boosted bailout, Medtronic adds; Nortel slides on quarterly loss; NRG Energy lower
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11/10/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Billions in sales planned for Thursday; New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority to sell $750 million
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11/10/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Six Flags weaker despite stronger quarter; Nortel hurt by numbers; AIG rallies; GM, Ford decline
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11/10/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Gamecorp to place C$1 million for development; Toba closes unit offering; Texada plans convertibles
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11/7/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Environmental Solutions raises $6 million; Axmin, InNexus tap insiders; GuestLogix sells stake to fund
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11/7/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: GM, GMAC, Ford continue declines; Harrah's loan slips, bonds steady; Sprint holds on despite numbers
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11/7/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Merrill Lynch links to health care, consumer staples; risky structure but stable underlying, analyst says
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11/7/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets inch higher; Argentina pension plan passes House; recovery must outwait lag
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11/7/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Ballmer has had enough Yahoo!; Fidelity National in LandAmerica grab; Panasonic, Sanyo just talking
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11/7/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk mostly lower despite stock gains; auto names fall on losses; AMC, Virgin Media up on asset-sale news
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11/7/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Diageo reopens notes, primary remains weak; secondary sees Altria, Diageo issues tighten
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11/7/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: General Motors crashes on liquidity concerns; Ford, Harrah's fall with numbers
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11/7/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Indiana Housing prices $74.795 million bonds; Massachusetts Bay Transportation brings $354.42 million
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11/7/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: GM, Ford weaker after reported losses, cash burn; Sprint Nextel extends gains; Wyeth firm
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11/6/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles softer; General Growth wallows in the teens, Enzon lower; Carrizo down outright
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11/6/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Santhera sells stake to Bertarelli vehicle; Breaker offers stock; Northwest Bio, Penrice Soda wrap deals
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11/6/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Neiman sales, bonds decline; Las Vegas Sands falls on covenant warning; numbers weigh on Hertz
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11/6/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan links absolute return notes to Russell 2000; volatile index boosts payout potential, adviser says
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11/6/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets continue correction; sign of more to come; Hungary distributes IMF cash, tightens
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11/6/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Talbots to sell J. Jill; Williams mulls split; i2 shareholders approve JDA merger, board rejects new offer
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11/6/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk slips as shares slide; Hertz gets hurt; Las Vegas Sands hit by loan warning; funds gain $286 million
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11/6/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Atlantic City Electric does small deal, primary pauses after Altria; new deals keep gaining; Constellation drops
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11/6/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Hertz, Huntsman slide with numbers; Accuride inches up; JDA purchase of i2 hits more roadblocks
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11/6/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: California unable to sell G.O.s in market crisis; Illinois toll highway authority brings $350 million
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11/5/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Empire State Development brings $672.1 million; University of Pennsylvania Health sells $200 million
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11/5/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Chesapeake gains on renewed takeover rumors; Bunge firms on merger headwinds; Amgen, Ford decline
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11/5/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Whole Foods raises $425 million; Macatawa wraps deal; CMA to sell stock; Octavian sells convertibles
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11/5/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: GMAC holds on despite weak results; First Data gains on scrapped merger; OSI unfazed by downgrade
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11/5/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan links notes to 10 stocks; maximum coupon attractive, but structure complex, adviser says
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11/5/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: EM 'election rally' fades into New York morning; Russia, Korea CDS widen from Tuesday tights
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11/5/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Corn Products wants out of Bunge merger; JDA to drop price on i2; hints of Microsoft/Yahoo deal renewed
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11/5/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk holds on even as stocks sink; GMAC little moved despite wider loss; Pinnacle gains on gaming votes
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11/5/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Altria prices upsized $6 billion, reopens BBB market; Verizon up again, Baker Hughes claims
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11/5/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: JDA, Centerplate facilities hit snags; U.S. Silica hopes to wrap at initial talk; Revlon up on numbers
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11/4/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: BP Capital corners primary with large deal, rest of week seen busy; new Vepco, Verizon, Estee Lauder deals better
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11/4/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Precision Drilling sets talk; U.S. Silica cuts size; Fresenius rises with numbers; Dean Foods trades up
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11/4/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Election Day stifles pricing action, but activity picks up Wednesday; Catholic Health plans $472 million
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11/4/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles strengthen; ADM gains on earnings that beat estimates; Merrill, Prudential better
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11/4/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Stornoway plans stock sale; Functional upsizes deal; Blink Logic sells at discount; Landore closes offering
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11/4/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: GMAC still draws some concerns; Visteon bonds weaker; Rental Services grinds higher on earnings
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11/4/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: HSBC links optimization notes to S&P 500; fingers crossed, but low hopes for November, distributor says
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11/4/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets climbing higher; spreads tighten; tone sharply improved; Philippines, Indonesia up
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11/4/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Amylin plunges 25.79%; Elliot cuts Epicor bid to $7.50; Merrill sets vote for Bank of America merger
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11/4/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk higher across broad spectrum; new MGM gains, NRG up as Exelon presses; Tenet off on guidance cut
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11/3/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Virginia Electric & Power, GATX price deals amid strong primary tone; secondary sees low volume
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11/3/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Autos soften on sales results; Hexion, Huntsman drop, R.H. Donnelley rises; MBF, 19X deals fade away
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11/3/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Pricing action picks up as week moves on; Empire State Development Authority to sell $664 million
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11/3/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Virgin Media jumps on bank amendment; Ford unmoved by weak sales; Amgen, Medtronic up with stocks
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11/3/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Mount Gibson gets A$66 million lifeline; GTC to sell convertibles; Lihua, Potash One complete deals
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11/3/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: GM, Ford bonds, bank debt, down as sales slide; VeraSun's unsecured bonds off on Chapter 11
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11/3/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Merrill offers bearish notes on S&P 500, real estate fund; products not prediction indicators, adviser says
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11/3/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets ride higher; high-betas jump; South Korea's securities tighten on bailout plan
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11/3/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Hexion, Alpha headed to court over mergers; SPACs drying up; markets fairly calm ahead of elections
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11/3/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Better market tone seen, but GM, Ford fall on poor sales; new MGMs creeping up, though still below issue
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10/31/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Court turns down Hexion; Quiksilver sale on track for November; GM loses bailout; skeptics eye Foundry
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10/31/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: New MGM bonds firm; GM off as Chrysler merger stalls, GMAC down; Nextel stays with Sprint, gains
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10/31/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary takes breather, assesses week's $5.85 billion issuance volume; Thursday's issues tighten
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10/31/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: GM, Ford slide; Idearc rises; Burger King inches up; Bid-Wanteds emerge; U.S. Silica delays deadline
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10/31/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Pacific Gas and Electric prices $309 million; Catholic Health to sell $300 million bonds Wednesday
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10/31/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles market firmer; bargain hunters boost UAL, Fifth Third Bancorp, Freeport-McMoRan
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10/31/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Barclays raises £5.8 million to boost reserves; Boardwalk receives $490 million; Response closes deal
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10/31/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Pilgrim's slides on bankruptcy buzz; Sprint to keep Nextel; Idearc shrugs off downgrade; GM, Ford hit
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10/31/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley plan notes with barriers; volatility considerations peculiar, analyst says
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10/31/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets stronger still; October outflows deep; spreads wind tighter; Russia, Turkey rise
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10/30/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets strengthen again; new liquidity in market; spreads wrap tighter; Turkey bonds rise
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10/30/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Atmel wants more; big haul for trash haulers; Foundry Networks flies on lower Brocade offer
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10/30/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: MGM Mirage brings deal; GMAC gyrates on bank, debt plans, Rite Aid up on sales; funds lose $74 million
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10/30/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon, Kimberly-Clark, Estee Lauder price as investors flock to bonds; new deals head higher
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10/30/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Idearc, NRG move around on numbers; Ford, GM rise progresses; Precision Drilling firms timing
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10/30/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Texas Permanent University Fund brings $400.91 million; NYC Transitional Finance sells $400 million
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10/30/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Symantec better hedged, slips outright on earnings; Ford sees cautious gains; Transocean, Chesapeake rise
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10/30/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Dyax secures $50 million facility; Advanced Cell investor doubles deal; Rubicon, Radiant to sell stock
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10/30/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Idearc loses weight; GMAC active, lower on debt swap news; Rite Aid helped by sales; Metaldyne jumps
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10/30/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Credit Suisse links callable yield notes to indexes; risky structure may limit retail interest, adviser says
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10/29/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Goldman Sachs links leveraged notes to S&P 500; high return cap attractive, but risk is high, adviser says
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10/29/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets inch higher; emerging Europe wraps tighter; Hungary improves; investors watch IMF
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10/29/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: GMAC, CIT look for TARP funds; Hexion sues banks; Adrenalina ups offer; Northwest, Delta deal OK'd
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10/29/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: GMAC, Ford Credit soar on CP access; MGM Mirage bringing new benchmark; Trump up on Marina deal
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10/29/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: GM, Ford rally; Northwest, Delta better as merger clears hurdle; Sensata drops on numbers
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10/29/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Coca-Cola Enterprises prices delayed $1 billion issue, Fed cut not felt in primary; new deals tighten
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10/29/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: General Motors, Ford gain on GM-Chrysler merger talk; Red Hat, NII better; but Newmont weaker
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10/29/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Variable-rate bonds see improved market, source says; Trinity Health of Michigan brings $492 million
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10/29/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: MAKO to sell $60 million in stock; Clean Energy plans unit offering; Timberline ditches acquisition plans
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10/29/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: MGM active on new issue chatter; GMAC spikes on Fed access news; Charter debt firms on earnings
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10/28/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Boyd bonds mixed on earnings, MGM active; United Rentals' debt steady ahead of numbers; VeraSun hit
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10/28/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley links to healthcare ETF; retail seeks familiarity, outperformance in sectors, adviser says
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10/28/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets see bounce; buyers return to Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico; liquidity remains scarce
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10/28/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Banks try to bail on Huntsman-Hexion; Teva keeps financing facilities; banks still stingy with credit
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10/28/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Stock rally spurs junk upward, GM/GMAC leading; Rent-A-Center gyrates; Apria, Avaya get LBO funding
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10/28/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Coca-Cola Enterprises delays launched $1 billion issue; spreads tighter; 3M, other new deals gain
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10/28/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Portion of Bid-Wanted trades; Hexion/Huntsman meet bank resistance; Ashland still working on loan
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10/28/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Pricing picks up as issuers test the waters; Florida BOE sells $150 million in capital outlay bonds
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10/28/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Equities boost convertibles; Vornado, Amgen climb; KeyCorp rises on TARP nod; Transocean still soft
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10/28/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: SCBT places stock; Response wraps deal, eyes more; Quaterra offers convertibles; Vycon takes bridge loan
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10/27/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Acusphere places to Cephalon; Mandalay sells stake in AMV deal; Dynamic, Hawthorne fund development
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10/27/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Pilgrim's Pride turns flat; Hovnanian drops on offer news; GM structure mixed; Nortel bonds weaker
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10/27/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley links to property index; capital protection unlikely on real estate-linked notes, adviser says
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10/27/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets sentiment improves; spreads tighten; IMF begins loan programs; S&P cuts Romania
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10/27/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Cheniere hot as Paulson ups stake; regional banks rise on federal cash; CenturyTel off on Embarq merger
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10/27/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Hovnanian dives on debt-exchange plan; Pilgrim's Pride plucked on plan to skip coupon; better tone seen
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10/27/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: 3M prices $800 million; more activity expected later in week; recent issues unchanged in secondary
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10/27/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: General Motors slips lower; Investors remain focused on BWIC; U.S. Silica sees some orders
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10/27/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Issuers gain confidence, announce upcoming sales; Michigan gears up for $1.425 billion sale of G.O.s
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10/27/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mixed; Wyeth firmer; Nabors slightly better; Peabody lower, holds up better than stock
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10/24/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Minneapolis to sell $222.5 million variable-rate bonds Tuesday; Harris County Flood District sale ahead
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10/24/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: NatCity jumps 10 points on merger news; L-3, Triumph firm after reporting strong earnings
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10/24/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: 1st NRG closes unit placement; Ryland, Biolife upsize offerings; Oriental Financial cancels stock sale
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10/24/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Gaming sector takes a hit; Freescale bonds dip on revolver draw; Idearc notes weaker to steady
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10/24/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley's gold-linked notes low risk but low return analyst says; industry faces FDIC exclusion
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10/24/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets improve; buyers return to all sectors; spreads pull tighter; Venezuela bonds sink
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10/24/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: PNC buys NatCity; GM, Chrysler deal turns off investors; Brocade seeks funds to finish Foundry buyout
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10/24/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk slide continues on market unrest; gaming credits crap out; Huntsman deal gets a boost
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10/24/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: National City bonds shoot up on planned buyout by PNC; new Pepsi bonds continue active dealings
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10/24/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Close to $1 billion BWIC surfaces; LCDX drops with equities; NFR sets pricing
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10/23/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: US Airways falls with earnings; JBS drops term loan; Chaparral working on syndication
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10/23/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Oklahoma Power brings $99.33 million at 5.95% TIC; Tarrant County authority to sell $366 million
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10/23/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Level 3, ProLogis lower after earnings; NII weaker; LifePoint Hospitals down ahead of earnings
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10/23/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Aquiline lands investor; Advanced Life ups loan; Potash One plans flow-through deal; Kodiak yanks offer
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10/23/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: WaMu hurt by credit default swap settlement; Donnelley gains, Idearc slips; US Airways pressured
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10/23/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Deutsche links to real estate; Eksportfinans links to financials; payouts attractive but risky, adviser says
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10/23/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets crunched; bright spots emerge; spreads at record wides; Ecuador, Philippines lower
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10/23/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Huntsman nabs another win in court; GM ready to sell parts maker; Ticketmaster adds new talent
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10/23/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: WaMu whacked on CDS auction; Level 3 outlook hurts; Q4 hope aids Smurfit Stone; funds up $72 million
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10/23/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Baker Hughes, National Rural price mega-deals; new Pepsi bonds come 'back to reality'
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10/22/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary quiet on economic fears; PepsiCo notes focus of secondary, seen heavily traded, tightening
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10/22/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: LCDX eases but cash gain as market moves counter to stocks; Simmons offers big concessions for relief
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10/22/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Muni market improves during the week; Wake County, N.C., prices $300 million BANs with 1.7% yield
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10/22/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: SanDisk falls on dropped bid; Transocean eases on lower oil prices; Prudential, Omnicom firm
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10/22/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Xoma takes equity facility; H&R Block sells stock; Xinhua makes convertible deal; Enable sells debentures
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10/22/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: GM ends mixed on sale news; VeraSun bonds drop as corn rises; MGM notes pressured by downgrade
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10/22/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan links to Far East index; demand still slow for non-principal protected notes, distributor says
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10/22/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets dump risk; Argentina at default levels; Venezuela down; volatility, spreads worsen
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10/22/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Fed pushes Wachovia, Wells Fargo deal; more bank deal speculation; Buckeye jumps on tender offer
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10/22/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: GM debt mixed on asset sale news; VeraSun bonds hurting; MGM Mirage bonds slip after downgrade
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10/21/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: NXP loses ground on earnings; NRG settles back in; Freeport-McMoRan debt gains despite Q3 loss
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10/21/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: PepsiCo, Bottling Group do $3.3 billion, CSX prices small deal; secondary competes with new issues
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10/21/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Ford trades up despite Tracinda's stock sale; JDA Software restructures deal, hikes talk; LCDX ends flat
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10/21/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Dynamic Fuels sells $100 million; Massachusetts Bay Transportation to price $350 million Wednesday
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10/21/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Fifth Third, UAL gain despite third-quarter losses; Ford follows stock lower; Nabors slips on oil prices
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10/21/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Liberator closes $2.5 million convertible offering; DiamonEx to sell stock; Dia Bras plans unit offering
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10/21/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: NXP weighed by earnings; WaMu mixed, E*Trade unchanged; Ford uneven as Tracinda unloads shares
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10/21/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley links barrier note to gold; capital-protected product could attract newcomers, adviser says
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10/21/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets stumble; Argentina smashed on pension fund nationalization talk; spreads widen
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10/21/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Adrenalina burned by PacSun; Kerkorian sells Ford holdings; banks ready to deal
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10/20/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Exelon electrifies NRG; Fertitta orders up new price; HLTH, WebMD take merger off life support
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10/20/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk tone better as stocks gain; NRG jumps on buyout bid; WaMu whacked as FDIC eyes cash stash
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10/20/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Illinois Power plans sale of senior secureds; American Express gains on earnings
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10/20/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: NRG rises on buyout offer; US Airways up as amendment passes; Landry's revises debt commitment
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10/20/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Trinity Health may offer $1.115 billion in bonds; NYC Municipal Water Authority sale set for Wednesday
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10/20/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Vonage, EYE, Mindspeed repurchase convertibles; NRG lifts outright on Exelon offer, SanDisk gains
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10/20/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Vonage raises debt for buyback; NutraCea plans deal; Coeur d'Alene closes sale; Aquiline amends terms
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10/20/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: GM structure gains ground; US Airways loan up; retailers rebound; Station debt steady on rating watch
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10/20/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan links to commodities; underlying momentum-based strategy tough sell to retail, adviser says
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10/20/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets hit; credit tensions easing; Argentina rocked, discount bonds decline 3.25 points
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10/17/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan offers unusually low-risk Bank of America-linked reverse convertible, analyst says
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10/17/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets slide; bid-offer spreads widen; South Korea to announce bank aid; Argentina lower
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10/17/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Ballmer's comments add billions in value; Modelo jockeys for better deal; GM, Chrysler merger rumors
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10/17/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Ford leads auto recovery; AMD gains on numbers; Pilgrim's Pride gets plucked; Brocade hits road Monday
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10/17/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: John Maneely slides on buyout issues; GM, Ford rise with market; LCDX gains ground
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10/17/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Week ends with $3.275 billion in deals; banks eye senior debt guarantee; Thursday's issues tighten
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10/17/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Some issuers back to business despite shaky market; New York City water authority to sell $200 million
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10/17/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Liquidity better, but pricing still pressured; AMD, Evergreen lower after earnings, but Huntington higher
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10/17/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Bear Lake said amendments reflect current market; Farallon satisfied with placement; Bioheart sells units
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10/17/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Idearc up, Donnelley 'flushed'; Pilgrim's Pride hurt by bankruptcy buzz; Masonite drops on downgrades
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10/16/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan plans dollar-bullish partially principal protected notes; retail appeal likely limited, adviser says
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10/16/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets take light losses; oil producers hurt; Peru mixed amid rumor of new 30-year bonds
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10/16/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Ballmer resurrects Yahoo! deal talk; Swiss back banks; CVS extends tender
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10/16/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk gyrates; Chesapeake Energy off after new funding package; Ford falls; funds plunge by $590 million
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10/16/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Occidental Petroleum, Diageo, PG&E issue, pricing shifts toward coupons
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10/16/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Lear down with downgrade; GM, Ford hold steady while cash slide continues; U.S. Silica launches
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10/16/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: California prices upsized $5 billion RANs with 4.48% TIC; Oklahoma Power delays revenue bond sale
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10/16/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Medtronic falls on report; Level 3 exchanges boost notes; AMR gains as oil slips; more buybacks possible
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10/16/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Credit Suisse raises tier 1 capital; Underworld sells stock; North American Tungsten, Medworxx end deals
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10/16/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Rite Aid steady despite downgrade; Six Flags sinks on no news; Lear loan lower; GM, Ford maintain
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10/15/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Green Plains wraps up placement, merger; FKP sells strategic stake; Adamus closes deal; Alexco plans sale
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10/15/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Retailers fall on weaker sales; Ford, GM softer; casinos pare gains; broad market reverses course
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10/15/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: RBC offers high coupons on reverse convertibles; generous coupons a function of risk, adviser says
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10/15/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets bashed by developed world; volatility, spreads spike; Argentina's bonds weaken
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10/15/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Elliott goes hostile for Epicor; Wells tries to throw off Citi; EDF leaves Constellation to Buffett
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10/15/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Disappointing retail data hurts retailers; Ford, GM lower; Hertz continues decline; Brocade joins calendar
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10/15/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary keeps eye on Dow; PPL Electric gives deal terms; secondary quiet; bank, broker CDS wider
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10/15/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: LCDX loses 2 points as bank loan market continues to weather extreme price moves
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10/15/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: California prices $3.43 billion RANs in retail offering; Ohio sets $385 million sale on day-to-day basis
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10/15/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Low bids drag convertibles lower; Sallie Mae, Virgin Media retrace gains; Amgen convertibles better
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10/14/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mixed as rally gives way to profit taking; Newmont, Freeport-McMoRan mostly lower
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10/14/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Plaza Bank to raise $15 million; Arafura, Power of the Dream take YA Global deal; Kodiak sells shares
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10/14/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Tousa notes hurt by plan details; Ford, GM bonds rebound on stock rally; casinos stage comeback
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10/14/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Deutsche, Svensk link to commodities; products tied to asset class still offer good access, distributor says
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10/14/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets keep positive tone; buyers return to propel relative recovery; Peru sovereign eyed
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10/14/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Teck Cominco drops after stock shuffle; National City sale whispers; Huntsman scores another win
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10/14/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Freeport gains on cash conservation; Tousa dives on plan; casinos rally; Ford, GM bonds strengthen
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10/14/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers wait for price discovery; high yields also deter; Morgan Stanley, Johnson & Johnson tighten
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10/14/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: LCDX, cash loans see-saw as bid resurfaces in illiquid loan market; Wrigley, Alltel remain perched in 90s
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10/14/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: California sets yields on $4 billion in RANs at 3.75%-4.5%; Ohio brings $240 million G.O.s
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10/13/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles lifted with stocks' updraft; Ford, Chesapeake bounce; Sovereign higher on buyout talk
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10/13/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley closes Mitsubishi deal; Hana sweetens unit placement; Castle Brands prices offering
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10/13/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Wachovia jump as deals okayed; Vishay, Waste Management, United Tech drop bids
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10/10/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo emerges as Wachovia winner; Rectifier holders rebuff Vishay; key Longs holder falls into line
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10/10/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Bonds fall broadly as all bids get hit; Lehman leads actives; Tribune off as Cubs sale seen delayed
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10/10/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Week of woes sees $5.65 billion of new deals, ends on uncertain note; CIT widens, Wachovia tightens
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10/10/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: GM, Ford freefall continues; Freescale rises; Bonten Media commitment fades away; JBS tweaks revolver
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10/10/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: California to bring $4 billion in RANs; South Carolina Public Service Authority to sell $350 million
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10/10/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Financials mostly quiet, Wachovia better; Countrywide gains on tender news; Chesapeake, Ford weaken
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10/10/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: African Minerals, Apoquindo Minerals raise for projects; Beacon offers units; Sahara Media closes sale
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10/10/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Lehman Brothers notes rally after credit default swap auction; Hertz bonds hit by tourism, auto woes
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10/10/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Citigroup, HSBC offer equity-linked accelerated notes; leveraged upside better, but riskier, analyst says
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10/10/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Russian CDS double in cost as liquidations continue; emerging markets bond funds lose $1.87 billion
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10/9/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: UBS links notes to strengthening Chinese renminbi; note contrary to recent movements, advisor said
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10/9/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets rocked; volatility soars to record; Turkey leads losers as bonds give up 10 points
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10/9/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Apollo offers up $540 million for Huntsman, Hexion deal; Walgreens withdraws; banks talk, shares fall
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10/9/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Health care sector turns downward; GM, Ford securities remain under pressure; Avis, Hertz get hurt
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10/9/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM prices $4 billion after positive earnings report; Morgan Stanley tightens; Merrill widens
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10/9/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: LCDX loses 4.35 points; traders see Wrigley term loan hold; Earthbound Farm launches $185 million
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10/9/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Billions in offerings planned for week ahead; Massachusetts prices $750 million RANs with 2.2% yields
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10/9/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Selling accelerates; GM sinks on default worries; Prudential, Advanced Medical Optics weaken
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10/9/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: New Millennium closes Tata deal; Castle offers preferreds, replaces debt; Wren sells stock, convertibles
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10/9/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: General Motors, Ford pressured by lower sales forecast; Avis, Hertz 'got hurt'; broad market easier
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10/8/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Neiman, Claire's, Linens drop amid spending pullback; Ford GM take a hit; broad market remains weak
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10/8/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: HSBC links CD to climate change index; popular underlying can draw conservative investors, advisor says
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10/8/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets stabilize somewhat from Asian panic-wides; YPF to sell $150 million notes locally
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10/8/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Walgreen walks away from Longs Drug bid; Service Corp-Stewart deal dead; Wachovia truce extended
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10/8/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Neiman Marcus tumbles on poor September sales; GMAC gains, but other autos skid; broad market lower
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10/8/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Rate cut doesn't convince issuers; primary likely done for week; Tuesday's utility issuers tighten
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10/8/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Cash falls again but some buyers emerge; GM, Ford, Alltel, Neiman fall victim to heaviness; LCDX dips
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10/8/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Illinois Finance Authority may price $1.33 billion; Kentucky State Property brings $398.51 million
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10/8/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles unfazed by rate cut; B of A dips; Transocean weaker with downgrade; AMD retraces gains
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10/8/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: CFS Retail to offer A$200 million in stock; Forbes, Glamis, White Mountain plan stock placements
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10/7/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Las Vegas Gaming places convertibles with IGT; Bear Lake upsizes; Tagish Lake sweetens terms
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10/7/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: AMD bonds jump on JV news; TRW drops on slashed guidance expectations; MGM paper active, softer
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10/7/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Toyota plans currency-linked notes via Morgan Stanley; third-party issuers important now, distributor says
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10/7/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets stung again; sectors see sporadic gains; mild spread tightening on Treasuries
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10/7/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Financials socked; deals constantly in question; Fertitta waits for Landry's Restaurants board
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10/7/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk follows stocks down, most names lower; TRW tumbles but Countrywide zooms; AMD gyrates on JV
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10/7/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Export Development Canada, So Cal Edison, Detroit Edison price, prove primary open; Morgan Stanley volatile
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10/7/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Landry's buyout financing in trouble; JDA launch well attended; Cash, LCDX fall progresses
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10/7/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Maine Municipal Bond Bank brings $103 million; another round of delayed sales dominates market news
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10/7/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Financials weaken; Ford languishes; Countrywide higher on debt guarantee; AMD adds on asset sale
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10/6/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Selling hits convertibles as stocks tumble; BofA weaker; Wachovia, NatCity reverse course; Amdocs eases
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10/6/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Investors drawn to munis by enticing yields; Massachusetts may proceed with $750 million sale Tuesday
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10/6/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Auto sector stays under pressure as markets tank; casinos not so recession proof; broad market slides
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10/6/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Hartford Financial raises $2.5 billion; Altair receives $10 million; ADA-ES gets $16.87 in joint venture
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10/6/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Merrill offers BRIC-bullish notes; structure offers attract alternative to direct investment, advisor says
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10/6/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market bonds walloped early; volatility at all-time high; slight bounce in late trading
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10/6/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Wachovia war hits the courts but short truce declared; International Rectifier rebuffs Vishay
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10/6/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk follows stocks lower, most issues down; financials lead slide; autos driven lower
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10/6/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Cash, LCDX grind lower; Venetian Macau continues to slide; JBS USA raises term loan price talk
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10/6/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary sinks on market swings, trouble overseas; issuance eyed late week; Goldman, Hartford active
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10/3/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Gamco raises further $60 million from Cascade; Avanti, York Pharma take on debt for acquisitions
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10/3/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Investors focus on financials, Washington's bailout plan; Lehman, WaMu unchanged; broad market mixed
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10/3/2008 | HYIGPV | Market Commentary: Private placements hit parity with Rule 144A market as insurance companies stay firm amid turmoil
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10/3/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets' decline unfazed by U.S. government bailout; spreads wider; pessimism prevails
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10/3/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: U.S. raises deposit insurance limit; change will boost already rising CD wrappers, industry insiders say
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10/3/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Bailout bill comes and goes, many names better; Wachovia wins among financials; funds lose $189 million
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10/3/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo-Wachovia deal stuns Citi, shakes up bank shakeout; GGP dumps CFO, may be M&A target
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10/3/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary market bleak despite bailout bill; Wachovia, Wells Fargo move on buyout news, Citi unmoved
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10/3/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: JDA Software talk emerges; Herff revises targeted timeframe; Venetian Macau plummets
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10/3/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: California to sell up to $7 billion RANs; Hennepin County of Minnesota to price $97.45 million
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10/3/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Wachovia jumps on Wells Fargo deal; AIG gains, but Citigroup weakens
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10/2/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Union Pacific prices upsized deal, primary awaits House bailout vote; GE strong
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10/2/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: GMAC pulls portfolio; Cash market seesaws, LCDX slides; Dana, Calpine join drawdown list
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10/2/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Wake County cancels $484 million G.O.s; Wyandotte County/Kansas City prices with 2.98%-6.53% TICs
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10/2/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: CIT, Countrywide convertibles edge downward; CapitalSource drops harder, but National City gains
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10/2/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Cosan plans $180 million private placement of shares; Oxigene completes $2.48 million PIPE sale
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10/2/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: NXP paper weaker; Dana, Calpine follow the crowd, drawing down; Six Flags dives; Tropicana notes up
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10/2/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Atmel jumps on offer; KKR, EDF to shoot for Constellation Energy; Take-Two Interactive stays single
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10/2/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets creamed; markets liquidated; Argentina, Venezuela weaken; politicians hold reins
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10/2/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: WaMu, Lehman bonds up while most others slide; GM, Ford continue skid; Six Flags slides
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10/1/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Alliant Energy units sell bonds with little premium; GE Capital tightens on preferred stock sale
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10/1/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: LCDX drops 0.55 to 92.45 bid; cash loans trade lower; Ford, GM paper posts substantial losses
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10/1/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: California's cash to run out; Washington Airports delays sale; Fairfax prices with 2.54% TIC
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10/1/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertible price dislocations plague market; Ford, Amgen off; ImClone little moved; Fannie Mae at parity
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10/1/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: GE raises $3 billion from Berkshire Hathaway; SyntheMed sells units; SilverBirch offers notes, eyes more
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10/1/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Ford, GM sales slip, bonds drop; Charter paper lower on tender; Level 3 weaker on debt concerns
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10/1/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, SunTrust plan equity-linked CDs; stronger capital protection a boon for retail, advisor says
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10/1/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets trade mixed; investors wait on U.S. bailout vote; new strikes planned in Argentina
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10/1/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Financials up ahead of vote; NatCity leads regionals; Eli Lilly revealed as ImClone's secret bidder
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10/1/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Auto sales numbers weigh on Ford, GM; Charter, Level 3 paper weaker; Casino bonds drift downward
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9/30/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Atlanta moves $120 million sale onto day-to-day status; Fairfax, Va., authority plans $105.51 million
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9/30/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles stymied by short-sale ban, redemptions; Chesapeake, NII weaker, but Wachovia improves
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9/30/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Smithtown eyes opportunities; Unigene borrows from investor; Micromet, Western Alliance plan deals
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9/30/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Ford notes weaker as debt comes due; Charter bonds unaffected by tender; VeraSun firms on buyout buzz
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9/30/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: RBC, JPMorgan offer financials-linked reverse convertibles; volatility spike aids terms, distributor says
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9/30/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets rally; low flows, light liquidity remain; investors expect bailout deal this week
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9/30/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Huntsman hangs on to Hexion deal; Wachovia still selling; ImClone's secret admirer stays secret
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9/30/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Huntsman jumps on court decision; Ford tad lower as debt comes due; VeraSun firms; primary quiet
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9/30/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary continues headline watch; secondary sees thin trading; JPMorgan top IG underwriter for year
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9/30/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: LCDX finishes up 1 point; Huntsman gains, Hexion falls on court order news; Axygen increases price talk
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9/29/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: LCDX drops a point; Fresenius term loan eases below 98 OID; Ashland extends commitments deadline
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9/29/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Issuers announce pricing dates for new offerings even as $700 billion bailout plan is rejected
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9/29/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles players stunned by failed bailout vote; Wachovia, NatCity weaken; Smithfield active
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9/29/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley gets $9 billion from Mitsubishi; Reliant financing includes $350 million in preferreds
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9/29/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: WaMu holdco paper remains active on bankruptcy news, paring losses; bid lists weigh on broad market
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9/29/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley launches bullish gold note; asset class in demand as economic concerns rise, advisor says
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9/29/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets hurt; high-betas nose dive; Venezuela down; local market action nears irrelevancy
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9/29/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Wachovia plummets on banking-asset sale; ImClone, Alpharma savor mystery suitors
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9/29/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk falls with equities slide; Wachovia, WaMu bonds higher; Dish broken on lost AT&T contract
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9/29/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Optimism stalls in primary as House bailout vote fails; Wachovia tightens in secondary on Citi deal
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9/26/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Apache prices deal; nerves return to primary; Morgan Stanley wider, Wachovia, JPMorgan see movement
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9/26/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Fresenius Kabi widens OID, breaks for trading; Cash sees shortage of buyers; LCDX holds steady
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9/26/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Issuers look to October to sell bonds; Public Works Board of California to sell $163.3 million
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9/26/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Washington Mutual considered 'worthless'; Wachovia, National City slammed as financials melt down
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9/26/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: ISTA gets $65 million facility; U.S. Starcom lands $3.12 million, investor; Lombard eyes breathing room
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9/26/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: WaMu seized, bonds seizing; Six Flags still reeling from downgrade; bid list gets blame for losses
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9/26/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley's generous bear note highly risky, but could serve as hedge, analyst says
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9/26/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market sells amid bailout talks; Venezuela leads losers; investors watch Washington, D.C.
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9/26/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: WaMu nosedives on U.S. seizure, industry wonders who's next; Alpharma says other offer tops King;
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9/26/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Seized WaMu dominates junk trading; Wachovia bonds also walloped; GM, rest of market mostly off
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9/25/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Brocade widens OID, breaks for trading; Rite Aid falls with downgrade, earnings; Goodyear dips
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9/25/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: EOG, Peco Energy, South Carolina E&G, Wisconsin Electric price, tone up on bailout news; Morgan Stanley active
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9/25/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Peabody slips, Ford gains; Prudential, CapitalSource improve; Fannie Mae seesaws; ban concerns remain
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9/25/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Albert Einstein Healthcare delays sale; Virginia school authority postpones Fluvanna County's sale
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9/25/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Pilgrim's Pride dives on compliance issues; Rite Aid paper slips on earnings, downgrade; GM lower
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9/25/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Clifton Star expects amended deal to close Monday; Wealth Minerals, Pixman offer stock-warrant units
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9/25/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mixed; investors stew on U.S. bailout; high-betas slide; Argentina bonds weaken
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9/25/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Bank of America, Morgan Stanley principal-protected notes find buyers in volatile market, advisor says
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9/25/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Pilgrim's Pride's wings clipped; more WaMu weakness; Rite Aid Q2 a bitter pill; funds out $277 million
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9/25/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: WaMu waits longer; Transmeta leads with Intel deal, possible sale; loose M&As cleaned up
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9/24/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: WaMu watchers wait for announcement; Berkshire buys into Goldman; Constellation shareholders sue
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9/24/2008 | PV | Market Commentary: Liquidity lifts private placement activity; El Paso Pipeline, CCL see market as better option, not a fallback
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9/24/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Cengage bounces around; Neiman falls; Cash, LCDX drop; Affinia pulls deal; Apria talk emerges
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9/24/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: American Honda Finance, Stanley Works, UGI price; investors, issuers cautious; Goldman better on Buffet deal
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9/24/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mostly lower amid slightly better liquidity; Smithfield lower on credit worries; Red Hat down
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9/24/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Pricing action remains light; Long Island Power Authority to price $550 million in revenue bonds
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9/24/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Lehman, WaMu decline amid turmoil; Neiman paper slips on earnings; GM, Ford term loans lose ground
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9/24/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Mac Filmworks, PolyMedix find keen investors despite rough market; Platinum places with close parties
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9/24/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets wider again; credit market lags equities; Asia outperforms; market tone abysmal
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9/24/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Citigroup links buffered notes to Financial SPDRs; Morgan Stanley ties bear notes to S&P 500
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9/24/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Lehman a loser, most other junk also lower; Pilgrim's Pride in slide; First Data debt rolled into bonds
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9/23/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: WaMu bonds nosedive, Lehman busily traded; market mostly lower; Ventas bucks the trend
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9/23/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: CAT Financial prices $1.3 billion, proves new issue market open; spreads widen
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9/23/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Accuride, GM, Ford down with market; LCDX dips; Landry's, Herff float timing; Brocade tweaks deal
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9/23/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Issuers delay more new issue sales; Texas Housing and Community Affairs to sell $129.6 million
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9/23/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles under selling pressure; ProLogis added to banned list; Vornado softens; Nabors lower
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9/23/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Goldman Sachs raises $5 billion from Berkshire Hathaway; Continent Resources, Pluristem sell stock
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9/23/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Delphi debt blows up; Sea Containers plan no help, trader says; Burlington, Bon-Ton paper falls
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9/23/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Credit Suisse, UBS link absolute return notes to S&P 500; structure fits uncertain times, distributor says
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9/23/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets flat to mixed; Asia suffers weak overnight; Argentina, Venezuela benchmarks weaken
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9/23/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Investors watch WaMu; Icahn fights for ImClone; Longs Drug Stores readies for Walgreen hostile bid
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9/22/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley picks Plan B; AIG up as holders seek alternative; Nobel Learning jumps on buyout bid
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9/22/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Troubled financials still dominate junk market, tone worsens; GM off on drawdown; Aventine rebounds
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9/22/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary quiet; investors, issuers wait for price data; secondary slightly better, financials eyed
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9/22/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: GM dips on revolver draw, Ford drops in sympathy; Herff Jones floats potential date; Fresenius may upsize
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9/22/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Issuers feel out the market day by day; New Mexico puts kibosh on $500 million TRANs sale for now
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9/22/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles illiquid; Newmont Mining dips on hedge as gold jumps; NatCity thinly traded, stock off
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9/22/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Oilsands Quest plans $23.25 million private placement of shares; San Gold to raise C$20.03 million
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9/22/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Lehman debt steady as government plans economic rescue; GM, Ford structures differ on drawdown
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9/22/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Changes at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley could reassure some structured investors, adviser says
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9/22/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mixed; Argentina benchmark bonds up on debt restructuring talk; dollar walloped
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9/19/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Structured product analysis gets trickier as markets swing, CDS spreads get closer look, analyst says
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9/19/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets hold rally pace; Venezuela, high-betas soar; EMBI+ reels back in
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9/19/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Wachovia inch closer; Constellation may see new bid; proxy advisers knock Harbinger
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9/19/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: SunGard sells seven-year deal, bonds jump; fallen financials dominate trading; VeraSun up on alternatives
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9/19/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Week ends on high note, government plan brings optimism; bank, broker names tighten more than 100 bps
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9/19/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Invitrogen tweaks tranche sizes, breaks; LCDX, cash strengthen; Fresenius, Brocade oversubscribed
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9/19/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: New issue action stalls as issuers eye market; Kentucky's Ashland Hospital to sell $100 million
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9/19/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Ban on short selling takes wind out of convertibles; financials quiet, overall market slips dollar neutral
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9/19/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Osisko to get C$12.25 million from units sale; International Sovereign Energy wraps C$2.65 million
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9/19/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Fallen financials continue to dominate distressed as wild week ends; VeraSun up on strategic alternatives
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9/18/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Lehman remains the focus; Burlington Coat, VeraSun pressured by rating cuts; broad market mixed
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9/18/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley under spotlight on merger speculation; extra financing will help bank, advisor says
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9/18/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets bounce big; LatAm high-betas rally back; Venezuela bonds climb; primary silent
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9/18/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Stocks rally back amid bank royal rumble; Lloyds lands HBOS; MidAmerican to buy Constellation Energy
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9/18/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Financials continue to fascinate junk market; better tone seen as stocks recover; funds lose $178 million
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9/18/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials show some improvement on Treasury plan; Constellation jumps on Buffett buy; Laclede prices
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9/18/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Venetian Macau dips on refi worries; Texas American, Nations Petroleum deals die; Landry's mulls timing
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9/18/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: More issuers put deals on back burner; Kansas Development Finance prices $62 million revenue bonds
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9/18/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles remain volatile; Wachovia attracts possible buyers; EMC, Qwest Communications decline
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9/18/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Capstone's $32.01 million units offering causes shares to sink; Lingo raises C$5 million from PIPE
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9/17/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: MonoGen raises C$7 million; AMDL takes in $2.51 million; ChemGenex gets A$12.93 million from PIPE
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9/17/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Lehman flops, AIG flips; Nortel bonds dive; Station Casinos quiet on downgrade, Isle of Capri steady
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9/17/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays-Lehman deal offers little consolation; Lehman proceedings will include structureds, expert says
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9/17/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets socked again; Asia outperforms; Argentina's discount bonds plunge; primary 'dead'
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9/17/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: AIG joins the Treasury roll; more bank deals brewing; Longs Drug Stores, SanDisk reject offers
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9/17/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Nortel slammed on sales warning; AIG gyrates after Fed bailout; Lehman, Morgan Stanley keep on falling
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9/17/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley falls, AIG gyrates as financial carnage continues; ILFC takes flight
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9/17/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Masonite firm on forbearance; Movie Gallery plummets with market; Invitrogen oversubscribed
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9/17/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: More offerings postponed as market woes worry issuers; Kansas Development, Boston Water delay deals
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9/17/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Financials drop; SanDisk lower on hedged basis amid deal chatter; Nortel quiet after cutting view
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9/16/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Jacksonville, Fla., prices $54.215 million revenue bonds; pricings delayed because of shaky market
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9/16/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: AIG future hangs in the balance; Wachovia retraces some losses; Amgen convertibles up on drug data
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9/16/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: La Cortez raises $5.98 million selling units; Health Systems takes in $5 million from preferreds
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9/16/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Lehman, AIG keep investors focused; Tribune loan slips in sympathy; broad market remains heavy
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9/16/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Claim amounts uncertain for Lehman products; some see opportunities, but fear unreported exposure
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9/16/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets blasted again; EMBI+ breaks 400 bps; Venezuela bonds sink; primary activity silent
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9/16/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Banks, Feds grapple with financials; Vishay ups ante with tender offer; Getinge scoops up Datascope
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9/16/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: AIG, other faltering financials, dominate junk; GM rebounds, leads afternoon bounceback move
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9/16/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: AIG news dominates as deadline looms, Goldman, Morgan Stanley give earnings; plunging AIG dominates trading
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9/16/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Landry's postponed again; Lehman portfolio sale pulled; Tribune lower with market; LCDX down
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9/15/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles sag on Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, Merrill Lynch takeover; AIG remains an overhang
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9/15/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Issuers eye Lehman bankruptcy news; Port of Seattle delays sale of $379.72 million revenue bonds
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9/15/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Lehman, AIG dominate trading, spooking investors; Delphi up; Claire's, Burlington among top movers
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9/15/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Dynamic plans largest PIPE in company history; Radar settles tranche of C$1.07 million placement
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9/15/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets drown in illiquidity; high-betas dig lower; VTB pulls ruble-denominated offering
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9/15/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Lehman holders find few answers; BofA to be top structured agent with Merrill deal, but layoffs a concern
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9/15/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk slides as Lehman, WaMu paper gets pounded; GM, autos give up recent gains
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9/15/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: AIG slides amid rescue talks, Fed nix on loan; Electronic Arts walks from Take-Two; Longs mulls bids
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9/15/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Ashland floats OID; Herff Jones postpones launch; Wabtec oversubscribed; Delphi rises; LCDX plummets
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9/15/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary eyes headlines, awaits Tuesday data; secondary sees Merrill tighter, AIG, Lehman decline
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9/12/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Lehman outcome remains primary focus; weekend resolution eyed; secondary centered on financials
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9/12/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: SunGard upsizes, breaks; Georgia Gulf up on amendment; Claire's rises with numbers; Herff floats talk
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9/12/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: North Carolina Education Authority to sell $1.337 billion in 10 tranches; Lincoln Center sale ahead
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9/12/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: AIG slide goes on; Lehman lower ahead of possible sale; selling hits Countrywide; Transocean edges up
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9/12/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Catalyst shares sink after announcing $4.46 million direct offering; Northern Star eyes $42 million
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9/12/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Claire's structure jumps on numbers; Burlington Coat firms; NXP falls on downgrade, reorganization
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9/12/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays' new reverse convertible pales in light of older one, analyst says; financials see bull, bear products
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9/12/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mixed amid external shocks; high-betas hammered; South Korea pulls dollar offering
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9/12/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Lehman, WaMu stutter along; King tenders for Alpharma; Longs holders shun CVS as Walgreen steps in
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9/12/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Lehman bonds continue fall; Claire's Stores jumps on numbers; Ticketmaster rebounds
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9/11/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary activity halts as market watches Lehman; Lehman, WaMu down again in trading
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9/11/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: JBS USA sets revolver talk; Landry's timing emerges; Northwest rises on amendment, pushes Delta higher
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9/11/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Sarasota County, Fla., prices $74 million revenue bonds; Arizona Health Facilities plans $400 million
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9/11/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Financial rout broadens, but Bank of America holds up; Oscient Pharma weakens after exchange news
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9/11/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: SinoHub concludes $7.5 million; Asia Now intends to raise C$4.27 million for properties in China
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9/11/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: GM, Ford paper gains steam; Claire's, Bon-Ton slip; Charter brisk, steady; Northwest, Delta fly high
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9/11/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays keeps terms on financials reverse convertibles; uncertainty a hurdle with Lehman, advisor says
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9/11/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets crushed; Brazil approaches critical level; South Korea offering waits for Monday
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9/11/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Lehman Brothers shares crushed; market sees financial frenzy; Cleveland-Cliffs digs down under
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9/11/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: More Lehman, WaMu carnage; Ticketmaster off; Clear Channel sells at discount; funds add $130 million
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9/10/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Bristol-Myers capable of topping $70 per share mystery bid for ImClone, says ICAP's Sachin Shah
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9/10/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk warily recovers from Tuesday slide as GM leads; WaMu walloped; Sabine Pass prices mirror deal
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9/10/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: RBS prices extendible floaters; Lehman bonds widen despite 'strategic initiatives'
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9/10/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Herff pro rata sees interest, term B launch set; Petrohawk fills out; Goober nets orders; Masonite rises
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9/10/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Kentucky Housing sells $70 million revenue bonds; health-care offerings dominate market
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9/10/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Lehman, WaMu weaken further; Chesapeake bounces a little with shares; Tyson gains on debut
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9/10/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Yongye concludes $9.35 million stock sale; Signalife plans $5 million; AVP collects $3.5 million
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9/10/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: GMAC, ResCap firm despite downgrade; casinos end mixed on Atlantic City numbers; Masonite loan up
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9/10/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Goldman on outperformance of global against emerging stocks; notes weather downturns, advisor says
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9/10/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets continue fall; Asian issues hold in; Telemar pulls out
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9/9/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets sink slowly; EMBI+ hits year's wide; Ecuador down; investors eye end of roadshows
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9/9/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Lehman Brothers leads broad financial retreat; Cleveland-Cliffs fights Harbinger over Alpha deal
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9/9/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk slumps as equities lose bailout luster; MagnaChip slides on guidance; Sabine Pass slates mirror deal
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9/9/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Aetna, Halliburton, OeKB price, Lehman news dampens primary; Lehman bonds plunge in trading
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9/9/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: SRAM, Web Service tweak deals; JBS, SunGard, Ashland float talk; Masonite, Spirit Aero dip
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9/9/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Mississippi prices $230 million in G.O.s; Connecticut gears up for $479 million transportation bonds
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9/9/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Lehman declines, other financials weaken; Mylan, NVR expected to price offerings after the close
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9/9/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Metalink plans $8 million bridge loan with investor; Arrowhead settles upsized $6.96 million PIPE
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9/9/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Lehman troubles hurt markets; MagnaChip bonds down on lower forecast; Masonite call weighs on debt
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9/9/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Eksportfinans, ABN Amro lead pipeline; Lehman credit worries investors, advisor says
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9/8/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Svensk links to currency; bailout of Fannie, Freddie could affect pricing, sector interest, distributor says
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9/8/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets creep tighter; Turkey bonds leap; Brazil's Telemar Norte talks benchmark offering
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9/8/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: UAL gyrates wildly on false bankruptcy report; Fannie, Freddie dive on U.S. takeover
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9/8/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk jumps as stocks soar on Fannie-Freddie takeover; GMAC motors higher; Clear Channel shrinks
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9/8/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Barrick Gold, Consumers Energy, Agrium price as primary weakens; WaMu wider, Countrywide tighter
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9/8/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Fresenius reveals OID; Petrohawk nets orders; MBF timing emerges; Weather Channel breaks
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9/8/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Tax-free munis maintain gains; Los Angeles Community College District to bring $621.415 million
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9/8/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae, Sovereign, Lehman crash, Wachovia improves on Fannie-Freddie bailout; UAL ignores rumor
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9/8/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Neptune arranges C$8.5 million to meet increased demand; Verb Exchange hopes to raise C$1.5 million
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9/8/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: GMAC gets bump from Freddie, Fannie plan; United Rentals debt up on SEC settlement; UAL loan steady
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9/5/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Blue Earth accelerates towards positive cash flow; Taylor raises $120 million, reveals strategic investors
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9/5/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Six Flags boosted by good weather; MagnaChip wants to add debt; Isle of Capri holds on to gains
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9/5/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Merrill Lynch leveraged notes linked to S&P 500 prove popular; notes rate better than average, analyst says
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9/5/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets pulled lower; high-betas lead retreat; Turkey benchmark off 1 point; primary calm
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9/5/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Idea of Altria smokeless tobacco deal lights investors' fire; Saks sale seen less likely; Fannie, Freddie dive
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9/5/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Charter 11% bonds tumble; Realogy, MagnaChip up on financing efforts; Six Flags rise continues
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9/5/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: CVS, Procter & Gamble price floaters; active calendar ahead; utilities tighten in weak secondary
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9/5/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Invitrogen filling up fast; Fresenius Kabi sets Libor floor; LCDX heads higher
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9/5/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Maryland Transportation to price $425 million; Princeton University revenue bond sale ahead
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9/5/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: AIG, Wachovia reverse losses; Transocean adds; SanDisk climbs on M&A chatter; Schiele Pharma trades
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9/4/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Ciena paper expands despite outlook cut; automakers, Legg Mason down; Tyson Foods to price offering
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9/4/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Colorado Goldfields says pleased with equity line; PolyMet receives $50 million investment from Glencore
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9/4/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Beazer unaffected by downgrades; Sprint hurt by research note; Six Flags: No news is good news?
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9/4/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Eksportfinans, RBC link barrier notes to S&P 500; RBC's contingent coupon part of trend, advisor says
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9/4/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets pressured by externals; high-grade credits hold on; South Korea to issue dollars
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9/4/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: CVS confident of Longs offer; speculation swirls around Lehman; SunOpta plans strategic review
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9/4/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Dollar General rises again, Six Flags, Bombardier up; Fresenius deal downsized; funds gain $137 million
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9/4/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Procter & Gamble, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, Ohio Power price as others wait; market wider
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9/4/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Brocade sets OID; 1-800 Contacts unofficial OID floats around; Fresenius timing emerges; LCDX dips
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9/4/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Puerto Rico brings $250 million G.O.s; Jacksonville, Fla., sells $105 million revenue bonds
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9/3/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae, Ambac, Countrywide better; Ford steady; Linear, Ceradyne little changed on downgrades
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9/3/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: New Jersey brings $1.8 billion in TRANs; Puerto Rico to sell $250 million in G.O. bonds Thursday
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9/3/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Isle of Capri up on numbers; GMAC cuts jobs, notes firm; Dollar General bonds up, Burlington slips
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9/3/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Spice to cut debt with placement; Universal Travel welcomes institutional support; ABC reveals new loans
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9/3/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets flail; Argentina announces repayment plan; Wing Hang Bank prices $225 million
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9/3/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Deutsche plans capped BUyS linked to financials; structure cuts protection for better upside, advisor says
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9/3/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Lehman receives KDB offer; Energy East merger approved; Liberty Entertainment announces share swap
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9/3/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Clear Channel slates eight-year deal; Liberty a loser after spin off news; earnings lift Isle of Capri
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9/3/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Dollar General up on numbers; Revlon rises with debt paydown plans; Invitrogen, 1-800 Contacts float talk
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9/3/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Oncor Electric, Spectra Energy, Wells Fargo among utility, financials dominating primary
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9/2/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Landry's postpones launch; Turner timing emerges; SRAM floats talk; Burlington slides with numbers
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9/2/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Massachusetts to sell $661.89 million in G.O.s Thursday; Los Angeles MTA will price $288.3 million
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9/2/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Chesapeake Energy mixed to slightly better as oil falls; Gilead eases; Sciele gains on buyout bid
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9/2/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Rodinia eyes seismic program; PacWest to raise $100 million; Kairiki plans $10 million convertible issue
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9/2/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Linens n'Things, Burlington Coat Factory debt slips; NXP bonds improve despite ratings downgrade
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9/2/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: HSBC, Harris offer CDs linked to CMS spreads; investors appreciate long-term security, distributor says
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9/2/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Asian pipeline builds as market conditions remain rugged; Telemar to bring up to $2 billion
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9/2/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Lehman gyrates as KDB may take stake; Alpharma prescribes poison pill
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9/2/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Chesapeake Energy up on asset-sale news; Dollar General rises before numbers; MBIA notes keep rising
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9/2/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW, AmEx Credit price notes, BB&T plans trust preferred issue; secondary tone slides late in day
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8/29/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Week ends with $7.7 billion issuance, backlog waits for coming week; August sees $33 billion in new issues
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8/29/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Primary activity to pick up with Brocade, Landry's, 1-800 Contacts and Invitrogen; all set for Sept. 1 week
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8/29/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Northwest Community Hospital, Ill., sells $154.765 million bonds; Puerto Rico to sell $250 million
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8/29/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Mylan, Medtronic trade flat to lower; Ambac gives back some gains; energy names quiet despite storm
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8/29/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: HydroGen gets $2 million life-saving loan; Sacre-Coeur wraps its third August private placement
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8/29/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Delphi draws attention on more potential bad news; Harrah's bonds steady, Majestic Star debt falls
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8/29/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Citigroup's Financial Select SPDR buffer notes riskier than normal, but structure common, analyst says
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8/29/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Posco enters growing Asian pipeline; Pakistan tumbles on economic and political volatility
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8/29/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Microsoft is mystery Greenfield buyer; clash over scrubbed Gilat deal; International Rectifier nixes Vishay
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8/29/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Market in pre-holiday lull; Quiksilver off, Tousa bonds gyrate; Ashland seen as September business
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8/28/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: IKON Office bonds continue Ricoh-fueled rise; Sprint runs up, autos cruise; funds see $45 million inflow
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8/28/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Ontario prices short-dated issue; Sierra Pacific tightens in quiet secondary; better tone at close
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8/28/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Masonite slides on numbers; Michaels recoups some losses; LCDX continues to rise with stocks
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8/28/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Louisville Arena Authority sells $349 million; Los Angeles college district to price $621 million
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8/28/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Teva edges higher amid outright interest; Peabody eases; Fleetwood aims to extend 5% convertibles
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8/28/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Patient Safety seeks $4.8 million; Silver Recycling markets C$2 million convertible debentures
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8/28/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Masonite bonds, loan soften; Portola files bankruptcy, bonds steady; Michael's Stores loan gains
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8/28/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley ties absolute return notes to China fund; RBC prices $1,000 of reverse convertibles
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8/28/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazil beef sector eases by 1/4 to 1/2; Argentina CDS 5 bps tighter as 'exchange' expectations increase
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8/28/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: DRS buyout advances; Aladdin says 'no' to Vector; Freddie, Fannie surge continues for fourth day
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8/27/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: IKON up big on Ricoh buyout news; SI super on sale to Serco; Temasek fund bullish on Merrill, ups stake
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8/27/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: IKON jumps on Ricoh buyout news; Quiksilver gains on asset sale; Michaels Stores slides after numbers
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8/27/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Sierra Pacific Power prices, Ontario plans bond issue; secondary sees McCormick tighten, Goldman wider
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8/27/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Hudson Products frees to trade; Michaels Stores falls on earnings; LCDX up with equities
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8/27/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, sells $254.691 million; New Jersey plans $1.8 billion TRANs deal
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8/27/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Amylin, Cell Genesys fall on product bombshells; Bristol-Myers stands pat; Fannie Mae extends gains
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8/27/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: China Valves wraps $30 million stock sale; Wintrust to sell $50 million convertible preferreds
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8/27/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Michael's, Jo-Ann release financials; Phonebook publishers post gains; Isle of Capri debt firms
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8/27/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Merrill Lynch plans STEP notes linked to Apple; product suits moderately bullish view, advisor says
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8/27/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets wider despite U.S. stock rally; Argentina CDS gains on exchange reopening hopes
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8/26/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Credit Suisse links to emerging infrastructure index; product provides convenient access, distributor says
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8/26/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Korail prices $200 million; Aruba sets talk for five-year bullet; Russia/CIS CDS wider on Georgia turmoil
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8/26/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Greenfield dumps Quad, opts for mystery buyer; Thornburg up despite warning; Cott off on lower guidance
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8/26/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Thornburg dives despite swing into black; Abitibi off as pulp prices fall; Cott fizzles on bearish guidance
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8/26/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: McCormick prices deal, Korail reopens notes; quiet secondary sees McCormick tighter, Rio Tinto wider
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8/26/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Invitrogen sets Sept. 5 bank meeting for $2.65 billion loan; LCDX 5 bps better as traders pass quiet session
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8/26/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: N.Y. State Urban Development sells $124 million; New York State Thruway Authority plans $363 million
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8/26/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Countrywide Financial gains; Fannie Mae, AIG up; Smithfield first steady, then falls after earnings
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8/26/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Canadian Superior plans $35 million; Arrowhead settles $4.4 million, First Nickel eyes C$4.5 million
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8/26/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Thornburg Mortgage bonds weaken despite larger profit; automotive sector bond trading ends mixed
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8/25/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Thornburg debt moves up ahead of numbers; GM loan gains ground; Mrs. Fields plan filed, bonds slip
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8/25/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: UBS plans autocallables tied to gold stocks; product offers hedge against dollar, inflation, advisor says
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8/25/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Eastern European pipeline seen despite Russia-Georgia tensions; EMBI 6 bps wider as Treasuries rally
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8/25/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Star Scientific smokin' on patent ruling; Grey Wolf sells to Precision; Quest Resource dives on CEO exit
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8/25/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Thornburg gains ahead of numbers but no lift for peers; gaming, auto credits seen generally lower
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8/25/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: AmEx Credit launches InterNotes, Toyota Motor Credit prices floaters; secondary light on volume
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8/25/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: LCDX bounces around; General Motors inches up; Hudson Products readies allocations
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8/25/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Tuesday to bring host of pricing action; Banner Health of Arizona sells $917.86 million
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8/25/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford drops to mid 60s amid higher oil; Suntech Power loses 0.5 point; Amylin trades with hopes for Byetta
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8/25/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Adaltis plans C$20 million sale of convertibles; Proteome wraps A$2.5 million placement of stock
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8/22/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Remote Knowledge raises $4.8 million, stock jumps; Elephant Talk taps $3 million, Azure eyes funds
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8/22/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Tropicana unmoved on plan to remarket Casino Aztar; Burlington Coat bonds off, Bon-Ton pares losses
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8/22/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Some investors still bullish about dollar, source says; Morgan Stanley to price notes linked to Asian currencies
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8/22/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Korea tightens modestly amid August lull; market strapped for liquidity; Wing Hang preps $300 million
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8/22/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: King reveals nixed bid for Alpharma; Genentech will pay to keep staff; Sovereign gyrates on GSE fears
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8/22/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk trades in narrow range, on sleepy volume; Lennar lower; Chesapeake defies oil fall
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8/22/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo adds to floaters, week ends with single-digit issuance; secondary sees little activity
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8/22/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: LCDX inches up with equities; Manitowoc holds firm; Ashland narrows down retail timing
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8/22/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Massachusetts Educational Finance Authority to sell $400 million; Palo Alto district sale ahead
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8/22/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Lehman jumps on speculation; King holds, Alpharma up on takeover bid; China Sunergy up on earnings
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8/21/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford, GM move lower on higher oil prices; Transocean steady; Fannie Mae, Lehman regain some ground
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8/21/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Florida BOE sells $200 million revenue bonds; Florida Municipal Power Agency to sell $562.51 million
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8/21/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Bon-Ton debt weaker; Thornburg helped by stock swap; Hines files Chapter 11; Fedders plan confirmed
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8/21/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Evercore to get $120 million; International Stem Cell to raise $3 million, Selwyn C$3.26 million
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8/21/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan links knock-out notes to S&P 500; partial protection for yield-seeking investors, distributor says
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8/21/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mixed; Venezuela leads high-beta credits with modest bond gain; primary napping
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8/21/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Longs pushes, CVS holds ground; Take-Two, Electronic Arts map a friendly offer
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8/21/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Market meanders in listless trading; gaming sector, autos lower; funds lose $9 million on week
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8/21/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Manitowoc breaks; Foamex, LyondellBasell heavier on downgrades; Brocade timing emerges
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8/21/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo prices floaters, primary backlog builds; Bank of NY tighten sharply, Heinz, Hormel up on earnings
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8/20/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Cape Fear Public Utility Authority sells $194.795 million revenue bonds; Tennessee prices G.O.s
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8/20/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae slides again; Nabors up as oil adds; Newmont Mining extends gains on higher gold prices
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8/20/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: X-Rite expects $155 million; iBioPharma wraps $5 million; Avantogen plans A$1 million
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8/20/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: NXP paper helped by sale of JV stake; Merisant Worldwide bonds quiet; Delphi's bonds find a bottom
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8/20/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Bank of America offers Eagles linked to equities; principal protection eats into upside, advisor says
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8/20/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mixed; Russia ignores world's censure; sell strategy eyed ahead of new issues
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8/20/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: ArecelorMittal digs new steel deal; Eli Lilly sprouts new hormone division; Circuit City still searching
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8/20/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: NXP up on news of JV stake sale; Energy XXI bounces; Majestic Star seen on the slide
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8/20/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of NY Mellon prices notes; primary market focuses on fate of Fannie, Freddie; new deals tighten
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8/20/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Manitowoc shifts funds, adds step-down; AlliedBarton frees to trade; GM dips; LCDX rises
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8/19/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: John Deere Capital prices floaters; negative news outweighs positive in primary
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8/19/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Hudson Products increases OID; Hawaiian Telcom drops on downgrade; TXU down with market
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8/19/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Texas brings $6.4 billion with 1.61% NIC; Wisconsin prices $302.2 million G.O.s with 4.30% TIC
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8/19/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Financials pummeled, Lehman, Wachovia hard hit; PDL BioPharma inks alliance with Bristol-Myers
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8/19/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Peplin plans $24 million offering; ViaLogy concludes £1.8 million placement of shares
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8/19/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Hawaiian Telcom debt dips on downgrade; Spectrum bonds hold their ground; Portola Packaging dives
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8/19/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Eksportfinans launches more homebuilders-linked notes; Morgan Stanley reports growth in short-euro ETN
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8/19/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets slower, lower; Venezuela leads high-betas; investors hopeful for primary rebound
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8/19/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: General Dynamics' sights on Jet Aviation; Fleetwood holders look for value; some hope on Take-Two, EA
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8/19/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Casino bonds ignore stock drop, Spectrum also; autos skid while GM turns to 'employee' price incentives
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8/18/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Duke Energy Indiana, 3M price in rough market; AmEx notes tighten in quiet secondary
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8/18/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Petrohawk sets upfront fees; Idearc inches up; TXU levels tighten; LCDX softens
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8/18/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Tax-free munis strong, sellsider says; Multnomah County, Ore., hospital authority plans $230 million
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8/18/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae, Huntington edge lower; Amylin expands as shares sink; Cheniere places private deal
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8/18/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Cheniere raises $250 million; Synchronica gets £5.08 million from stock; Novelos pockets $3 million
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8/18/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Six Flags, Idearc, R.H. Donnelley bonds actively traded; Constar bonds weaken; Auto sector mixed
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8/18/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Deutsche Bank links to five alpha indexes; one-stop cross-asset product could appeal to retail, advisor says
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8/18/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mixed; Pakistan sells on Musharraf resignation; primary quiet, waits for September
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8/18/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Barron's batters Fannie, Freddie, but boosts R.H. Donnelley; UnionBanCal up as it OKs sweetened bid
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8/18/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: R.H. Donnelley up as stock soars; Six Flags rise continues; Ferrellgas seen firm; primary still asleep
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8/15/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Vishay's goes fishing for International Rectifier; Waste Management sees rejection but does not raise offer
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8/15/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: MBIA moves up as S&P stands down; Abitibi bonds climb; debt pledge spurs Sprint interest
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8/15/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: AmEx Credit prices surprise issue, ends week of $15 billion new deals; secondary quiet, volume light
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8/15/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: TXU inches up on earnings; OSI Restaurant softens with numbers; Petrohawk pricing emerges
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8/15/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Prospect Independent School District, Texas, sells $102.72 million; primary market action picks up
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8/15/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Cypress Semi higher on tender offer; SunPower quiet; ON Semi, Intel in trade; RadioShack sees gains
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8/15/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Nanogen arranges $5 million for merger, shares decline; Sacre-Coeur wraps C$4.13 million placement
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8/15/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: OSI earnings pressure debt; Mrs. Fields eyes pre-packaged Chapter 11; Retailers climb on data
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8/15/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Deutsche's escalator notes use structure that faded in years of volatile markets, analyst says
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8/15/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets tighter; political risk weighs on emerging Europe; primary bond activity comatose
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8/14/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets coast on low trading volume; Argentina still rolling; primary market remains quiet
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8/14/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: CME keeps shareholder meeting Monday as planned; UnionBanCal rejects Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi offer
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8/14/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Six Flags up on interim numbers; GM stock jump no help to bonds; Pliant pounded; funds add $54 million
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8/14/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan Chase, Toyota Motor Credit price, likely end issuance for week; Wal-Mart better on earnings
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8/14/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Fiserv pulled; AlliedBarton, Texas American, Broadlane tweak deals; Hexion dips with numbers
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8/14/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Fremont, Calif., school district raises $80 million; Wisconsin to sell $302.2 million G.O. bonds
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8/14/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Countrywide a little stronger; GM up; Transocean down; newly priced Boston Properties, Ferro add
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8/14/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Aqua-Pure to raise C$20 million from stock placement; Constitution Mining sells $4 million units
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8/14/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Six Flags helped by numbers; GM bonds hold tight despite company comments; Young Broadcasting wider
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8/14/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Deutsche Bank links escalator notes to cross-asset basket; product reduces point-to-point risks, advisor says
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8/13/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan to offer VIX-linked notes; products could serve as market hedge for investors, advisor says
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8/13/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets creep higher; Argentina bonds continue climb from lows; primary checks waters
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8/13/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: eBay bids for Gmarket; Longs jumps on CVS offer; Genetech spurns Roche offer
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8/13/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Caribbean Restaurants prices, bonds 'put away'; GM off on downgrade; Intelsat gains on numbers
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8/13/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: AIG, Southern Co., TCF price; AIG price weighs on primary, secondary; Lehman wider on analyst prediction
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8/13/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: John Maneely, Talecris up on buyouts; Tribune, Solo Cup move with numbers; AlliedBarton tweaks deal
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8/13/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Fairfield University, Conn., sells $108 million revenue bonds; New Hampshire Housing raises funds
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8/13/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: RadioShack, China Medical gain; Ferro quiet; Boston Properties plans deal; Transocean, Massey rebound
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8/13/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Opexa concludes $3 million PIPE; Discovery takes A$8.19 million; VIPR plans C$1.2 million offering
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8/13/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Moody's downgrade weighs on GM, Metaldyne subs come in; Neff bonds hanging in; Rite Aid paper firms
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8/12/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Boston Private offers details of $75 million financing, stock dips; Firepond may get $2 million
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8/12/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: VeraSun debt lifted by record revenues; Sbarro hurt by earnings, downgrade; airlines, autos better
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8/12/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Harris launch more CDs; smaller banks entering structured market through CDs, advisor says
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8/12/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mixed; Turkey stronger as Georgia, Russia fighting subsides; primary market hushed
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8/12/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: UnionBanCal sees better offer; Middleby serves offer to TurboChef; Tecumseh told to stage director vote
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8/12/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: VeraSun, Readers Digest big gainers; Sbarro keeps sliding; split-rated Brunswick draws crossover buyers
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8/12/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Ingersoll-Rand, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Brunswick, MetLife price; market weakens in afternoon
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8/12/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Wrigley breaks; Allison rises; Airlines, autos head up; Fresenius nets orders; Landry's timing emerges
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8/12/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Milwaukee sells $210 million RANs; Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital raises $93.45 million
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8/12/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Citigroup, financials move lower; market mulls Cheniere; RadioShack, China Medical look cheap
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8/11/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: IR wraps $5 million; MEGA plans C$75 million; Sacre-Coeur exceeds expectations with C$3.63 million
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8/11/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Decent financials help Cheniere, Calpine bonds; Ply-Gem boosted by numbers; casinos close mixed
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8/11/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: ETNs offer effective wrapper for equity products with strong intellectual capital, Nuveen's Forst says
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8/11/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets firm; Russia opens second front in Georgia; Argentina bonds jump on buyback offer
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8/11/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Waste Management dumps on a few dollars more; ImClone, Bristol-Myers squabble; JDS to join i2
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8/11/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: GM rise resumes, American Axle bounces, gaming off on latest numbers; Caribbean Restaurants talks deal
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8/11/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Wrigley tightens OID, adds call protection; Bellisio floats talk; Calpine rises with earnings
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8/11/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Deutsche Telekom, Entergy Louisiana, Southern California Edison price; all tighten in secondary trading
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8/11/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: UAL, airlines higher with lower oil prices; Lifepoint contracts; RadioShack, China Medical to price
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8/11/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: New issues slow as market participants head off for vacation; Maine sells $55.845 million BANs
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8/8/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Municipal sales continue, though August may slow; N.Y. Local Government to sell $208 million bonds
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8/8/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae drops again, but Fifth Third, Nasdaq add; Kendle gives back some gains: GM bonds trade
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8/8/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Cytori to raise $16.95 million from deal with investor Olympus; OPKO plans $15 million stock sale
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8/8/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: American Axle bonds dive on no news; earnings push down Harrah's, Univision loans, bonds
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8/8/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Lehman offer CDs linked to CMS spreads; interest in CDs could be limited, analyst, advisor say
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8/8/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets soften; Russia invades Georgia; Indonesia to bring rupiah-denominated sukuk issue
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8/8/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Monsanto offers hormone division; Mirant rejects mystery offer; more talk on Sprint
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8/8/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Harrah's, Univision, Sbarro fall on losses; energy names seen off as oil slides; primary quiet
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8/8/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: HSBC floater caps week of more than $10 billion in deals; coming week to see more volume; secondary quiets
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8/8/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Harrah's, Univision, Hertz down with numbers; Delphi softens; Ford dips; Wrigley trims spread
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8/7/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: MetroPCS up with numbers; Blockbuster stronger on revised guidance; GM inches higher; LCDX slides
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8/7/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Poor market conditions force Alaska Housing to postpone sale; Harris County, Texas brings $330 million
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8/7/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: AIG drops on large loss; Digital River in trade; Massey Energy gains on debut; Sprint cancels deal
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8/7/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Domark to see $50 million; Western GeoPower plans C$25 million; Pure Energy, Asia Now raise funds
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8/7/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Young bonds fall again, seen flat; Trump jumps despite loss; GM bonds, loan still up, Metaldyne mauled
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8/7/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Deutsche Bank offers Elements linked to value indexes; notes will appeal amid tough markets, advisor says
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8/7/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets stumble; Argentina's bonds crushed; Probusinessbank prices $750 million bonds
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8/7/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: ICAP sees 10.6% annualized return on Anheuser-Busch; financing is biggest remaining obstacle
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8/7/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Trump jumps despite loss, Sprint off as converts scrubbed; Texas Industries prices; funds add $96 million
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8/7/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar Financial, CME Group, Societe Generale price; Northern Trust, Caterpillar tighten
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8/6/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: TransCanada, Northern Trust, Public Service of Colorado price as primary holds firm; Vulcan wider on earnings
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8/6/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: York Label breaks; Georgia Gulf rises; GM down, Chrysler up; Bellisio Foods firms timing
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8/6/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Investors stay cautious even as pricing action heats up; Bay Area Toll, Calif., sells $715 million
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8/6/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: ON Semi, Pioneer gain on earnings; Sovereign higher; Sprint down, but new Sprint deal, Massey up in gray
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8/6/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Dyax completes $50 million deal; Achillion hopes for $42 million; Marchpole concludes £2.5 million
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8/6/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Idearc comeback continues, Claire's Stores better; auto names active; Young Broadcasting down again
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8/6/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Harris, JPMorgan offer structured CDs; safer investments gain traction among investors, advisor says
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8/6/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets stronger; Argentina discount bonds pounded; primary market still lagging 2007 pace
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8/6/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Fortress may cut loose Aircastle; Greenfield gets mystery bidder; General Maritime, Arlington to link up
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8/6/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Sprint Nextel up on numbers, debt-pay plans; auto credits continue rebound; Allis-Chalmers suspends deal
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8/5/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: MGM Mirage gains on project financing news; Six Flags gain continues; Tembec off despite smaller loss
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8/5/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary market seen ready for deals on equities, oil boost; XTO, Ryder tighten in secondary
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8/5/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Quicksilver breaks; Cedar Fair up on numbers; Cablevision rises; Hudson Products flexes
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8/5/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Michigan Municipal Bond Authority brings $680.58 million; Wisconsin DOT sells $185 million
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8/5/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Global Industries lower on loss; Advanced Medical gains; Nabors, Chesapeake down, JetBlue up on oil
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8/5/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Acadia gets $60 million; EPIX arranges $50 million; RoomLinX, Admiralty advance funding efforts
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8/5/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Charter bonds do better on numbers; Idearc bounces off lows; WCI recovers a little
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8/5/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Deutsche Bank links notes to S&P 500; Eksportfinans sells $126.7 million of notes linked to homebuilders
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8/5/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets bond spreads wind tighter; Philippines stronger; primary bond market stagnates
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8/5/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Cablevision up 8% plus as company considers actions; no 'smoking gun' found in Yahoo! recount
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8/4/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: ImClone rejects $60 per share offer; Blackstone shops for theme parks; PeopleSupport jumps on Aegis buy
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8/4/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Six Flags jumps on Q2 swing to profit; WCI slides after Chapter 11; Aeroflex rolls loan into bonds
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8/4/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: XTO, Ryder price ahead of Fed; secondary quiet as spreads seen mixed, bank CDS weak
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8/4/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: GM, Ford, Chrysler trade down, WCI falls; Turner resets launch; Wrigley could see OID tighten
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8/4/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: New issue action continues to thrive; Michigan Municipal Bond Authority to sell $690.59 million
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8/4/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: WCI sinks on bankruptcy filing; Six Flags trades at 50; Advanced Medical off lows; Smithfield adds
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8/4/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: NeoMedia gets $8.65 million; Aeolus announces $5 million; LightPath only sells $2.93 million
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8/4/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: WCI bonds, loans slide after Chapter 11 filing; Idearc clobbered again; Young's bonds move down
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8/4/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan plans commodity-linked dual-directional notes; product reflects sentiment shift, advisor says
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8/4/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets end trading session mixed; Argentina bonds slide; primary bond market slumbers
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8/1/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Structured market rebounding after weak July, structurer says; sees more leverage, averaging features
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8/1/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets pushed wider; Venezuela to nationalize Santander unit; Avangard talks new bonds
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8/1/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Cascade wants Waste Management to trash Republic Services offer, but higher bid could be in the works
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8/1/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: GM skids on big loss; Boyd booms on project delay; Elan, Idearc tumble anew; Clear Channel rolls bridge
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8/1/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital prices notes, ends week of more than $8 billion; industrials to dominate coming week
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8/1/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: L-1 Identity breaks; GM, Delphi, Ford trade down; York Label raises OID; Wrigley blows out
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8/1/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: New offerings on track for record year?; New York City to bring $965 million G.O. bonds Wednesday
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8/1/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Washington Mutual, Ambac Financial edge higher; General Growth strengthens; General Motors down
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8/1/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: World Heart shares dip after $30 million stock placement; PolyMedix wraps $15 million sale of units
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8/1/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Boyd Gaming paper continues to pop; General Motors numbers weigh on automaker, pressure Delphi
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7/31/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: SemGroup bonds under pressure; Trace wrong about Masonite; GMAC, ResCap hold up despite numbers
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7/31/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Merrill links to coal, real estate; UBS ties to financials; volatile sectors see interest, distributor says
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7/31/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets lose some steam; primary market prices $2.65 billion; Turkey bonds still rallying
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7/31/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Bristol-Myers bids for ImClone; Marathon to split; Yahoo! shareholders to meet
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7/31/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: WaMu bonds up as hedge fund takes stake; Idearc resumes slide; autos off; funds see $153 million gain
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7/31/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: General Mills, Hong Kong Gas, Transneft issue; GE plans 40-year notes; July, August issuance seen similar
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7/31/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Manitowoc OID emerges; Fiserv tweaks deal; HealthPort, Turner float talk; Cablevision up; GM, Ford dip
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7/31/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Sales pick up, bidders crowd market; Michigan Bond Authority to bring $690.59 million revenue notes
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7/31/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: ImClone gains on Bristol-Myers offer; Amylin rises on M&A chatter; Hologic lower after earnings
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7/31/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Freedom arranges $25 million stock sale; York will use £3.92 million to fund rights to new drugs
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7/30/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Eaglecrest expects to take in $3.31 million from units; ServicePower settles £5 million stock sale
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7/30/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: R.H. Donnelley, Idearc pare losses; Visteon helped by narrower loss; Charter up on Comcast numbers
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7/30/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley's S&P 500-linked note risky despite average entry feature, but still attractive, advisor says
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7/30/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets wrap tighter; Turkey's AK Party beats ban; Transneft, Hong Kong & China Gas on tap
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7/30/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Santander conquers slowly; a Harbinger for the Alpha-Cliffs deal; BASF surveys deal-land
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7/30/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Ferrellgas prices downsized deal; Elan down on disappointing drug data; Idearc bounces from lows
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7/30/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Airlines, autos fall as oil rises; Contec breaks; Idearc dips; L-1 tweaks deal; Texas American sets talk
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7/30/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Rogers, Berkshire Hathaway, Commercial Metals price as issuers decide to jump in; new deals tighter; Merrill weak
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7/30/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: States rev up for mortgage bonds after Bush signs legislation; San Diego County sells $343.5 million
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7/30/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: PSS retreats, Affiliated Managers quiet on trading start; Wyeth finds support; Penn Virginia rallies with oil
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7/29/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: XL Capital, XM seen higher on day one; PSS World quiet with deal seen rich; Chesapeake slips with oil
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7/29/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Geokinetics raises $30 million from convertible preferreds; Providence plans €42 million offering
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7/29/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Idearc dives, takes R.H. Donnelley along; Pilgrim's numbers not bad; Claire's term loan, bonds fall
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7/29/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Goldman Sachs links to homebuilding index; volatile property market attracts investors, advisor says
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7/29/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets gain momentum; Turkey's bonds see buying; Russia's Transneft offers new securities
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7/29/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Waste Management hoping to haul Republic-Allied Waste antitrust approval into 2009, analyst says
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7/29/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Idearc slips as Q2 earnings slide, Dex, Donnelley along for ride; Pilgrim's Pride bounces; XM up on tender
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7/29/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: AutoZone, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Roper price as primary lifted by Merrill news; Merrill tighter in trading
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7/29/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Idearc, Lear, NRG move on earnings; Claire's slides; MonaVie pulled; AlliedBarton sets talk
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7/29/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: New offerings led by NYC's $965 million G.O. bonds; Puerto Rico Housing heads sale news
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7/28/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Bay Area Toll Authority to sell $715 million; King County, Wash., sells $350 million with 5.32% TIC
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7/28/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Amgen gains on clinical results; financials weaker; new XM Satellite deal looks cheap; XL, PSS to price
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7/28/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: XO shares surge on completion of $780 million preferred placements; DiamondCorp to raise £5 million
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7/28/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Tyson numbers hurt Pilgrim's Pride; Claire's bonds weaker; Chrysler Finance loan better, Ford down
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7/28/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley note an alternative to REITs, advisor says; SPA thrilled with possible options on products
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7/28/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets widen on U.S. flight to safety; prices mixed; primary market still sleeping
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7/28/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Republic puts up roadblocks for Waste Management; IBM buys Ilog; Lenox looks for options
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7/28/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: XM up as FCC OKs merger; Pilgrim's Pride lower on Tyson results; Community Health off on numbers
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7/28/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Market conditions drag down investment grade as issuers wait for window; Wachovia 5.75s active
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7/28/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Avaya OID guidance emerges; Contec narrows down discount; Hudson sets talk; Chrysler rises; Ford dips
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7/25/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Nevada Power sells $500 million notes, tightens in trading; du Pont rebounds; WaMu sinks again
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7/25/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Chrysler Auto falls on leasing exit; Tribune, Alltel inch up; Weather Channel, FTD ready allocations
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7/25/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Austin, Texas, sells $175 million in revenue refunding bonds; Texas Transportation bonds price
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7/25/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Affymetrix down on quarterly loss; Amgen steady pre-earnings; Countrywide bondholders eye angles
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7/25/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Competitive Technologies plans $5 million; Gulf gets £25 million; Nayarit wraps C$10 million sale
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7/25/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Casinos hit a string of bad luck; bad news for Bally?; Tribune loan firms; Chrysler loan crashes
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7/25/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Financials-linked reverse convertibles pricing more attractively as volatility spikes, analyst says
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7/25/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets tighten; Venezuela postpones bond buyback; primary ends strong week of activity
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7/25/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Cleveland-Cliffs moves higher, possibly signaling arbs' expectation of sale
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7/25/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: GM bonds slide, new XM issue holds gains, WaMu takes a tumble; Allis-Chalmers slates 10-year deal
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7/24/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Washington Mutual keeps dropping; most financials weak
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7/24/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: TriZetto breaks; Penn National, Level 3, Ford move with numbers; Manitowoc timing, talk emerge
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7/24/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Paulding County, Ga., school district sells $62.5 million in G.O.s; market remains uneasy
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7/24/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: National City off slightly; WaMu slides; Cadence falls; Alliance Data trades in line in debut
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7/24/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Africo wraps C$100 million private placement of units; Novera takes in £15 million from stock sale
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7/24/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Ford numbers weigh on auto sector debt; Portola plan pressures bonds; SemGroup debt pares losses
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7/24/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Lehman links conditional range notes to gold; strategy hinges on volatility, adviser says
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7/24/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets roll back; Taqa prices $1.5 billion of notes in two tranches; Argentina bonds slip
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7/24/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Puget Energy regulatory headwinds 'typical,' analyst says; GE Healthcare acquires Vital Signs
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7/24/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: XM prices upsized deal, new bonds firm; Ford off after biggest-ever loss; funds see $26 million gain
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7/23/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: JPMorgan rumored on the hunt; satellite radios may get FCC approval; Stewart considers offer
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7/23/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: XM up as merger approval seen near; Freescale climb continues, as does NXP slide
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7/23/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: DuPont sells $2 billion notes; IBM prices $1 billion in floaters; both gain in trading
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7/23/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Wrigley nets orders; TriZetto tweaks tranching again; Invitrogen floats pro rata talk; Airlines soar
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7/23/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Some offerings postponed; Port Authority of N.Y., N.J.'s $500 million deal leads light pricing action
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7/23/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: WaMu drops on capital concerns; UAL, JetBlue gain, Chesapeake slides on oil prices; Alliance plans deal
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7/23/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Cardiome sells $25 million; IGR wraps $1.3 million; Sheffield to get £14.29 million; Drury on tap
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7/23/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Freescale up on earnings numbers; GM, GMAC rally despite lower sales; VeraSun plucks a good crop
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7/23/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Eksportfinans launches first independent ETN through AAM; more WealthNotes planned, consultant says
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7/23/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets still stronger; Argentina leads trading; Abu Dhabi National Energy talks benchmark
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7/22/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets hold strong tone; Severstal prices $1.25 billion notes; Philippines bonds jump
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7/22/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Copps against XM-Sirius merger; Foundry surprises with Brocade deal; Bluegreen up on possible sale
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7/22/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: NXP falls on lower earnings; GM gains; SemGroup slides after Chapter 11; WaMu up despite big loss
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7/22/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: XTO plans new deal, existing bonds wider; financials mostly firmer
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7/22/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Fiserv OID emerges; Saxon sets talk; Wrigley tweaks deal; Booz, Ticketmaster break; Supervalu dips
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7/22/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: FSA, Assured under review for possible downgrade; Minnesota brings $465.7 million in G.O. bonds
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7/22/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Wachovia, Bank of America end higher outright; UAL jumps; Chesapeake, Transocean slip with oil prices
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7/22/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Pawfect wraps $3 million; Monument sees C$38.1 million; Atacama arranges C$80 million
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7/22/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: SemGroup files for bankruptcy, debt dips; numbers hurt NXP, boost Freescale bonds
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7/22/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Reverse convertible barriers likely breached in recent financial sector turmoil, advisor says
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7/21/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: HSBC ties accelerated notes to financials; sector returning to spotlight as uncertainty fades, distributor says
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7/21/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets tighter; Argentina leads high-betas; Severstal talks benchmark
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7/21/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Yahoo!, Icahn settle proxy fight; Roche puts up $43.7 billion for Genentech; private equities try TransAlta
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7/21/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk moves up again, though Magnachip moves down; gaming rebound continues; XM plans bond issue
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7/21/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America gains on earnings, boosts financial sector; primary quiet
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7/21/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: B/E breaks; Berry Plastics down following downgrade; SemGroup levels emerge; Wrigley sets talk
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7/21/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Issuers feel out market in search of best pricing days; LA airport department to sell $905.1 million
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7/21/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Bank of America rallies on earnings; Countrywide firms as puts approach; Medtronic, Chesapeake gain
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7/21/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Optimer plans $12.24 million; CareGuide to get $4 million; MicroPlanet wraps C$7.08 million
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7/21/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: MagnaChip numbers weigh on debt; Isle of Capri dealt a good hand; SemGroup slows down
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7/18/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: China TransInfo wraps $15.02 million; Dorato plans C$3.23 million; JED arranges sale
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7/18/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: SemGroup settles in lower, trades flat; gaming names get lucky, Six Flags rides upward
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7/18/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Low barrier on Barclays GM reverse convertible not bulletproof, Credit Suisse cliquet risky, analyst says
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7/18/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets climb higher; Argentina bonds lead rally; TMK prices $400 million three-year notes
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7/18/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Yahoo!-Microsoft saga takes another turn as Legg Mason backs Yahoo! board
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7/18/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: GM, Six Flags continue rise; Baseline up as stock soars; SemGroup settles in lower
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7/18/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Week of nearly $4 billion ends on quiet note; Freddie Mac announces future issue
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7/18/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: TriZetto shifts funds; Clear Channel success in question; Gaming sector trades up; Masonite better
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7/18/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Pricings hit slump in coming week; MTA Bridges and Tunnels brings $1.121 billion in revenue bonds
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7/18/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Bank of America, Washington Mutual, Wachovia gain; Teva climbs; Sino-Forest, Trina quiet on debuts
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7/17/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Southern Star gets $25 million; Advanced Explorations sees C$7.5 million; Pure Energy prices C$6 million
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7/17/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: SemGroup loan, bonds plummet; downgrade hurts Harrah's, OK for Station; Six Flags' firms
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7/17/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Lehman plan enhanced notes; structure picks up in slow times, distributor says
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7/17/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets hold momentum; Argentina farm bill rejected; TMK talks benchmark in 101/4% area
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7/17/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: SemGroup stock plummets as Moody's eyes merchant activity; United Online ups cash portion in FTD bid
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7/17/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: GM cruises as junk jumps; SemGroup tumbles on no news; new Ticketmasters up; funds lose $71 million
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7/17/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Nabors Industries announces reopening; new deal flow sluggish despite equity boost; Walgreen tighter
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7/17/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Broadlane, Quicksilver set talk; SemGroup plummets; Harrah's dips on downgrade; Revlon, Huntsman rise
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7/17/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Summer pricing action looks strong into August; New York water authority sells $334.075 million
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7/17/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: AMR, UAL gain with airlines; ON higher on deal; Chesapeake slips; Trina, Sino-Forest quiet in gray
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7/16/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Maryland sells $415 million in G.O.s with 3.86% TIC; Texas Public Finance brings $214.9 million
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7/16/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Alpha Natural merger hurts hedge funds; financials rebound; St. Jude up on results; Trina Solar plans deal
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7/16/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: uBid.com plans $10 million; Stornoway prices C$22 million; West Hawk wraps C$11.63 million
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7/16/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Investors buoy GM, GMAC; No relief for retailers; Casinos active, mixed; Masonite loan slips
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7/16/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Merrill, Deutsche plan autocallables linked to Select Sectors; notes leave little room for error, advisor says
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7/16/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets jump on equity rally; Argentina gains amid demonstrations; Primary market crawls
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7/16/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Cleveland-Cliffs spends $10 billion on Alpha; Asyst assesses Aquest bid; AOL dials into the rumble
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7/16/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Ticketmaster, HSN price downsized deals; Georgia Gulf gains on settlement; Sprint still runs
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7/16/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: CRH America, PPL Energy Supply price; bank earnings boost likely limited
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7/16/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Usana gone as buyout canceled; Weather tweaks deal; Delta, AMR up on numbers; Masonite falls
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7/15/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Grey Wolf pulled as merger falls through; B/E tweaks deal; Broadlane structure emerges; Masonite softens
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7/15/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Colorado sells $215 million education loan TRANs with 1.5398% TIC; Port of Tacoma sells $133 million
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7/15/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Financials mixed amid uncertainty; Washington Mutual rebounds; Cheniere, Chesapeake slip on oil prices
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7/15/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Chaparral prices $150 million; Oramed sells $5.2 million; Ormonde to get £1.36 million
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7/15/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Masonite under pressure; WCI convertibles take a tumble; Vertis slips; Blockbuster weaker; GM loans lower
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7/15/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan ties notes to S&P 500; UBS links to real estate; products work in turnarounds, advisor says
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7/15/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets sink; Nationalization fears hurt Ecuador's bonds; Primary market dormant again
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7/15/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Rumors on the telephone; Grey Wolf rejects Basic Energy purchase; ViroPharma snaps up Lev
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7/15/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Intelsat brings megadeal, talk heard on Ticketmaster, HSN, Interval; Sprint gains on buyout report
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7/15/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Grim market halts issuance; Walgreen pleased with issue reception; financials weak
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7/14/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Walgreen, Pacificorp, Entergy Arkansas issue; quiet week expected on bank earnings, market tone
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7/14/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Applica loan disappears, Spectrum trades down as buyout terminated; Ticketmaster, DynCorp tweak deals
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7/14/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Pricing action heats up; Omaha brings $75.54 million in G.O.s with 3.829486% TIC
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7/14/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae drops despite government support; financials widen on sector fears; Chesapeake holds firm
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7/14/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Dominion wraps $10.05 million; PetroLatina sells $25 million; Stetson to get C$25 million
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7/14/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Spectrum Brands debt structure hurt by termination of pet products sale; Six Flags bonds pressured
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7/14/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays protects GM-linked reverse convertible against 60% price drop; JPMorgan links to railroads
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7/14/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets pulled wider; Philippines, Indonesia outperform on day; Major new issues stuck
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7/14/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Bud hauls down the colors; Yahoo! blows off Icahn's deal move; Stewart kills Service Corp. bid
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7/14/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: DynCorp sells tap of 2013 bonds; Spectrum falls as lenders nix pet unit sale; gaming stabilizes
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7/11/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Gaming leads 'mesmerized' market lower; energy gains, but not Tesoro; Freescale leads techs down
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7/11/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Sumitomo unit prices hybrids; coming week uncertain with bank earnings, Fannie, Freddie news
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7/11/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Clear Channel widens OID, trying to build cash book; Sensata B loan slides; General Motors softens
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7/11/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: North Texas Tollway prices $1 billion in revenue refunding bonds; Miami-Dade sells $442.855 million
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7/11/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Sellers slam Fannie Mae; Countrywide, Merrill, Webster, all lower; Medtronic, NII eke out gains
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7/11/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Portland Gas raises £9 million; Bio-Bridge sells additional units to director; SmartHeat closes offering
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7/11/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Tropicana, Trump losing ground; Fannie, Freddie concerns hurt mortgage sector; Retailers lower
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7/11/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays' inflation long-short note taps sentiment; UBS peak feature not major change, analyst says
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7/11/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets wrap tighter; Turkey bounces; SM Investments prices $350 million five-year bonds
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7/11/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: InBev and Anheuser Busch: Befriending the King of Beers
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7/10/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Anheuser-Busch: scenarios for a higher bid from InBev; Dow Chemical acquires Rohm & Haas
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7/10/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Gaming names tumble on state revenue reports; Pilgrim's Pride up on USDA data; funds lose $45 million
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7/10/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Alcoa, SABMiller, Northern Natural Gas price; investors, issuers rebound against market conditions
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7/10/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Newsday, Express break; Strategic Materials sets OID; Weather firms spread; Nations Petroleum sets talk
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7/10/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: MTA Bridges and Tunnels puts off $1 billion sale; Southern California Metro Water prices $76.59 million
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7/10/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae extends slide; Advanced Micro Devices ends day weaker; Energy sector indicated higher
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7/10/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Dow to raise $4 billion; Parent gets $25 million loan; Anvil to sell stock; Forterra downsizes placement
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7/10/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Vegas, Atlantic City numbers bad for casinos; Retailers dip; GM slips despite bankruptcy denials
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7/10/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Issuers take advantage of trends; UBS launches coal-linked autocallables; Barclays links to inflation index
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7/10/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets trade mixed to weaker; Ecuador bonds shredded; Yuan deal enters primary market
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7/9/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: UBS introduces peak return to absolute return barrier note; trade association publishes practice guidelines
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7/9/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets close mixed; Turkey, Ecuador recover; Rumbles heard from quiet primary market
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7/9/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Anheuser-Busch grasps at lawsuits; Yang blasts Icahn, Ballmer; proxy firms' split decision on Grey Wolf
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7/9/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Market surrenders early bulge, ends up modestly; MBIA rises on interest OK; Moog in retreat
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7/9/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: H.J. Heinz, Magellan, Tyco Electronics, ANZ, TIAA price; market peaks early, slides by close
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7/9/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: York Label, L-1 Identity float early guidance; Keeley cuts deal size; Masonite up on amendment talk
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7/9/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Washington sells $823.09 million in G.O.s; Sacramento prices $440 million in TRANs
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7/9/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Fifth Third gyrates in trade; Countrywide steady; ExpressJet tanks; WCI adds on exchange offer
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7/9/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Helphire to reduce debt reliance; B.O.S. raises $1 million; Crdentia places stock
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7/9/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Sealy paper up despite lower Q2; Spectrum bonds better; WCI unchanged; Masonite loan gains
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7/8/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Claire's president departs, bonds slip; Rough water ahead for mortgage lenders; GM, Ford notes dip
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7/8/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Credit Suisse links Digital Plus ProNotes to BRIC basket; structure relatively low-risk, distributor says
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7/8/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets firmer; Latin America sovereign bonds lower; Ecuador credits buried; Primary quiet
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7/8/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Anheuser-Busch hauls InBev to court; Icahn, Ballmer plot Yahoo! sale; Maguire mines a sale
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7/8/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: GM keeps jumping around, helped by equities surge; Levi off on earnings; Hovnanian up with shares
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7/8/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW prices $3 billion as planned issuance stays on day-to-day basis; ANZ issue still in the works
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7/8/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Hologic breaks; Claire's dips as president goes; LCDX better, cash unchanged to down; FTD tweaks deal
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7/8/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Los Angeles prices $977.6 million in TRANs; refunding action picks up as issuers seek fixed rates
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7/8/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: EMC trades mixed, Teva up outright; Lehman mostly higher; Transocean adds despite lower oil prices
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7/8/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Naturally Advanced, Elephant Talk get capital; egX could raise more; Jasper, Landis plan placements
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7/7/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Frontera gets $23.5 million; Biofusion expands tie-up; Senesco hits milestone; Petro to offer units
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7/7/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Linens n'Things closing more stores, bonds slip; Idearc debt dips; Ply Gem new issue declines
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7/7/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: RBC, Merrill Lynch offer principal-protected notes; capital protection useful in shaky markets, adviser says
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7/7/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets hold in; Emerging Europe strong; Argentina bonds strengthen; Pipeline runs slowly
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7/7/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Interval, HSN, Ticketmaster slate new deals; Penn Gaming rebounds; GM, GMAC gyrate
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7/7/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: InBev pushes for new Bud board; Microsoft willing to talk; Electronic Arts offer unchanged
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7/7/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Idaho Power prices first mortgage bonds; rocky start to week may increase backlog
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7/7/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Penn National term B slides some more; Fresenius holds steady; Broadlane firms timing
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7/7/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority plans $1 billion sale; pricing action picks up after holiday
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7/7/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae sinks on Lehman report; GM ends mixed; Chesapeake, Penn Virginia see interest
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7/3/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mostly quiet before long weekend; Chesapeake, energy lower; GM down in active trade
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7/3/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Colt, Bio-Bridge, Mid-States raise capital; Penn National receives $1.25 billion on scrapped deal
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7/3/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Penn National takeover over, bonds lose 6 points; GMAC paper continues heavy
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7/3/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Market mixed about absolute return barrier notes: knock out offsets capital protection, analyst, advisor say
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7/3/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets close mixed; short covering in high-betas; primary faces summer damper
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7/3/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Penn National Gaming deal falls through; analyst sees Take-Two deal still alive
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7/3/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Penn Gaming seen lower after LBO flops; GM, GMAC still struggle; funds see $87 million inflow
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7/3/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Market tone seen positive heading into holiday; moderate week of industrial, energy issuers expected
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7/3/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Penn National buyout deal fades away, term loan B slides; Broadlane postpones launch
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7/3/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Cypress-Fairbanks ISD to price $258.965 million; pricing action crawls ahead of July 4th holiday
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7/2/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport bonds price; North Texas Tollway to sell $1 billion in bonds
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7/2/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Smithfield Foods jumps to 103 on debut; GM, Ford slide; Coal names drop with stocks; Amgen adds
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7/2/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: MiddleBrook changes leadership; Consumer Portfolio improves liquidity; Pure Energy to sell units
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7/2/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Blockbuster: No Circuit City buyout; Merrill report hurts GM; Harrah's PIKs debt, bonds steady
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7/2/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Credit Suisse, Deutsche link absolute return notes to S&P 500; structure fits bear market, advisor says
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7/2/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets slip; Flows seize up; Oceanografia talks $335 million seven-year notes at 111/2%
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7/2/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Microsoft's new Yahoo! plan; Blockbuster nixes Circuit City deal; Anheuser-Busch, InBev wait on courts
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7/2/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Fox Acquisition prices; GM off as Merrill talks bankruptcy; Blockbuster up after dropping Circuit City idea
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7/2/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota Motor Credit issues, adds on; market virtually shuts down ahead of holiday
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7/2/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Getty, FoxCo, Krotz break; GM, Lear dip; United Auburn trims size; TriZetto, Express Energy fill out
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7/1/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota prices floaters; mixed headlines have little impact; CIT better on home lending unit sale
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7/1/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Rite Aid firms pricing, breaks for trading; Dollar Thrifty, GM slide; Applica Pet sets talk
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7/1/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: West Contra Costa school district prices $120 million G.O. bonds; week in pricings remains quiet
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7/1/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford, GM end mixed after wild ride; CIT higher on asset sales; Pier 1 under pressure; Smithfield to price
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7/1/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: NexMed secures $5.75 million bridge financing; Consumer Portfolio, Simtrol, PuriCore boost capital
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7/1/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Rite Aid new issue firms; United Rentals weaker; Smithfield debt heavy; Dollar Thrifty loan dips
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7/1/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: RBC, JPMorgan offer absolute return products; structure gets attention amid uncertainty, distributor says
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7/1/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets flail with equities, data; Turkey debt slammed; Primary waits for next week
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7/1/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: BCE postpones dividend; Sirius upgraded, decision expected; InBev hints hostile
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7/1/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Ford falls, GM mixed as sales slide; new Rite Aid bonds hold; Countrywide climbs as sale wraps
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6/30/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: June ends with nearly $62 billion issuance; industrial issuers expected to dominate first part of July
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6/30/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Spectrum falls on asset sale worries, Applica launch still on; Graham Packaging up; FoxCo ups B loan
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6/30/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Pricings stall ahead of holiday weekend; Jacksonville, Fla., prices $134.57 million bonds
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6/30/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Countrywide gains ahead of expected closing, other financials lower; Ford slides; XM Satellite quiet
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6/30/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: ZymoGenetics lands loan; BofI latest bank to eye openings; Raptor closes; Groundstar plans offering
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6/30/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Asset sale snag hurts Spectrum; Charter mixed as debt exchange ends; Rite Aid quiet, weaker
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6/30/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Deutsche commodity note targets niche, advisor says; Barclays sees interest in carbon
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6/30/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mixed; Venezuela rides oil wave, bonds strengthen; Primary market sits quietly
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6/30/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: BCE may face six month talks; NDS jumps on offer; Darwin joins forces with Allied
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6/30/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Rite Aid, Intelsat Jackson price deals; Stats ChipPAC postpones mega-deal; GM slide continues
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6/27/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Headwinds for Puget Energy deal; analyst takes Bell Canada LBO financing banks at their word
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6/27/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Sprint Capital gains on consolidation hopes; autos continue to struggle as market retreats in sleepy session
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6/27/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Week of $15 billion issuance ends on 'brutal' note; coming week seen quiet; spreads wider
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6/27/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: ATP Oil & Gas breaks above OID; LCDX inches lower; FTD fills out; Getty readies allocations
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6/27/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Washington's $823.09 million G.O.s to price in July; Port of Houston sells $234.63 million bonds
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6/27/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles quiet, under pressure; Quicksilver adds, UAL drops amid higher oil; Evergreen Solar upsizes
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6/27/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Western Alliance, MedcomSoft boost capital; Kola to sell units; Skye Resources places to acquirer
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6/27/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Automotive arena remains weak, with Delphi, others lower; Consumer-related businesses see decline
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6/27/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley warrant units offer flexibility at low cost, analyst says; Barclays ETF Plus coupon at a low
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6/27/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets fall; Spillover keeps trading light; Brazil, high-betas wider; Russian banks dip
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6/26/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets slide; Asia holds in; Philippines, Indonesia bonds lower; Primary cools off
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6/26/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Anheuser-Busch and InBev: The war drums commence
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6/26/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: B/E Aerospace, CW Media price; GM tows autos lower, Rite Aid retreats; funds lose $651 million
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6/26/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Bond market freezes on stock market slide, analyst reports, oil; lull seen running into July
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6/26/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Lender Processing breaks; Rite Aid falls with earnings; Autos drop; Cash, LCDX under pressure
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6/26/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Despite shaky market conditions, heavy pricings continue; Michigan Tobacco prices $202.408 million
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6/26/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Financials weaken further, but BankUnited finds buyers; Newmont, Goodrich add; Chesapeake slips
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6/26/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Contact says funded for the year; GoldSpring secures financing, extends debt; Frontline closes placement
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6/26/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Rite Aid debt structure pressured by Q1 results; Idearc, R.H. Donnelley continue to lose weight
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6/26/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays pegs ETF Plus coupon to gains from lending securities; structure is unusual, observers say
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6/25/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays unveils commodity-linked ETNs; Morgan Stanley's warrant units could aid taxes, advisors say
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6/25/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets ends mixed; Vedanta prices $1.25 billion; KazMunayGas trades up
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6/25/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Gloves come off for Countrywide; InBev repeats $65 per share bid; Precision Drilling ups Grey Wolf offer
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6/25/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: New Intelsat, Telesat bonds trade down, Linn issue gains; Thornburg up on CEO remarks, autos rebound
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6/25/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: GS Caltex prices; Zions Bancorp, ANZ plan upcoming issues
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6/25/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Learning Care, RailAmerica break; Dean Foods softens; LCDX slides; Sorenson sets talk
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6/25/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Colorado Hospital Authority leads pricing action; Santa Rosa, Calif., prices $62.48 million
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6/25/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Countrywide, BofA gain on shareholder vote; Fifth Third adds; Evergreen Solar deal looks good
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6/25/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Equitable raises tier 1 capital on strong market; Archangel, Eitzen Maritime close private placements
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6/25/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Downgrade threat pressures VeraSun; Vertis defaults, paper slips; 'Happy talk' helps Thornburg
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6/24/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Tousa, Delphi hurt by housing, consumer data; Idearc: Bad business?; Harrah's bonds slide again
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6/24/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets awash in supply; KazMunayGas prices $3 billion; Russia sinks
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6/24/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley adds detachable warrants to index-linked product; structure gives control, advisor says
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6/24/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Intelsat, Telesat lead new-deal parade; autos, casinos lead secondary lower; Pilgrim's Pride rebounds
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6/24/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: BCE, Corn Products wait for bounce; Delta, Northwest pilots agree; Microsoft, Yahoo! make more noise
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6/24/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Rio Tinto, Rockies Express, Prudential price ahead of Fed; little action expected for rest of week
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6/24/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Getty tweaks deal; Fox sets talk; Booz changes well received; Express Energy filling up; Cash, LCDX slide
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6/24/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: California sells $1.5 billion; Oregon prices $750 million in TANs
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6/24/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: GM, Ford lower despite higher stocks; Coal names in trade; Molson Coors, Virgin Media down
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6/24/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Hudson boosts coffers to chase opportunities; RXi, Canadian Gold Hunter, Continuum plan offerings
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6/23/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Siga secures $8 million equity line; Playfair, Allon, Enhanced Oil plan offerings; ImmunoGen sells stock
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6/23/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Auto parts names under pressure; Harrah's debt dips; No pride for Pilgrim's; Charter paper slides
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6/23/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan's knock-out CDs linked to stock indexes could appeal to conservative investors, advisor says
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6/23/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets end flat; Argentina starts strong; CIS loads pipeline
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6/23/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Bunge, Corn Products break bread; Allied, Republic compact firms; 'The Fourth' supports Bud sale
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6/23/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Quicksilver Resources, B/E Aero lead calendar-building; Visteon slides as autos move lower
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6/23/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: National Rural Utilities, Macy's, Cameron price; Prudential, Rio Tinto, Rockies Express plan issues
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6/23/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Autos fall; FTD narrows talk; Keeley OID expected at wide end; B/E sets talk; ATP, Krotz tweak deals
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6/23/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Comal School District leads pricing action; Oregon to sell $750 million TANs Tuesday
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6/23/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Bank of America, Wachovia hold up despite lower stocks; Bunge lower on merger; Allied Waste higher
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6/20/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Another heavy week of pricings ahead; Dormitory Authority of New York to price $968.245 million Monday
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6/20/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Leap Wireless expands on debut; Huntington, Wachovia firmer, but other financials, Ford weaker
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6/20/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: INX taps strong stock price; Argan prepares for growth; Pinetree, Pacific to sell stock-and-warrant units
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6/20/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Icahn-WCI talks weigh on bonds; Thornburg Mortgage paper continues to slide
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6/20/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays note structure may aid pricing, analyst says; Financial Select fund allows choice of two structures
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6/20/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets slide; Argentina holds; Primary quiets down
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6/20/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Modelo CEO vacates Anheuser-Busch board; sources still see InBev deal chances better than 50-50
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6/20/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Source Interlink prices; autos fall on Ford warnings, possible ratings downgrade; Thornburg continues slide
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6/20/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Constellation Energy prices issue, capping $15 billion week; coming days seen slower on low supply
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6/20/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Ford, GM, Chrysler fall on credit worries; Clear Channel may offer leverage; BCE closer to completion
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6/19/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Hexion, Huntsman inch up; Booz tweaks deal; North American Energy well-received; TriZetto nets interest
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6/19/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Indiana Bond Bank prices $436 million notes; Florida Department of Education to sell $200 million
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6/19/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Fifth Third mixed on debut; Energy Conversion gains; MF Global deal still uncertain; Leap quiet in gray
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6/19/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Bristow plans $13.21 million; Atlas to get $50.1 million; Turbo wraps £3 million
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6/19/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Corn troubles hurt Pilgrims, Smithfield; Casinos weaker; Huntsman slides as Apollo backs away
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6/19/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan offers low trigger on autocallable linked to homebuilders; structure reflects mood, advisor says
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6/19/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mixed; High-betas drop; Turkey, Sberbank each price $500 million
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6/19/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Huntsman shares plummet as players head to court; Apria to be acquired by Blackstone
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6/19/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Expedia, Cricket price deals; Hexion, Huntsman tumble as merger at risk; funds see $134 million outflow
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6/19/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Best Buy, KfW price; issuance likely done for week
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6/18/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Johnson & Johnson, MetLife price issues; calendar for balance of week seen slow
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6/18/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Lender Processing cuts pricing; Hexion may go away; Express Energy nets interest; GM, Ford slide
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6/18/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Market conditions get rough for issuers; Houston sells $80 million TRANs
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6/18/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Fifth-Third deal looks pretty good; Financials mostly lower, KeyCorp down, but BofA better
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6/18/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Chapleau gets C$2.5 million injection from Kinross; Altus, Longford, FirstGrowth plan placements
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6/18/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Aventine, VeraSun slip as corn supply declines; Equipment rental companies holding steady
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6/18/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays links to basket of dual-directional indexes; unusual structure could pay but complex, advisor says
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6/18/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets soften; Argentina stops fall; Indonesia ahead of Jamaica in trading
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6/18/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Take-Two rejects fourth EA offer; no rulings from FCC, Canadian Supreme Court; Bond fights for Bud
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6/18/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Lender Processing prices deal; autos off as analysts issue warnings; Thornburg unchanged despite troubles
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6/17/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: PNA jumps on its planned acquisition; Dollar General up on earnings; Lender Processing downsizes deal
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6/17/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Thomson Reuters, Vulcan Materials, SC E&G price; issuers remain hesitant despite stability
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6/17/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Clear Channel offers up to $3 billion of term B, floats OID; Lender Processing tweaks deal; GM trades up
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6/17/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: New issues flood market as munis trade flat; Connecticut prices $334 million in G.O.s
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6/17/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Cadence, Mentor lower on buyout bid; Huntington sags; Energy Conversion deal looks cheap
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6/17/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Answers gets new investor; Bio-Extraction sells stock; Ringbolt, Harris & Harris, Accentia plan offerings
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6/17/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Tribune trading picks up; GMAC, ResCap steady despite downgrade; Linens dips, Dollar gains
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6/17/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Deutsche offers ETNs tied to base metals, crude oil; Deutsche, Nuveen ETNs approach $1 billion
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6/17/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets hold steady; Indonesia prices $2.2 billion; new lows for Argentina
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6/17/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Missouri politics brand loyal; Canadian Court holds off ruling; Grey Wolf keeps it Basic
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6/16/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Landry's, Greenfield go private; exchanges get DoJ approval; satellite radios get FCC chair nod
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6/16/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Petrohawk brings quickie deal to market; Allied Waste up on merger talks; Chiquita falls on loss projection
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6/16/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner Cable prices $5 billion; mixed volume forecast for coming days
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6/16/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Clear Channel to offer piece of B loan; Booz Allen may nix retail launch as deal oversubscribed
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6/16/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Tuesday's pricing schedule bursting at the seams; Puerto Rico to sell $800 million
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6/16/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: AIG weakens, but Lehman moves higher, as financials capture focus of quiet session
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6/16/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Journey funds joint venture; SJ Electronics closes placement; Monto gets lifeline; Armistice downsizes deal
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6/16/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Lower forecast hurts Chiquita bonds; Boyd gains, MGM strains; Idearc notes slip on downgrade
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6/16/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: HSBC offers Elements linked to commodity trends index; open-architecture gaining traction, advisor says
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6/16/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mixed, slow; Argentina battered again; Roadshows to begin Tuesday
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6/13/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Goldman prices latest in Brazilian real-linked notes; Citigroup prices Bank of America-linked notes
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6/13/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets softer; Argentina leads price drop; Poland prices €2 billion
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6/13/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: The bid for BUD: Morgan Stanley's Pecoriello sees higher price, Wachovia's Feeney dwells on difficulties
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6/13/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: KB Home issue rises on tender news; Metaldyne moves up on cash infusion; buyout buzz boosts Boyd
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6/13/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Week ends with more than $11 billion issuance; coming week seen dominated by non-financial names
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6/13/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Claire's still falling; Rite Aid slides; Western Refining amendment OK'd; Lender Processing nets interest
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6/13/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Dallas Area Rapid Transit's $736.495 million sale 'on market'; California details $1.5 billion G.O. sale
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6/13/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: KeyCorp edges up in debut; Lehman finds footing; Cameron lower; Energy Conversion on tap Wednesday
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6/13/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Extract negotiates A$30.53 million; Eastmain plans C$14 million; Monarch gets $5.07 million
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6/13/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Metaldyne up on cash infusion; Claire's Stores continues slide; Rite Aid loan off as new deal looms
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6/12/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets beaten back; Market watches for rate hikes; SK Energy prices $450 million
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6/12/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: RBC currency-linked notes an 'interesting choice,' insider says, while JPMorgan plans contradictory basket
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6/12/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Analyst anticipates higher bid in Electronic Arts hostile takeover of Take-Two Interactive
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6/12/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Targa, Sotheby's price deals; Claire's Stores continues slide; funds see $56 million inflow, 11th in a row
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6/12/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Dominion, Union Electric, Prudential, AmEx Credit issue; secondary spreads tighten
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6/12/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Rite Aid dips on more bank debt; SourceMedia up as amendment passes; Clear Channel firms timing
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6/12/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Georgia sells $522.49 million in G.O.s with 3.02%-4.269% TICs; issuers say conditions shaky
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6/12/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: KeyCorp deal eyed ahead of pricing; Lehman active; Coors slips on rival's buyout news; Invitrogen in line
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6/12/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Six Flags paper heavier; Claire's Stores bonds deteriorate; Nevada casinos hurt by numbers
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6/12/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Southern Sauce pockets $15 million; nFinanSe sees C$10.71 million; Geoinformatics plans C$25 million
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6/11/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: PrivateBancorp to raise $17.07 million; Cantronic plans C$5 million; ICP gets $3.3 million
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6/11/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Claire's Stores debt dives on weak numbers; Constar paper ends heavier
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6/11/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Inflation-linked commodities notes gain in popularity, market insider says
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6/11/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Inflation drags emerging markets; Rate hikes in Chile, India; Romania prices €750 million 10-year bonds
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6/11/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: InBev floats Anheuser offer; politicians transmit on satellite radio deal; Icahn trapped by severance plan?
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6/11/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Claire's debt dives post-numbers; Constar bonds decline
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6/11/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Florida Power, Duke Energy, JBIC, HSBC, FPL price as window opens; secondary seen active on influx
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6/11/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Claire's drops on numbers; Airlines slide as oil rises; FTD, ATP Oil price talk surfaces
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6/11/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Emory University sells $315 million; New York Transitional Finance Authority prices $482 million
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6/11/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Lehman, WaMu lead losses; Carrizo Oil adds early; Sotheby's price talk emerges
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6/10/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Freeport adds on more takeout speculation, Grey Wolf contracts on merger news; Alpha Natural pressured
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6/10/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Teton plans $40 million; Republic First Bancorp raises $10.8 million; Empyrean wraps £4.48 million
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6/10/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: United Rentals hurt by new debt; Good numbers help Trump; Homebuilders slip on downgrades
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6/10/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: HSBC USA to price autocallable notes linked to JPMorgan Chase, Goldman
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6/10/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market prices drop; Spreads in on Treasuries; Indonesia to offer $1.5 billion
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6/10/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Grey Wolf gets bid of its own; Kerkorian scoops up more Ford; pension funds contest Yahoo! severance
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6/10/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: New debt weighs on United Rental's bonds; Downgrades hurt homebuilders; Trump boosted
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6/10/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: ING Groep prices in stagnant new issue market; XTO bonds seen wider on merger news
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6/10/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Anchor orders come into Getty Images deal; TriZetto launches $442.5 million; LCDX down 1/8
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6/10/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Fresno County's $95 million sale of TRANs leads active pricing day; Kentucky postpones bond sale
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6/9/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: New slate of offerings crowd muni market; Lehigh Valley Hospital prices $95.59 million revenue bonds
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6/9/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Lehman trades mixed; CIT edges higher; Amylin quiet despite Byetta concerns, Bristow deal seen cheap
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6/9/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Guaranty Financial sells $561.42 million; Royale Energy plans $4 million; X-Terra hopes for C$9.5 million
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6/9/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: R.H. Donnelley quiet, Idearc better; Charter slips on profit taking; CIT boosted by new credit line
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6/9/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Brazilian real a popular choice for currency baskets; Barclays to offer iPath Global Carbon ETNs
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6/9/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets quiet, flat; Externals tamp risk; UAC, SK Energy to offer paper
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6/9/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Pier 1 slammed on merger offer; HRH skyrockets on deal; Icahn pushes his case with Bostock
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6/9/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: CIT bonds boosted by new credit line; R.H. Donnelley quiet, Idearc gaining ground; Charter slips
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6/9/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Sempra, John Deere Capital price; ING announces hybrid issue; secondary sluggish on oil, new issues
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6/9/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: ATP to launch $1.6 billion with Tuesday call; LCDX closes slightly higher; TXU trades up in secondary
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6/6/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Wells Fargo price on volatile Friday; coming week changes from busy to uncertain
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6/6/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Booz Allen timing reverts to undecided; Getty pricing estimations emerge; GM, Ford, US Airways slide
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6/6/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Billions in sales expected week of June 9; Dormitory Authority of New York to sell $1.5 billion
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6/6/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: UCBH tanks on debut; Webster also lower; Market quiet as stocks drop; energy names mixed
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6/6/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: GeoResources marks milestone fundraiser; Beach Petroleum funds acquisitions; ICO, GenVec sell stock
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6/6/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Alltel paper gives back some gains; Rite Aid action quiets down; Perkins notes fall on numbers
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6/6/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Lehman's Aussie bull note not a quanto product, analyst says; Deutsche offering has higher risk, value
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6/6/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Venezuela gains on rising oil price; Turkey seen lower in wake of headscarf ruling
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6/6/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Penn National likely to extend LBO termination date; Axcelis, Sumitomo, TPG enter confidentiality pact
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6/6/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Alltel, Sprint continue to trade actively; Smithfield retreats again; Lender Processing hits the road
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6/5/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: National Australia Bank, Panhandle Eastern price; American Financial postpones; market bounces back
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6/5/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Alltel rises on buyout agreement; Tribune up with call; Airlines strengthen; TriZetto timing emerges
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6/5/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Connecticut sells $400 million in G.O.s; Carolinas HealthCare prices $310.5 million in revenue bonds
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6/5/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Market weighs new bank deals; NetApp gains on debut; American Oriental cancels offering
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6/5/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Exelixis gets $150 million facility; Brockman sells stock; Genta offers convertible; Deep Down closes deal
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6/5/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Swift Transportation paper gains ground; Level 3 boosted; Tribune loan higher after lender call
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6/5/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Lehman offers bull-bear notes linked to currencies; absolute return structures could do well, advisor says
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6/5/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets wrap tighter; Venezuela better with oil; Hungary prices €1.5 billion
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6/5/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Telecoms hog Thursday headlines; analyst sees Verizon-Alltel deal facing Sirius-XM regulatory headwinds
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6/5/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Cenveo, Airgas price deals, trade up; Alltel up further as Verizon deal is official; funds add $264 million
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6/4/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Verizon heard to be in talks with Alltel; Icahn plans Microsoft's return; Lehman fights sale rumors
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6/4/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Alltel zooms on reported Verizon deal, Rite Aid tender issues jump; Airgas new deal to pay down revolver
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6/4/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Southwestern Electric, Detroit Edison price; Lehman rumors, inflation worries dent market
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6/4/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Alltel rallies on buyout buzz; Western Refining up again; Lear bid dips; MonaVie sets talk
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6/4/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Texas board prices $101.45 million G.O.s with 4.64%-5.08% TIC; California to sell $1.5 billion G.O.s
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6/4/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Pioneer Natural gains on investor switch; Lehman trades below par; Indevus slides
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6/4/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Triangle to repay debt; Arno raised before merger completion; Bellamont closes deal; Colombia plans sale
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6/4/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Rite Aid mixed on debt exchange news; ResCap completes tender offer, bonds steady to slightly firm
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6/4/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: BNP's Spectrum-linked momentum notes feature volatility control feature; Lehman plans Aussie bull notes
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6/4/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets tighten; Venezuela, Ecuador hurt by falling oil; Hungary talks new sovereign
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6/3/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets slide; Emerging Europe tightens; Czech Republic prices €2 billion
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6/3/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Smith ropes W-H Energy; Bovail fights Melnyk proxy; BCE waits on hearing; union takes on airline deal
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6/3/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: ResCap retreats on liquidity worries; new deals hang around issue; GM, Ford little moved on poor sales
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6/3/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Suncor, Kinder Morgan, KfW, Allianz price; market rebounds after negativity
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6/3/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Dex breaks; Western Refining up on amendment; Learning Care filling up; Getty firms timing
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6/3/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Arlington County, Va., prices $111.185 million G.O.s; Kentucky student loan corporation delays pricing
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6/3/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Lehman drops again; Cheniere jumps, Fleetwood adds; NetApp, American Oriental to price
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6/3/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: MarketAxess lands strategic investor; Genesis, Archangel raise capital for acquisitions; Junex to sell stock
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6/3/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Liquidity troubles weigh on ResCap; Tyson bird flu hurts Pilgrim's Pride; Primus, Charter gain
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6/3/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Eksportfinans launches absolute return notes linked to S&P 500; issuer credit risk top concern for advisor
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6/2/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan launches asset-allocation notes; structure's resilience suggests healthy demand, distributor says
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6/2/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets slips; Venezuela buoys LatAm; Panama prices $235 retap
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6/2/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: NRG still tracking Calpine; Chinese telecoms continue consolidation; BCE gets another day in court
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6/2/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Ply Gem, Iron Mountain, Scientific Games price; Trump eases; GMAC little moved on Cerberus confusion
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6/2/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Humana, Northeast Utilities price; market returns to day-by-day state as headlines mar credit spreads
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6/2/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Ply Gem rises on refi; Dex ups pricing; Scientific Games cuts size; Lender Processing, Usana talk emerges
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6/2/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Pittsburgh Water, Rand lead pricing action; ripples from auction-rate crisis still felt
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6/2/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Financials slip, but not badly, on Wachovia ouster, S&P downgrade; Coal names higher; ImClone quiet
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6/2/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Benchmark eyes investors, expansion; Global BPO lands strategic investor; Erdene, Orex plan placements
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6/2/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Ply Gem new notes, loan buoyed; Trump gives back gains; GMAC slips on mistaken Cerberus report
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5/30/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Trump unchanged, Greektown dives; Calpine structure mixed; Linens unchanged, Michael's up
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5/30/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Lehman's Clean Energy notes likely more volatile, analyst says; issuer risk not big factor in S&P 500 notes
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5/30/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets slightly better; Venezuela rumors $1.5 billion buyback; Banco Fibra prices $100 million
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5/30/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Calpine rejects NRG bid but remains open to discussions; Catalina to acquire Quanta for $197 million
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5/30/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Sprint bonds trade actively; Trump holds gains; Standard Pacific again firmer; domestic primary quiet
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5/30/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: National Bank of Greece issues, caps week of $16 billion, record May; supply, issuance dip as yields rise
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5/30/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Calpine dips after rejecting NRG bid; FTD timing emerges; Booz nets interest; Learning Care sets talk
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5/30/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Pricing action for week of June 2 is heavy; Citizens Property Insurance postpones $1.5 billion bond sale
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5/30/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: AIG gains on Morgan Stanley comments, other financials edge up; Transocean down; Penn Virginia jumps
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5/30/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: SafeStitch expands shareholder base; West China takes loan; Kennedy-Wilson, My Screen close deals
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5/29/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Silver Recycling plans more stock sales; Elixir, Benchmark plan placements; Seaview closes deal
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5/29/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Trump not wasting away in Margaritaville; Charter up on debt exchange; Quebecor gains; Linens firms
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5/29/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: UBS ties autocallables to Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF; notes may draw yield seekers, distributor says
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5/29/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets prices lower but spreads tighten; Braskem prices $500 million
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5/29/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Kosan Biosciences shares soar 230% as Bristol-Myers Squibb tenders at $5.50 per share
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5/29/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Trump jumps on casino sale; Symbion prices; new Moog bonds trade up; funds see $26 million inflow
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5/29/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Cox Communications, BMC Software, Rentenbank price; issuance, supply dwindle at end of record month
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5/29/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: PITG Gaming retranches, reveals manager; Keeley price talk emerges; Hexcel firms pricing
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5/29/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Muni market heating up for June; Massachusetts Water Resources prices $1.162 billion multi-modal bonds
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5/29/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Countrywide rallies on meeting news; ADM dips on debut, Hercules quiet; JetBlue on deck
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5/28/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Dallas, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California head up heavy pricing action
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5/28/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: ADM lower ahead of new issue pricing; Nabors' call inspires activity; Hercules, JetBlue a focus
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5/28/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Dwyka, Nido report strong interest in placements; Fairborne closes offering; Superconductor to sell shares
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5/28/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Six Flags inches upward; Blockbuster better; Primus gains after debt exchange; Gaming mixed
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5/28/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Citi, Svensk offer three-to-one participation accelerated notes linked to S&P 500
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5/28/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets tighter, prices softer; Rate hike talk in Turkey, Philippines; Ukraine mandates banks
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5/28/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Microsoft, Yahoo! at it again; B of A names post-merger staff; Calpine, NRG decision this quarter
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5/28/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Moog upsizes deal, Cablevision prices also; existing Cablevision paper off; Standard Pacific keeps rising
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5/28/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Telecom Italia, International Paper, Cardinal Health, Nucor, Italy, AmEx price; market weakens at close
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5/28/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Airlines seen all over the place; Nortek talk emerges; CKX buyout moving forward; O'Reilly fills out
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5/27/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Auto, energy, airline sectors under pressure; investors get an early peek at Wrigley
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5/27/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Market conditions squelch new offerings for now; Northwest ISD prices $56.995 million with 4.66% TIC
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5/27/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: UAL jumps as lower oil boosts airlines; Advanced Medical, Lehman add; Hercules, ADM on deck
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5/27/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Guaranty, Standard Pacific land new investors; Helio raises for project; Discovery Labs gets equity facility
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5/27/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Standard Pacific bonds boosted; Delphi debt dips; Consumer confidence weighs on retail sector
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5/27/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Lehman Brothers links to five currencies against U.S. dollar; notes highly generous but risky, advisor says
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5/27/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets weaker post-holiday; No resolution in Argentina; XXI Century prices $150 million
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5/27/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: BCE sees Supreme Court lift; Buffett backs Anheuser-Busch, Inbev talks; Chemtura may be LBO target
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5/27/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Kansas City Southern prices upsized offering, Moog slates deal; Standard Pacific jumps on equity boost
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5/27/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Georgia Power, Wachovia price issues as market takes breather; week seen with moderate issuance
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5/23/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: KeyBank, Wachovia price issues; week totals more than $28 billion, falls short of predictions
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5/23/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Hexcel going well; Vopak subscribed; Nortek launch emerges; Clear Channel LBO on track
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5/23/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Billions in new issue sales expected week of May 26; ratings agency doubles timeframe for assigning ratings
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5/23/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Rite Aid sweeps up; Ford loses again; Cheniere adds; Transocean dips as energy names ease
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5/23/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Hathor seeks institutions; Caza raises for exploration; Artificial Life looks to buy; NxStage issues to fund
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5/23/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Vertis, American Color boosted by merger news; Primus bonds buoyed on successful exchange
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5/23/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Lehman's Fannie Mae-linked product highly risky, Goldman's Core 8 notes 'classic access', analyst says
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5/23/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets sinks into weekend; no resolution in Argentina; primary sentiment remains strong
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5/23/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Opposing camps weigh in on NRG's all-stock bid for Calpine
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5/23/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Rent-A-Center rises, Vertis up on merger; Tousa gains as exclusivity extended; Six Flags steady but active
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5/22/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Noble, El Paso price deals; Ford falls on outlook cut; BCE up as bondholders win; funds add $191 million
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5/22/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Popular prices preferred stock; market sags as spreads widen, recent issues underperform
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5/22/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Lyondell, PQ break; Hawaiian Telcom up as debt denied; Calpine rallies on potential merger
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5/22/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Rand Corp. postpones revenue bond sale due to ratings delay; Waterbury, Conn.'s $320 million G.O. sale delayed
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5/22/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Patriot Coal, Carrizo Oil jump on debuts; NorthStar old issue drops; Ford slides on lower outlook
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5/22/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Merge gets Merrick lifeline; Vast upsizes deal to C$30 million; Legend issues stock; Raptor sells units
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5/22/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Hawaiian bonds dip, loan gains; Bon-Ton weaker; Calpine higher, NRG mixed; tender helps Rescap loan
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5/22/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley launches homeland security-linked notes; JPMorgan offers ETNs linked to 130/30 index
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5/22/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets weaker; Argentina battered; Noble Group prices $500 million
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5/22/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Calpine considers NRG offer; BCE deal on hold; satellite radios must divest, say senators
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5/21/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: JPMorgan looks past Bear; Barnes & Noble's bigger book club; Penn Gaming banks push for renegotiation
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5/21/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Nortel prices upsized add-on, El Paso drops ahead of upcoming issue; asset sale boosts Spectrum Brands
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5/21/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: ING, ILFC, Liberty Mutual, NYSE price; Amgen takes opportunity to go long; secondary softens
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5/21/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: McJunkin breaks; Spectrum Brands up on paydown; Airlines, Autos fall some more; O'Reilly sees interest
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5/21/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Competitive sales pick up; New Mexico leads Wednesday pricings with $169.55 million sale of bonds
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5/21/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Chesapeake slips on debut; Alpha Natural jumps; AMR drops; Four deals on tap in primary
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5/21/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: ANTs not planning beyond $7.5 million fundraiser; Prana gets A$7 million; AFC, Kopane sell stock
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5/21/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Spectrum Brands lifted on asset sale; Swift dips; Primus Telecom attracts attention
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5/21/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Goldman links to new Core 8 index; Merrill ties to natural gas; products offer easy access, advisor says
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5/21/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets inch tighter; High betas up; Russian Agricultural prices $1.75 billion
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5/20/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets nudged weaker; Strike ends in Argentina; Russian Agricultural talks two-tranche issue
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5/20/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays' equity allocation notes let investors spread bets, distributor says
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5/20/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Chesapeake, EchoStar, Plains deals price, struggle in aftermarket; Visteon '10 bonds up on exchange offer
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5/20/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Yang facing mutiny at Yahoo!; BCE, banks continue talks; Take-Two taking more offers
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5/20/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Amgen, Bank of America, American Express unit price; low new issue premiums cause secondary woes
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5/20/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Visteon up with tender; Mediacom dips on new debt; Fresenius rises; airlines, autos under pressure
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5/20/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Pricing action heats up; San Francisco prices $272.22 million G.O. refunding bonds
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5/20/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Chesapeake upsizes deal amid strong gray response; EnerSys seen fair to rich; ShengdaTech lacks borrow
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5/20/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Payzone plans €40 million; QPC raises $1.99 million from convertibles; Orko sells C$10.07 million
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5/20/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Visteon announces tender, buoys structure; Retailers mixed; Harrah's notes come off highs
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5/19/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Deutsche Bank's new alpha notes attractive in bear market, advisor says; Credit Suisse launches index
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5/19/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed bonds firmer in slow trading; ResCap debt improves; Delphi bonds edge higher
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5/19/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Electronic Arts extends offer for Take-Two; Microsoft keeps after Yahoo!; BCE banks try to rework deal
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5/19/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets look for leadership; Argentina floats; Primary waits for LatAm corporates, Noble Group
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5/19/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Forest Oil prices add-on deal; ResCap gains on swap offer consent news; American Axle up on labor pact
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5/19/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Tuesday's pricing action exceptionally busy; New Jersey Economic Development Authority to sell $450 million
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5/19/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: ResCap rallies on tender consents; Vought up with contract news; Manitowoc may be back
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5/19/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: WaferGen raises $3.57 million from new investor; Essential raises $1.75 million; Metal Storm to sell notes
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5/19/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Huntington remains firm, but Sallie Mae weakens; Medtronic softer ahead of earnings, but Hologic adds
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5/16/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Market conditions keep issuers on edge, insider says; Oregon plans large block of bond offerings
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5/16/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Trico Marine drops on acquisition news; Financials mixed, Legg Mason firm, but AIG eases
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5/16/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Flagstar boosts capital; Luxell closes placement; Qiao Xing sells debt for stock; Midway plans placement
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5/16/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: ResCap long paper firmer; Retailers unchanged to weaker; Spheris notes quoted lower on earnings
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5/16/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Buffer plays key role in Barclays' S&P 500-linked notes, analyst says; Goldman note highly unusual
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5/16/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Argentina flat as farmers strike one more week; EM investors see low liquidity amid inflation concerns
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5/16/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Finisar, Optium to merge; investors fear BCE repricing; Icahn battles Yahoo; Take-Two offer expires
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5/16/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Hovnanian sells 10-year deal, bonds jump in aftermarket; American Achievement zooms on company sale
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5/16/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Ontario, Starwood Hotels, JPMorgan, iStar price as week tops $35 billion; record May expected
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5/16/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Bright Horizons breaks; FairPoint, Univision up on numbers; Berlin floats OID; McJunkin nets orders
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5/15/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Masonite up on amendment hopes; Blockbuster, Alltel, ServiceMaster, First Data react with numbers
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5/15/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: New offering announcements slow in concert with market; Clark County School District sells $675 million
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5/15/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Health Management jumps in gray; JA Solar retraces some gains; Peabody Energy, Transocean higher
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5/15/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Transdel pleased with response to placement; Copper Fox funds feasibility study; Otto raises A$15 million
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5/15/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Blockbuster boosted by stronger earnings; Constar slips, recovers slightly; Masonite loan firmer
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5/15/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Goldman links product to euro; notes' upside attractive, advisor says; Lehman sweetens ComBATS notes
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5/15/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Evraz, Kexim, DBS Bank price deals; Pakistan widens on downgrade; Petrobras up on 'oil-rig' buzz
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5/15/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Icahn lays down gauntlet to Yahoo!; CBS set to acquire CNET; Airlines eye mergers, face obstacles
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5/15/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: SandRidge prices upsized 10-years, new bonds rise; Blockbuster gains on numbers; funds add $121 million
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5/15/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Eaton, NiSource, Deutsche Bank, Harley Davidson, HBOS price; new issue premiums continue decrease
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5/14/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Canadian Pacific Rail, PNC Financial, BJ Services price; slowdown nowhere in sight
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5/14/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Realogy bounces around; Cengage up following earnings; Learning Care approaches some lenders
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5/14/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: California may be stuck with premium to maintain cash flow; Austin prices $170.605 million
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5/14/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: AIG extends gains; selling weighs on Hologic; Virgin Media steady; JA Solar up 2 points hedged on debut
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5/14/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Stockgroup cements new relationship; Broadpoint eyes opportunities; Amarin, Oxus raise for development
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5/14/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Solo Cup gains on good numbers; Tender offer leaves Six Flags mixed; Swift up; Realogy loan steady
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5/14/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: HSBC autocallables interesting but risky, advisor says; Invesco to market ETNs for Deutsche
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5/14/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Asia remains focused on Sichuan quake; Argentina lower; Mexico continues to outperform index
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5/14/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Clear Channel settlement seen good for BCE; Yahoo-Microsoft saga continues; Take three for Take-Two?
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5/14/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: AES sells upsized deal, existing bonds mixed on tender; Six Flags bonds also split on exchange offer
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5/13/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Nortek, Copano Energy deals price; Land O' Lakes up on numbers, Pilgrim's Pride gains after share sale
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5/13/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Philip Morris, Tampa Electric, Parker-Hannifin, United Tech, Fannie Mae, Sovereign Bank price issues
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5/13/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Dex West, Mobile Mini set talk; LyondellBasell progress slows; EnergySolutions trades up
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5/13/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Pricing action booms as Lower Colorado River Authority sells $361.71 million
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5/13/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: AIG, SBA Communications gain on debut; Fannie Mae mandatories add, EDS slips to par; AMD stronger
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5/13/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Strike raises A$31.98 million; MedX sells units; Monument aims for production; InterOil sells convertibles
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5/13/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Thornburg, Countrywide paper hold steady; Sales report does little to hurt retailers' debt
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5/13/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan launches notes linked to long-short commodities; innovative indexes on the rise, distributor says
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5/13/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets tighter on Treasuries; Argentina bounces; Local deals stack up in primary
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5/13/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Icahn may threaten Yang with proxy; Clear Channel reportedly close to deal; critics size up HP, EDS deal
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5/12/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Intrigue at Yahoo! ahead of annual meeting; HP seen near Electronic Data Systems deal; EnCana to split
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5/12/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk moves sideways, new deals mostly steady; Nortek plans notes; Copano, Sandridge offerings also slate
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5/12/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Petro-Canada, ACE INA, Centerpoint Energy, Simon Property, Harsco, price as spreads remain tight
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5/12/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: DirecTV breaks; Cumulus slides as buyout falls through; Charter, Calpine, Targa move with numbers
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5/12/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Sellsider says tone of market is improved; Sacramento Suburban Water District prices $75.25 million COPs
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5/12/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: AIG edges up in gray; EDS gains on possible HP bid; WCI extends slide; Nabors softer on lower oil
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5/12/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: GeoVax, Osisko get financing facilities; Cell Genesys, Oilsands sell stock; pipeline growing, Rodman says
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5/12/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Charter boosted by narrower loss; Delphi steady despite 10-Q; Trump quiets down; Retail weaker
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5/12/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Lehman Brothers ComBATS commodity-linked notes look reasonable but complex, advisor says
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5/12/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mostly flat; High betas slip; Whispers of sovereigns from the Philippines, Uganda
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5/9/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Lehman gold notes, Barclays rate notes offer access, analyst says; Goldman links to stock, rates
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5/9/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets end week flat; Venezuela hurt by headlines; Huaneng prices 4 billion yuan
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5/9/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Analysts handicap Sirius/XM deal's fate with regulators; Circuit City clears way for Blockbuster and Icahn
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5/9/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Petrohawk, Public Service/PNM price deals; Ply Gem takes a pounding; Blockbuster, Sprint on the rise
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5/9/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Caterpillar Financial, Regions Bank price to cap record week; coming week seen slower
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5/9/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Cinemark, Windstream up with numbers; Autos continue to drop; McJunkin, O'Reilly ready launches
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5/9/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Clark County to sell $675 million on Thursday; new slate of offerings planned for coming weeks
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5/9/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Cheniere Energy plunges; El Paso gains; Legg Mason slips; Fannie Mae, TTM flat on debut; AIG to price
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5/9/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Exactech to reduce debt; GeoPark welcomes new investors; Northwest takes loan; Selwyn sells units
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5/9/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Ply Gem hammered on poor earnings; R.H. Donnelley retreats from Thursday's gains; Delphi loan lower
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5/8/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays offers financials-linked products; leveraged notes could gain if sector bottoms out, advisor says
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5/8/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets pulled wider; Gerdau, others combine to price $1.35 billion; Argentina sees buying
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5/8/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Analyst says the time is right for DRS-Finmecanica merger, but regulatory approvals are not a slam dunk
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5/8/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Ace Hardware prices deal; R.H. Donnelley gains on numbers, exchange; funds see $612 million inflow
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5/8/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Dex up on refi; Yankee Candle dips; Education Media selling second-lien; Manitowoc may be scrapped
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5/8/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, Alabama Power, Travelers, Korea Rail, Gerdau price; issuers take advantage of tight spreads
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5/8/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: WCI drops on liquidity concerns; financials steady on weaker stocks; Omnicare adds; TTM to price
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5/8/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Market conditions improve on job data; Texas' Carrollton-Farmers Branch school district prices $57.435 million
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5/8/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Donnelley up on numbers, exchange; Idearc rises more; Trump gyrates on bad earnings, Yankee Candle too
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5/8/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Jazz keeps options open with deal; ROO, Microfield issue stock and warrants; Western Standard sells stock
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5/7/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: CEC Unet wraps $3.2 million offering of convertibles; Aura Minerals plans C$40 million placement
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5/7/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Idearc bonds stronger, loan slips; Neff holds on despite downgrade; Retail, gaming end weaker
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5/7/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley prices leveraged ETN linked to euro; Market interest in euro high, distributor says
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5/7/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mixed to lower; Brazil prints retap as primary catches fire; High betas flame out
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5/7/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Sprint, Clearwire cross lines; pilots call U.S. Air, UAL deal 'last resort'; Microsoft, Yahoo! carry on alone
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5/7/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: DirecTV brings drive-by mega-deal; Idearc continues gains; Tesoro off on quarterly results
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5/7/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Merrill, KeyCorp, Colgate, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Hartford, Quebec price in steady conditions
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5/7/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: DirecTV slides on additional debt; Delphi breaks; Allison steady on numbers; Cash, LCDX drop
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5/7/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Issuers with good credit feel good about pricing; Port Authority of New York and New Jersey sells $400 million
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5/7/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Legg Mason, Synnex up on debut; Enzon slips on spin-off; Fannie Mae quiet; Transocean, Cheniere gain
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5/6/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Financial convertibles lower on credit concerns; Energy names gain with oil; Synnex to price
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5/6/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Kennedy-Wilson issues first stock in 10 years; Coronation Minerals, Seaview Energy in flow-through deals
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5/6/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Stronger earnings boost Idearc, Spectrum bonds; Tropicana bonds, loan head higher; MGM slips
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5/6/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Marshall & Ilsley launches structured CDs; interest in CDs pick up, but notes still on top, distributor says
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5/6/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mixed to stronger; Tone ends positive; Grupo Televisa prices $500 million
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5/6/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Market won't call Microsoft, Yahoo! deal dead; Schumer backs price cut for BoA; unions pan airline deal
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5/6/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Atlas prices upsized deal, Petrohawk hits the road; ArvinMeritor off on split plan; Idearc up on numbers
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5/6/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: GlaxoSmithKline prices year's biggest deal; Citigroup sells two; Berkshire Hathaway, TransAlta price
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5/6/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Idearc, MetroPCS trade up; LyondellBasell launches B-2, nets orders; Bright Horizons closing in on OID
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5/6/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Florida Board of Education leads active day of pricings; Stockton Unified School District, Calif., sells $65 million
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5/5/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: May expected to be good for pricing new munis, advisor says; new slate of deals planned for week
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5/5/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Uncertainty weighs on Countrywide; Cheniere drops; Six Flags adds; Market mixed
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5/5/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Cream Minerals, Apogee raise capital in tough market; Silverjet gets new investor; Infosmart arranges loan
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5/5/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: ResCap, Countrywide 'down, down, down'; Trader: What is Apollo doing?; Idearc bonds slip
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5/5/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan dual-directional notes could underperform, analyst says; Barclays links to yield curve index
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5/5/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets slip softly; light trading on London's bank holiday; Korail roadshows $300 million
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5/5/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Microsoft walks out on Yahoo!; Bank of America may cut offer to $0 to $2; buyers look over Sprint
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5/5/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Newfield Exploration, Newport TV price; ResCap falls on debt worries; Countrywide in late rebound
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5/5/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: ConocoPhillips, Duke Realty, Citi, Bank of America price: TransAlta, Citi, plan upcoming issues
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5/5/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: UAL soars on amendment; US Airways rises on merger talk; ResCap trades up; PITG tweaks deal
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5/2/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Lehman, Morgan Stanley, Comcast, NY Life, Textron, Israel Electric price to cap $28 billion week
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5/2/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Federal-Mogul breaks; ResCap term loan rises; Freescale gains; Claire's bounces with downgrade
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5/2/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: New slate of deals stack up for coming week; New Jersey Turnpike Authority to sell $335 million
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5/2/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Financials in focus, Lehman, Wachovia up, Countrywide loses; Chesapeake adds; ProLogis quiet on debut
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5/2/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: GigaBeam eyes turnaround with deal; FLO sells more convertibles; Ceramic, Dussault place stock
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5/2/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: ResCap jumps, Countrywide gets dumped as mortgage names dominate; Linens falls after Chapter 11
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5/2/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: RBC launches bearish notes linked to apparel, footwear retailers; Svensk sells more Elements ETNs
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5/2/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets pull tighter; Volumes at holiday levels; Israel Electric prices $1 billion
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5/2/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Microsoft shows muddle on Yahoo!, says ICAP's Sachin Shah; hedge funds sue Clear Channel lenders
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5/2/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: CCS prices add-on issue; Newport talk heard; Countrywide crushed on B of A warning, but ResCap rolls
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5/1/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Range Resources prices deal; Amkor, Visteon continue rising; funds see $297 million inflow
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5/1/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Chubb, Dow, Jackson National, ProLogis among issuers as market takes off
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5/1/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Newport breaks; Ford, GM react to sales results; Revlon, Valassis up on earnings; Kleen nets orders
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5/1/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Detroit to convert $382.43 million bonds; Orlando-Orange County Expressway sells $499.11 million
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5/1/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Hologic, Symantec, National Retail trade mixed on earnings; CIT gains; ProLogis prices
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5/1/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Reece closes C$7.5 million financing; Rockcliff settles downsized deal; Omega to raise $100 million
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5/1/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Sands' results weigh on sector; Visteon, Delphi paper better; Charter up on Comcast numbers
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5/1/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Bernstein's Lindsay sees imminent news in Microsoft-Yahoo situation; shareholders sue Wrigley board
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5/1/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets celebrate May Day; Prices climb with equities; Israel Electric talks benchmark
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4/30/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Merrill Lynch product goes long on emerging currencies, short on euro; Goldman takes lead in league table
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4/30/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mixed on rate cut; Markets close for May Day; CapitaMall prices S$160 million
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4/30/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Higher bid seen from Microsoft; airline dance continues; Electronic Arts unmoved by Grand Theft Auto 4
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4/30/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Axcan Pharma prices eight-year deal, then moves up; Visteon leads auto parts names higher; Six Flags flies
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4/30/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: OeKB prices ahead of Fed cut; Deutsche, ProLogis announce issues; April ends with near-record issuance
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4/30/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Visteon, CommScope, Dean Foods, General Motors up with earnings; Univision rise continues
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4/30/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Current market called 'difficult' by issuers; Citizens Property awaits good conditions to sell $1.5 billion
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4/30/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mixed: Ford gains; Savvis, Headwaters down outright; Mesa Air, Hologics edge higher
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4/30/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Cell Therapeutics eyes cash for year; SulphCo get equity financing deal; Cadillac lands new shareholder
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4/30/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Visteon debt drives up; Residential Capital paper sees strength; Trader: Casinos to take a hit
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4/29/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: ResCap, GMAC switch courses; Burlington steady, Linens slips; Univision debt structure gains
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4/29/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Deutsche Bank launches commodity long and short notes, says it sold $150 million of ETNs this year
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4/29/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets wait for Fed; High betas show recovery; Local deals trickle through pipeline
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4/29/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Yahoo! waits on Microsoft's next move; Countrywide, BofA in Fed hearings; airlines keep up deal chatter
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4/29/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Macrovision prices five-year; new Ford Credit notes firm smartly; Univision gains on Televisa trial delay
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4/29/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America, Fifth Third, Pearson, KLA-Tencor price ahead of Fed; flat tone seen as positive
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4/29/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Macrovision breaks; Univision rises on settlement hopes, Lear up with numbers; Bright Horizons sets talk
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4/29/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Fewer issuers selling on a competitive basis, source says; Lubbock sells $84.5 million in certificates
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4/29/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Freeport-McMoRan, Nabors, Peabody, Transocean lower as commodities fall; Countrywide, BofA stay flat
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4/29/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Security Bank sells $40 million of notes with warrants; Aker BioMarine gets NOK 400 million
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4/28/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Noreco pockets NOK 450 million from share sale; Medis gets $60 million equity line from Azimuth
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4/28/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: ResCap paper continues to drift lower; Linens notes reverse direction, Claire's bonds gain
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4/28/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Citi opens week with $25 million of principal protected notes linked to best two of three currency baskets
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4/28/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets claw higher; High betas tighten; Pipeline slows ahead of Fed
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4/28/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Kerkorian ups stake in Ford; Mars to buy Wrigley; Continental calls off merger with United
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4/28/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Ford Credit sells giant deal, parent up on Tracinda news; MarkWest adds on; Cott off as results disappoint
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4/28/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Newport firms OID; LyondellBasell term B surfaces; Ford rises; UAL, US Airways up on merger buzz
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4/28/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Bristol-Myers Squibb, AMB Property price; Fifth Third, KLA-Tencor announce upcoming issues
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4/28/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Detroit, MultiCare Health to convert auction-rate bonds; Lubbock to sell $86.6 million
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4/28/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford shoots up on tender; Continental, UAL muted; CapitalSource gains on confidence; National City rises
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4/25/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: AirTran stays quiet; Ford holds firm; Boston Private gets support; Charming Shoppes, Cheniere see interest
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4/25/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Vonage to raise $215 million from debt, convertibles; Broadwind Energy plans $100 million stock sale
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4/25/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: ResCap paper dips, Thornburg gains; Delphi paper weaker on 2008 forecast; Retailers better
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4/25/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Barclays notes suit sophisticated buyers, JPMorgan gold ETF note timely, analyst says
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4/25/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets tighter; Argentina drowns as Lousteau quits; Banco Cruzeiro prices $110 million
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4/25/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Microsoft, Yahoo! head into proxy fight; airlines send rumors flying; new moves to jam satellite radio deal
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4/25/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Thornburg Mortgage seen up on no news, MGM Mirage also; Wendy's falls; primary seen quiet
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4/25/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Dr. Pepper Snapple, Regions Financial price to end record week; financial names contribute big numbers
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4/25/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Ford rally continues; General Motors rises with general market; Newport readies allocations
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4/25/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Billions in sales planned for coming week; Catholic Health to convert or refund auction-rate bonds
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4/24/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Market conditions may not be so bad after all, Ohio treasurer says; California DWR prices $632.89 million
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4/24/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Earnings news pulls Ford higher, EMC, ProLogis lower; Energy names down with oil; AirTran to price
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4/24/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Trafalgar set for year; Ambient sells warrants; Hydrogen Engine in deal; TOP Ships gets $51 million
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4/24/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: ResCap, GMAC slip on a series of downgrades; McClatchy, Tribune dip, Harrah's inches up
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4/24/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Barclays launch carry trade products as investors consider exchange, interest rates
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4/24/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets wrap tighter; Venezuela falls, Argentina bounces; Vimpelcom prices $2 billion
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4/24/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Microsoft seen keeping pressure on Yahoo!; Wendy's, Triarc merger disappoints cash-seekers
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4/24/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: CCS, Inergy deals price; Ford up on surprise Q1 profit; funds see $295 million inflows
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4/24/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America, Natixis, Canadian National Rail, Allstate price; week winds down after high volume
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4/24/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Ford, US Airways rise with earnings; GM better but restrained by ResCap noise; Macrovision tweaks deal
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4/23/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Xerox, Great River, Fifth Third, Morgan Stanley, Textron, Export Development Canada price on solid tone
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4/23/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Level 3 rises, Delta slips on earnings; Northwest rises with amendment; Newport oversubscribed
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4/23/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Issuers continue to probe auction-rate bonds, bid at own auctions; Orange Medical prices $264 million
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4/23/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Level 3 takes off on earnings, cash flow outlook; Ambac tumbles on loss; AirTran fails to spark interest
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4/23/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Foamex wraps $18.5 million of $20 million sale; TRM sells $11 million of notes with warrants
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4/23/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Traders: Swift likely to trip covenant; Investors bet on Trump; Level 3 debt 'pops' on numbers
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4/23/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Lehman offers products bullish on U.S. dollar, sees United States' woes likely affecting global economy
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4/23/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets creep tighter; trading takes cue from primary; Vimpelcom talks $2 billion
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4/23/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Ballmer ready to walk on Yahoo! deal; airlines announce losses together; Wattles eggs on Circuit City
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4/23/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Level 3 jumps on results, outlook; McClatchy tender boosts bonds; Pep Boys get hit as CEO splits
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4/22/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Merrill Lynch, UBS, Wachovia, Goldman price as financials continue new issue monopoly
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4/22/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: EB Brands sets OID; UAL falls on numbers; Freescale rollercoasters; Tribune rises
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4/22/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Pricings abound even as one issuer postpones bond sale due to market conditions
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4/22/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: UAL leads airlines lower; JetBlue held firm by put; AirTran deal in rough weather; CIT takes off on debut
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4/22/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Syntroleum misses $3 million tranche of $12 million deal; MicroPlanet to sell C$8 million of units
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4/22/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Vendor payoff helps Linens' debt; Primus Telecom's bonds decline; Gaming sector mostly better
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4/22/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Citigroup, Eksportfinans link to energy sector as volatility spikes; Credit Suisse deal sizes move up a notch
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4/22/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets trade flat to weak; Argentina finds new lows; Nine Dragons prices $300 million
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4/22/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Pilots talking again; market watches Yahoo!, Microsoft; Industrial Distribution finds better offer
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4/22/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: FireKeepers bonds price, sizzle in secondary; Wynn, MGM, Sands up on Macau limits; Swift keeps falling
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4/21/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: National City to raise $7 billion; Alliance lawsuit for Blackstone; Blue Coat to acquire Packeteer
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4/21/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Countrywide up despite poor BofA numbers; Charter paper slips; Swift bonds drive lower
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4/21/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Citigroup, JPMorgan, KfW price; Merrill Lynch to price preferreds; secondary spreads tighten slightly
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4/21/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: LCDX closes up slightly at 99.15; Hanes, Leap active in secondary; Fairchild Semiconductor brings add-on
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4/21/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Pricing activity heats up for week ahead; BJC Health prices $368.575 million in variable-rate bonds
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4/21/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: National City soars on financing; financials active, mixed as Bank of America reports; CIT raises $1 billion
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4/21/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: National City to sell $7 billion of stock, convertible preferreds; Coal of Africa digs up £66.6 million
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4/21/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Charter paper slips; Countrywide up despite poor BofA numbers; Swift bonds drive lower
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4/21/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Pricing on financial-linked products won't remain generous; JPMorgan links to BofA, Citi, Wells Fargo
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4/21/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets firm; Argentine benchmarks pummeled; Primary waits for Vimpelcom, Nine Dragons
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4/18/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets see new buying; Argentina bounces back; primary tone ends on high note
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4/18/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Electronic Arts lowers bid for Take-Two Interactive, but observers see U-turn ahead
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4/18/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Charters bonds better; Swift Transportation puts on the brakes; Portola continues upward move
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4/18/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Barclays, Principal Life, Plains All American price; IG market tightens across board despite negativity
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4/18/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Newport ups OID; EB Brands floats talk; Dole up with upgrade; Cash rallies alongside equities
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4/18/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: New issue pricings stack up for coming week; Chicago Board of Education to sell $481.85 million
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4/18/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Citigroup leads financials higher; Transocean still gains with oil; SanDisk eases
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4/18/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Atlas scraps $24.76 million placement; Quaterra raises enough for year; Neo lands Hong Kong investor
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4/18/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Swift puts it in park; Portola debt continues to gain; Charter bonds better; Retailers end firmer
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4/18/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley's Russia-linked PLUS too risky, analyst says; more ETF-linked products may aid hedging
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4/17/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Citigroup launches first product linked to new Equity Model Index, aims to outperform equity benchmarks
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4/17/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets flat to stronger; Argentina leads losers; Evraz prices $1.6 billion of bonds
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4/17/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Microsoft's bid for Yahoo! still the best fit, analyst says; Electronic Arts bid for Take-Two likely to go up
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4/17/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: West Corp. heads south on earnings; Swift falls quickly; raid roils Pilgrim's Pride; funds gain $59 million
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4/17/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Lehman Brothers, Principal Life price; GE notes seen trading up; smaller names now able to tap primary
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4/17/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Supervalu up with numbers; Tribune X better following call; CDW block sells; Local Insight widens OID
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4/17/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Illinois sells $1.2 billion shot-term G.O.s at 2.2% TIC; auction-rate conversions, bids continue
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4/17/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Financials gain outright; Six Flags crumples on dividend halt; Huntington hit on debut; Cypress comes in
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4/17/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: CryoCath to sell C$17.39 million stock; Avant gets $10 million; Rockcliff cuts prices in C$5 million deal
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4/17/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Swift notes trade heavy; Downgrade pressures Primus bonds; Six Flags paper better on earnings
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4/16/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Mill City avoids summer fundraising woes; Metabasis exchanges warrants; Crowflight plans placement
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4/16/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Burlington Coat, Pep Boys moving up; Tropicana secures forbearance, bonds steady; Delphi dips
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4/16/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley launches Russia ETF-linked products; Deutsche targets all investors with agriculture ETNs
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4/16/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets jump with equities; spreads come in on light trading; Hungary prices CHF 350 million
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4/16/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Fifth Third gives up on NatCity; airlines ready for detractors; Nymex holders demand more from CME
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4/16/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Berry Plastics prices upsized floater deal; Valassis up on positive guidance; Moody's knock drops Aleris
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4/16/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: GE Capital prices massive deal on decent open, bank earnings; Martin Marietta also issues
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4/16/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: AMR, Burlington gain on earnings; Cash, LCDX trade up; Anchor Drilling reworks deal
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4/16/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Connecticut, Philadelphia rid themselves of auction-rate debt; Connecticut's $2 billion in G.O.s price
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4/16/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Little moved amid stock gains; Countrywide, CV gain, Kinetic Concepts falls below par; Huntington prices
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4/15/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Enseco prices C$5 million of stock; Student Transportation raises C$50 million from two investors
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4/15/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Linens notes better to unchanged; Blockbuster holding steady; Delphi exit: Not for months
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4/15/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Deutsche launches four ETNs linked to agriculture index with long, short strategies
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4/15/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets feeling stronger; primary still rolling; Fraser & Neave prices S$250 million
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4/15/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Airlines cleared for takeoff; Circuit City waits for financing; First Charter, Fifth Third approved by Fed
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4/15/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Steel Dynamics prices upsized add-on; Solo gains on upgrade; airlines mixed on Delta-Northwest deal
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4/15/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: XTO, E.On, RBC price large deals; bank earnings less negative than feared, issuance seen up Wednesday
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4/15/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Kinetic plans downsizing; SP Newsprint firms OID; Biomet up on numbers; Delta, Northwest rise
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4/15/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Connecticut brings $2 billion in G.O.s; New York City sells $525 million G.O. bonds at 3% to 4.72%
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4/15/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Financials weaken; Micron, ON Semi softer ahead of Intel earnings; Kinetic Concepts on tap
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4/14/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Window seen closing for investors who want to buy auction-rate bonds; issuers continue to bid
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4/14/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Wachovia adds on debut; CapitalSource gets another look after deal with California bank; Endo trades well
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4/14/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Nevada keeps oversubscribed deal small; Sify, Stealth, Petro, Sterling, CanAlaska sell stock-warrant units
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4/14/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Blockbuster debt active on Circuit City bid; Linens unchanged; Trump stable despite downgrade
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4/14/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Absolute return, autocallables attract interest as investors seek defensive, high-yielding investments
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4/14/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets firm up; tone reluctantly positive; Swire prices upsized $400 million
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4/14/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Blockbuster to rewire Circuit City; airlines look for daylight; CapitalSource bites off Fremont
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4/14/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Blockbuster off on Circuit City quest; Tyson, Aleris move lower; Berry Plastics launches seven-year deal
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4/14/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Dell, HSBC, CoBank, Virginia Electric & Power price; tone weakens on bank earnings announcements
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4/14/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Blockbuster strengthens with Circuit City bid; LCDX inches up; Venture Transport tweaks deal
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4/11/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Univision trades up; Revlon steady on preliminary earnings; Allen-Vanguard sets spreads
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4/11/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Worst may be over for auction-rate crisis, analysts say; issuers continue to bid, convert auction-rate bonds
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4/11/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Virgin Media edges lower in debut; WaMu eases; Frontier Airlines sinks; but PDL BioPharma adds
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4/11/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Yukon-Nevada sells C$20 million of shares; D-Box gets new investor; Provident Bankshares raises capital
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4/11/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Linens pushes back up; Solo Cup, Pliant bonds seen lower; Univision bonds and loan firm
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4/11/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Reverse convertibles attractive in nervous market, analyst says; Dogs of Dow products not that different
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4/11/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets slide into weekend; spreads widen; Kospo, three others price deals
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4/11/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Clear Channel gets day in court; Yahoo! continues tug-o-war; airlines get close again
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4/11/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: New MarkWest bonds hold gains; Linens 'n Things, Univision gain on day; Radio One off on acquisition
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4/11/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: American Express Bank, Korea Southern Power price; tone sours on GE earnings news amid issuance lull
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4/10/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Monsanto, PSE&G price; Korea Southern to price Friday; slowdown expected to linger for near future
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4/10/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: RepconStrickland tweaks deal; Gavilon floats talk; Kinetic firms timing; Delphi DIP loan bid up
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4/10/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Cornell University leads pricings with oversubscribed $130 million sale; JEA sells $125 million
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4/10/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Endo jumps on debut; takeout news lifts Millenium, other biotechs gain; NatCity in play
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4/10/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Painted Pony Petroleum prices C$38.28 million of stock; Starfield Resources prices C$20 million
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4/10/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Investors 'nervous' about gaming sector; Delphi bonds slip, recover; Linens, Rite-Aid weaker
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4/10/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: RBC to price notes linked to commodities; Barclays to price commodity-linked notes
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4/10/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets end stronger; tone improves with retailers' sales; Kospo sets talk for $300 million
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4/10/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Views on Microsoft-Yahoo! diverge as News Corp., Google, AOL weigh in; Takeda to buy Millennium
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4/10/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Upsized MarkWest deal prices; NXP up on joint venture; energy names gain; funds gain over $700 million
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4/9/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Freeport-McMoRan bonds trade up in generally softer market; Southern Star prices add-on deal
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4/9/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Duke Energy, WEA Finance, Halyk Bank price; issuance slows despite stable market; Wal-Mart eases
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4/9/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Univision inches up as panic fades; LCDX dips; Harrah's strengthens; Macrovision sets talk
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4/9/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Portland to switch auction-rate bonds, California's Presbyterian Intercommunity to bid on auction-rate debt
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4/9/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mostly softer; Citigroup, WaMu ease; Exubera news hits Nektar; Virgin, Endo to price
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4/9/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Crosstex Energy seeks $100 million from units; Origen sells $46 million note with warrants
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4/9/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Land lease settlement hurts Tropicana; Linens bonds holding on; Univision debt rebounds
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4/9/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Fortis 25.5% reverse convertibles linked to 'Small Dogs' appeal due to fewer stocks, distributor says
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4/9/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Halyk Bank prices quickly shopped $500 million deal; market meanders; new Georgia bonds stay strong
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4/9/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Microsoft's threats to go hostile and lower its bid for Yahoo! are counterproductive, ICAP analyst says
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4/8/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Yahoo!, Microsoft play chicken; WaMu gets $7 billion deposit; airlines try to fly; Point Blank hunts buyers
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4/8/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: AMD down on sales warning; Univision dives on credit-line drawdown; new-deal bonds move up
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4/8/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart, Barclays, Pacific Life price; tightening spreads could bring more issuers; Wal-Mart up in trading
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4/8/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Univision volatile on drawdown news; Macrovision floats guidance; Newport Television firms timing
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4/8/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Issuers continue to find escape from auction-rate bonds; new issue offerings line up
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4/8/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: WaMu extends gains on $7 billion infusion; AMD weaker; LDK Solar to price
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4/8/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Washington Mutual raises $7.04 billion; Nuance eyes $100 million for acquisition; Shear Wind to sell units
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4/8/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Linens debt softer on potential pre-packaged filing; Univision bonds, loan slip; Dole down, AMD up
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4/8/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: HSBC offers reverse notes linked to worst Dog of Dow; product could be binary play, adviser says
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4/8/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets cool; trading mixed to wider; Kospo may hurry $300 million deal
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4/7/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan links reverse notes to least-performing bank; AIG selling currency product through Lehman
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4/7/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets press higher; high betas gain; Georgia, Odebrecht break through pipeline
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4/7/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Microsoft, Yahoo! near proxy war; airlines take it around again; Kinetic Concepts to buy LifeCell
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4/7/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Videotron, PolyOne, Nielsen price deals; call lifts Overseas Shipholding; ResCap up on GMAC infusion
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4/7/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Spectra, MetLife, Citi price; Barclays announces deal; issuers encouraged by better spreads; WaMu gains
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4/7/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Delphi DIP, General Motors move higher with rest of cash market; LCDX stronger; Mobile Mini floats talk
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4/7/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Issuers continue to bid on their own bonds; D.C. Water & Sewer will price $310 million bonds
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4/7/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Cash infusion report boosts WaMu, other financials, REITs mixed; Liberty/Time Warner edges higher
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4/7/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Center for Wound Healing gets $17.5 million loan from Bison Capital; Colabor, Rockcliff plan placements
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4/7/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: ResCap, GMAC boosted by debt infusion; Delphi bonds better; Retailers continue to rebound
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4/4/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Major surge in new deals coming, sell-sider says; issuers continue to make bids on auction-rate bonds
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4/4/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Lehman adds; other financials mixed, KKR Financial lower, Sallie Mae strengthens
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4/4/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Purple Beverage closes second financing round; eMagin, Madalena close deals; Sprylogics plans placement By Kenneth Lim
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4/4/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Delphi dips on investor pullout; Claire's bonds better despite poor numbers; Idearc gains ground
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4/4/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Structurers, investors seek out financial sector, analyst says; Credit offers low barrier, access in offerings
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4/4/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets gain as rally eases; Gazprom bonds trade up; primary on early weekend
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4/4/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Sirius-XM merger parsed in light of Kerry's letter to FCC; Jubilant acquires Draxis
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4/4/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Delphi falls on Appaloosa pullout but GM firmer; home builders gain on mortgage bailout plan
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4/4/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Ameren leads light action with two note offerings totaling $637 million; coming week seen busy
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4/4/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Claire's up despite numbers; Delphi DIP inches higher; GM softens; Myers LBO canceled
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4/3/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Rabobank, Wesfarmers prices; market encouraged by Verizon, Oracle success
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4/3/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Delta rises with March traffic results; Hawaiian Telcom slide progresses; Idearc bid dips on downgrade
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4/3/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Portland, Ore., leads pricing news with $554.12 million revenue bond sale; conversions, pricings taper off
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4/3/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Alpha Natural, Peabody higher on coal merger news; Intel, AMD, Micron firmer
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4/3/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Dendreon draws accolades for $47.36 million placement; WSR, Gastem each raise C$8 million from units
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4/3/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: AbitibiBowater paper weaker; Distressed autosphere mixed; Idearc loan softer, bonds firmer
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4/3/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: UBS, Morgan Stanley launch accelerated products linked to financials; beaten-down sectors draw attention
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4/3/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets add to momentum; Argentina makes up lost ground; primary loses pricing streak
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4/3/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Clear Channel seen gaining leverage in fight over funding LBO, but some anticipate revisions
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4/3/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Bombardier, Finlay bonds rise on earnings; Thornburg rally fizzles out; funds see $373 million inflow
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4/2/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Oracle brings large issue; Ontario, HSBC price as pace slows amid continued stability
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4/2/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: UAL, US Airways rally; Cash, LCDX trade up; Merisant pulls deal; Global BPO floats pricing
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4/2/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Pricing activity continues unabated, but calendar building eases
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4/2/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Lehman extends gains, National City drops; SVB, Alpha add on debut; Alaska Communications upsizes
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4/2/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: MDwerks raises $7.5 million; Raptor, National Holdings sell to funds; Generex sells convertibles
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4/2/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Thornburg bonds gain momentum; Delphi loan, Cooper-Standard bonds moving up
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4/2/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: UBS launches commodity index-linked ETNs; Credit Suisse ties ETNs to global warming index
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4/2/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mixed; Argentina slips as talks may begin; Gazprom prices $1.5 billion
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4/2/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Clear Channel court fight gets heated; ING looking for big buy; banks size up National City
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4/2/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Ipalco deal prices, rises in aftermarket; Thornburg jump continues; junk market seen mostly better
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4/1/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: O'Reilly buys CSK; National City looks at options; Clear Channel continues court battle
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4/1/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Thornburg shoots up after dodging bankruptcy; Nortek off on 10-K delay; Ipalco deal expected Wednesday
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4/1/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon, Vivendi, ConEd, Union Electric, Illinois Power, MetLife, NuStar among issuers in busy market
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4/1/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Local Insight, Allen-Vanguard set talk; Macrovision firms timing; TXU bid up; Delphi better
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4/1/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Barrage of pricings led by $359.165 million from Sacramento
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4/1/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Lehman soars on debut; Alpha Natural Resources up in gray; SVB seen as cheap; Globalstar plans deal
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4/1/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Derma Sciences looks for C$6.1 million from stock; Aspyra negotiates $2.78 million convertibles sale
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4/1/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Thornburg notes riding high; Tropicana, Herbst lose ground; Delphi loan, Cooper bonds better
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4/1/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan prices return enhanced notes linked to struggling funds; offers bear and bull notes on S&P 500
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4/1/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets improve; Argentina bounces back; KT Corp. prices $160 million
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3/31/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Weak earnings hurt Hawaiian Telcom notes, loan; Thornburg slips; Delphi loan begins trading
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3/31/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Lehman, Citigroup, RBC offer BRIC-related products; offerings may attract defense-minded investors
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3/31/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets trade mixed; Argentina still sinking; FerroChina prices $55 million; local deals price
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3/31/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Airlines mull further talks; CME opposes regulation plan; MI Development considers shake-up
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3/31/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Thornburg gyrations continue; USA Interactive up on court ruling; Hawaiian Telcom slides on numbers
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3/31/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Enterprise Products, John Deere, Enbridge; Questar, HSBC announce deals; Deere gains in trading
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3/31/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: SP Newsprint ups OID; Delphi, Hudson break; Hawaiian Telcom down on numbers; Graphic inches up
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3/31/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Issuers seek to convert auction-rate bonds, price new deals to replace auction-rate securities
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3/31/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mixed in thin volume; Schering-Plough falls, Bank of America firmer; Merrill trades; Lehman to price
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3/31/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Sulliden says fundraiser important amid legal battle; Anthracite, TransAtlantic find major buyers of stock
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3/28/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets stumble; Argentina digs deeper; Gazprom, Georgia light up primary
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3/28/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Clear Channel cautions markets; activist shareholders bring slate to Office Depot
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3/28/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Thornburg steady ahead of extended deadline; Delta dives on otherwise featureless Friday
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3/28/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary takes break after $14 billion week; Hershey, Newell lead new issues tighter
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3/28/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Graphic Packaging breaks; Georgia-Pacific widens; LCDX slides; Clear Channel still in question
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3/28/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Utah Transit Authority rounds out busy week with $700 million bonds; New Jersey plans $300 million sale
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3/28/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: National City, REITS lower; Ford, Best Buy drop; but PHH gains in strong debut
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3/28/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: MoneyGram gets $760 million payday; Corcept snags $60 million equity line
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3/28/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Financial sector mixed; Dollar General paper better on numbers; Idearc bonds lose ground
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3/28/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Lehman notes appeal to investors bullish on commodities
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3/27/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley commodity notes well varied, sellsider says; Lehman prices $699,000 in currency-linked notes
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3/27/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets unchanged; Argentina sees low for quarter; Mexico, Gazprom bring deals
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3/27/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: County judge in Texas rules for Clear Channel; BCE buyout deal seen on track; Tech stocks track lower
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3/27/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Steel Dynamics prices upsized deal; Idearc up on dividend move; tech names easier; funds lose $79 million
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3/27/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Avista, Dun & Bradstreet, Wilmington Trust issue as week winds down
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3/27/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Delphi reworks structure again, readies allocations; Bauer Hockey, SM&P Utility oversubscribed
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3/27/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Busy pricing week rounds out as Florida, Advocate price; Jacksonville Port waits for better market
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3/27/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mostly quiet; On Semi adds a half; PHH gains in the gray; Entertainment Properties to price
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3/27/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Avanir plans $40 million offering; Modigene gets $12 million; Novelos prices $5 million of stock
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3/27/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Thornburg bonds mellow out; Level 3 paper creeps up; Delphi revises credit facility for third time
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3/26/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Thornburg rally marches on; Linens better, Pep Boys down; AbitibiBowater bonds still gaining
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3/26/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets slip lower; Argentina hurt by farmers' strike; local deals test primary waters
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3/26/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley outperformance notes link unusual pair, observer says; Citigroup sells Deere-linked ELKS
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3/26/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Abitibi, FairPoint price deals, Harrah's trades; Clear Channel sizzles as LBO fizzles; Thornburg up again
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3/26/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Motorola to split; Clear Channel, sponsors sue banks; shareholders file against Bear; Take-Two rejects bid
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3/26/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: American Honda prices as market takes breather after heavy issuance
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3/26/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Graphic Packaging widens OID; Abitibi firms terms, breaks; CB Richard frees to trade; LCDX dips
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3/26/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Crowded market continues to pile on pricings; auction-rate conversions dominate headlines
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3/26/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mostly quiet; Peabody, Goodrich, Transocean higher; Entertainment Properties to price
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3/26/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: MedMira eyes market expansion with C$5 million placement; LML, Ur-Energy complete stock placements
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3/25/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Outlook plans C$6.7 million fundraising; Echo gets debt financing deal; Phytopharm places shares
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3/25/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: New plan sends Thornburg flying; More shorts for AbitibiBowater bonds; Neff paper boosted
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3/25/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Svensk euro bear notes offer hedging option, analyst says; Morgan Stanley ties to unusual currency basket
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3/25/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets trade flat; holiday volumes slow to go; primary hushed
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3/25/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: $10 for Bear stands; Yahoo! still pushing for better price; Clear Channel gets murky
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3/25/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Thornburg rise continues on bond deal news, Abitibi surge rolls on; XM, Sirius, keep rising
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3/25/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman, Newell Rubbermaid, Energy Transfer, Credit Suisse, MidAmerican price; financials trickle back
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3/25/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: FairPoint breaks; NewPage trades up; LCDX rallies on Clear Channel rumors; Venture Transport sets talk
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3/25/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Market for municipals still healthy, sell-sider says; Cobb County prices $87 million G.O.s
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3/25/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Wyeth, Medtronic, Hologic trade; Bank of America lower, but Countrywide higher; MGIC prices
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3/24/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Redemptions, conversions continue; Citizens Property to redeem $1.15 billion in high-risk bonds
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3/24/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: NatCity, Countrywide, Sallie Mae lead financials higher; XM up on Justice OK; market awaits Thornburg
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3/24/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Polaris reveals bridge loan, eyes more funds; AbitibiBowater gets Fairfax injection; Migo plans critical sale
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3/24/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Thornburg up on short squeeze; AbitibiBowater boosted by investment deal; Delphi revises credit facility
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3/24/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Reverse convertibles tied to Bear Stearns won't recover, observer says; Svensk sells more euro bear notes
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3/24/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets tighten; light volumes with London closed; CIMB Bank prices 1.5 billion ringgit
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3/24/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Bear Stearns deal proponents, including bondholders, push stock beyond JP Morgan's $10 offer
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3/24/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Sirius, XM jump as feds OK deal; Thornburg up despite no financing news; Abitibi gains on new funds
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3/24/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Teppco, Potomac Electric, Texas Gas, Cooper, CSX, Hershey price; stable issue window opens
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3/24/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Delphi reworks exit facility structure; FairPoint readies allocations; Cash, LCDX move higher
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3/20/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: FairPoint increases B loan discount; Consolidated Precision Products sets talk, OID
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3/20/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Auction-rate conversions postponed due to market conditions; other issuers opt for conversions
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3/20/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Financials lift convertibles; Bank of America, Ford, ON Semi gain; four new issues make lackluster debut
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3/20/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Silverstar, Redcliffe see market turmoil taking toll on issuers; Capital Pacific raises $1.8 million
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3/20/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Doubts about Thornburg financing; More shorts for AbitibiBowater; Wider 4Q hurts Linens n'Things
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3/20/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan targets short-term worries with resetting notes; ABN offers generous reverse exchangeables
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3/20/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets weaken slightly; prices sturdy through external waffling; OCBC prices 1 billion ringgit
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3/20/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: 3Com, Bain pack it in; Borders open for buyers; Quintana-Excel deal to set sail; airlines see longer waits
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3/20/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Thornburg slides on financing skepticism; CIT plunge continues on drawdown; funds shed $141 million
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3/20/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Market mops up after heavy day of issues; coming week to see moderate calendar barring bad headlines
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3/19/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Weatherford, British Telecom, Kroger, ComEd, MidAmerican among glut of issuers as window opens
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3/19/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Ford, GM down, Chrysler up; Consumer names fall; LCDX rollercoasters; Venture Transport sets launch
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3/19/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: San Francisco Airport prices $500 million bonds at 5.134139% TIC; Indiana Finance Authority prices
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3/19/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mostly lower as stocks drop; Charming Shoppes down; Thornburg, NovaGold eyed
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3/19/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Unbridled raises C$5 million; Energy Focus gets $10.2 million; Littlefield obtains Value Fund commitment
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3/19/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Thornburg bonds gain, give back; AbitibiBowater up; Consumer-driven sector sees weaker bank debt
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3/19/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Deutsche, Lehman, Morgan offer currency-linked products
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3/19/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets beat externals; prices hold in; Parque Arauco prices $170 million
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3/19/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Investors size up Bear deal; airlines look for options; Countrywide faces another suit; 3Com vote goes on
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3/19/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Thornburg gyrates on deal details; CIT bonds plunge; Abitibi short bonds up, new deal coming next week
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3/18/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Thornburg up sharply on margin-call news; Michaels moves around; Ainsworth pulls secured notes deal
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3/18/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: PNC Bank prices issue; Fed announcement leaves traders optimistic; Weatherford plans deal
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3/18/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: MoneyGram ups discount; Xerium widens with covenant issues; Cash, LCDX rise
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3/18/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Issuers delay planned conversions; Missouri environmental authority prices revenue bonds
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3/18/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mostly solidly higher; Countrywide, EMC, Medtronic add; WCI, Six Flags down
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3/18/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Garrison aims for production; Laser Energetics reveals Wolk investment; Misys holder underwrites sale
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3/18/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Margin call freeze boosts Thornburg; AbitibiBowater continues to slide; Merisant up on refi news
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3/18/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Risk protection could spur demand for structured products, distributor says; Morgan Stanley sells ETNs
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3/18/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets firmer with equities; Fed cut sates the Street; Buenos Aires feeds primary rumor mill
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3/18/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Others poaching for Bear; pilot communications end; Yahoo! fights on; Alliance eggs on Blackstone
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3/17/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Walgreen treks deeper into health care; analyst see Captaris playing for time; Bear Stearns shares drop 84%
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3/17/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Mostly easier junk market takes back seat to Bear, whose bonds bounce; Thornburg lower, Chiquita gains
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3/17/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Week's issuance uncertain; Bear rebounds strongly; Merrill, Lehman CDS narrow
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3/17/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Rite Aid dips on tax expense; Autos pressured in weaker market; Consolidated Precision, Dr Pepper set talk
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3/17/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Auction-rate bonds get reset; University of Texas prices $685.485 million bonds at 2.3% initial rate
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3/17/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles weaken; National City plunges; Freeport-McMoRan, Nabors, Suntech Power, Disney lower
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3/17/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Hawthorne says C$15 million will last a year; Corcept, Star Scientific sell to institutional investors
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3/17/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Thornburg, ResCap bonds softer on financial sector troubles; Herbst, other gaming names slide
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3/17/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan adds reset to reverse convertibles; Morgan Stanley launches currency-tied exchange traded notes
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3/17/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets stage Monday afternoon recovery after high beta Asian names see all-time wides
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3/14/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley commodities offering unusual; HSBC's CIT note generous; terms change as markets swing
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3/14/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets weaker; prices avoid equity-led disaster; CapitaCommercial prices S$150 million
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3/14/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Bel Fuse talks M&A to Power One; Alliance Data move hints Blackstone deal is off; financials weak again
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3/14/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Abitibi makes strong recovery amid weak trading; autos recover; junk players marvel at Bear debacle
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3/14/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Traders turn eye to Bear Stearns' plunge on quiet Friday; new deals move tighter
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3/14/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Cash, LCDX fall as Bear liquidity crunch raises fears; BWIC sale surfaces; Merisant floats talk
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3/14/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Auction-rate crisis drives issuers to refund deals; American Municipal Power to price $451 million BANs
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3/14/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles under pressure: Washington Mutual, Symantec, GM, Suntech Power lower
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3/14/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Heritage-Crystal Clean says placement rewards staff; SMF raises to keep listing; Sonoran sells convertibles
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3/14/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Mortgage names mixed during session; Delphi continues exit quest; AbitbiBowater bonds better
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3/13/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets weaker; S&P saves equities; local deals move in primary
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3/13/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Investors seek structured products amid turmoil, advisor says; Morgan Stanley offers twist on commodities
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3/13/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Sealy slides amid exec shakeup; autos off; Abitibi plans three-year deal; funds see $191 million outflow
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3/13/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Electronic Arts launches hostile bid for Take-Two; O'Charley's accepts Crescendo's board nominees
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3/13/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: PPG Industries, Equitable Resources, Medco, American Electric price; supply may not be done for week
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3/13/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Foamex rise continues; Cumulus trades up; Retail sector under pressure; Abitibi, CB Richard talk emerges
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3/13/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Redemptions and conversions continue unabated; Thursday hosts enormous slate of deals
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3/13/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Newmont Mining, Amgen gain; Coeur d'Alene adds on debut; Aspect Medical slumps
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3/13/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Troubles abound for mortgage lenders; Housing, retail sectors hurt by market woes
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3/13/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: International Barytex targets milestone; SilverCrest upsizes sale; Alter Nrg embarks on largest fundraiser
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3/12/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Ambac completes $95 million placement; Firstgold upsizes deal; Kimber sale sees institutional interest
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3/12/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Thornburg notes continue to rally; R.H. Donnelley bonds better; New Charter loan breaks, slips
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3/12/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: UBS call warrants offer leveraged variety for investors; Lehman ties to six month-old commodities index
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3/12/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets end mixed; equities lose rally pace; Buenos Aires issues rumored
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3/12/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Take-Two stands strong; Disney won't buy AOL; confidence in XM, Sirius deal; small progress for airlines
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3/12/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Thornburg rebound, Abitibi slide continue; Solo Cup up on numbers; Macrovision deal expected
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3/12/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: General Mills, Marathon, BP, SunTrust, Georgia Power, AmEx, Principal price; Bunge pulls issue
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3/12/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Charter firms size, breaks for trading; Anchor Drilling sets talk; Foamex rises; LCDX slides
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3/12/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Auction-rate conversions continue; Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority prices $1 billion in bonds
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3/12/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mixed; Micron, ON Semiconductor rise; Thornburg surges; Suntech powers up
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3/11/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mixed; Bank of America, Citi gain; Ford higher; Suntech Power brings deal, existings slump
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3/11/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: TIB Financial lands local investors; Liberty Mines gets cushion; Pan African Mining downsizes
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3/11/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Fed plan boosts Thornburg; Bon-Ton optimistic about 2008; New issue weighs on Charter paper
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3/11/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays launches reverse convertibles linked to exchange-traded funds; UBS plans stock-linked warrants
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3/11/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets spreads wrap tighter; Stocks soar on cash injection; AmBank offers S$425 million
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3/11/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: WaMu up on talk of Goldman, Berkshire stake; Take-Two holders bail; Google downloads DoubleClick
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3/11/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Charter brings six-year issue; Thornburg continues to bounce back; Toll slides on joint venture warning
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3/11/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Dover, Burlington Northern, Lockheed, Northern States, PPL price; Fed move viewed as boost but not fix
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3/11/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: FairPoint adds Libor floor; Charter slides on new debt, CFO departure; LCDX stronger
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3/11/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: California Water Resources sells $1.025 billion in bonds; New York prices $451.985 million in G.O.s
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3/10/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Auction-rate conversions slow as Rush University Medical Center converts revenue refunding bonds
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3/10/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertible bonds weaken; Countrywide down 3 points; Level 3, Merrill active
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3/10/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Harry Winston raises C$75 million in deal; Semcan, Minemakers sell stock; Canadian Phoenix upsizes
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3/10/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Thornburg bonds regain some losses; AbitibiBowater continues to slide; Level 3 paper slips
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3/10/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan latest to offer finance sector-linked products; Lehman, Barclays plan reverse notes tied to banks
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3/10/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets weaken; equities set tone; Banco BMG prices $250 million
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3/10/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Microsoft rebuffed by Logitech; Take-Two sued; private equity eyes Virgin; feds follow Countrywide
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3/10/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Thornburg better but Countrywide falls on probe news; GM spins wheels; Abitibi debt plans taking shape
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3/10/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Carolina Power, Consumers Energy, U.S. Bank price; tone still weak, supply healthy; Bear hit by rumors
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3/10/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Level 3 falls on management changes; Cash softens; Delphi floats talk; Hudson readies allocations
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3/7/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Widening spreads called old news; issuance window remains closed for time being; healthy calendar ahead
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3/7/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Reddy Ice term loan plummets; Abitibi offers $1.4 billion restructuring plan; LCDX gains 1/2 point
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3/7/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Sell-sider says issuers 'eager' to convert auction-rate securities as 70% of auctions seen failing
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3/7/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles trading choppy as financials weigh on markets; Ambac, Stillwater flat
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3/7/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Luna sees first in C$4 million deal; QuStream sells convertibles; Castle Resources to raise C$3 million
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3/7/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Thornburg, Abitibi vie for 'disaster du jour' honors; Idearc rally fizzles; Delphi off, Reddy Ice loan melts
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3/7/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Merrill floaters 'well-crafted', analyst says; JPMorgan's Walt Disney reverse convertibles attractive
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3/7/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets soften with equities; flows light; Uralsvyazinform tries ruble deal
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3/7/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Vultures circle WaMu; Deutsche Telekom may call on Sprint; pilots renew seniority talks; Pharmion closes
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3/7/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Abitibi, Thornburg lead generally lower junk market downward; Goodyear off, Chesapeake seen firmer
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3/6/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Kansas City Light & Power prices; tone deteriorates on negative headlines; spreads widen further
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3/6/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: FairPoint sets OID; Autos fall; Univision dips; Blockbuster, Travelport, Rite Aid up with numbers
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3/6/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Puerto Rico Aqueduct prices $1.46 billion bonds at 6.05%; North Texas Tollway brings $2.315 billion
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3/6/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Thornburg, Countrywide, Annaly fall as credits crack; Merrill bucks trend; Ambac flat, Stillwater quiet
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3/6/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Energy Quest negotiates $120 million sale of debentures; Centenario plans C$58 million deal
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3/6/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Defaults send Thornburg bonds lower; Delphi notes gain on GM news; Linens n'Things sinking
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3/6/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Financial sector receiving closer attention; SPDR fund gains interest; Barclays links to several banks
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3/6/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets beaten back; Equities, externals drag on prices; Volumes stay low
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3/6/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Clear Channel up 6.5% on week but a lawsuit looms; 3Com down 5.25% as shareholder vote delayed again
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3/6/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Thornburg bonds slide on default notice; FarPoint to hit the road; funds see $77 million inflow
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3/5/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Ambac's $1 billion issue stalls gains; Yahoo! postpones board deadline; feds consider XM, Sirius deal
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3/5/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Smithfield gains on beef unit sale; more trouble for Thornburg Mortgage; Idearc continues to move up
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3/5/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Philips, PSE&G, Vectren, Scana, Wells Fargo price; issuers pricing ahead of wider spreads; Ambac weak
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3/5/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Delta, Northwest soar on more merger buzz; Neiman up on earnings; Tropicana down with downgrade
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3/5/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Ohio Air Quality, Monroe Hospital to convert auction-rate bonds; deals refund auction-rate securities
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3/5/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mostly lower, but new issues move up; Ambac preferreds to price
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3/5/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Broadpoint gets $20 million, investor; Westmoreland raises $15 million; Best Energy, Exterra sell stock
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3/5/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Trump bonds slip on earnings; Tropicana capital structure mixed; Idearc, R.H. Donnelley firmer
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3/5/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Merrill offers Diversified Trends product, proposes accelerated bear notes linked to oil prices
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3/5/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets firmer; volumes shallow; Brazil's Banco BMG offers $100 million
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3/4/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Auction Floor sells $1.5 million of units; VeriChip raises $8 million; Cell Therapeutics sells convertibles
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3/4/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Thornburg continues to slide; Tropicana loan weaker, bonds better; Idearc notes moving upward
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3/4/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Lehman plans notes linked to 25 currencies; Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs link to MSCI EAFE
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3/4/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets hold flat; LatAm watches FARC conflict; emerging Europe eyes oil flows
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3/4/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Thornburg continues slide; Radian off on delayed filing; bad dreams for Sealy; FairPort deal launching
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3/4/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Genesco reaches the end with Finish Line; Leucadia picks AmeriCredit board members; TierOne deal stuck
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3/4/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Mattel, Praxair, Cigna, Pitney Bowes, JPMorgan issue; bank spreads widen 30 bps on Fed comments
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3/4/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Press Ganey breaks; GM, Chrysler rebound; Tropicana under pressure; Capella stronger; LCDX inches up
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3/4/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Sour market conditions cause offering postponements, more reoffers; retail municipals sales grow
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3/4/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles prices ease; market eyes Bill Barrett, Central Europe deals; Regal Entertainment to price
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3/3/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles market eyes new issues from NuVasive, Central European; Thornburg drops
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3/3/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: China North East receives $15 million; Niblack, Wave Systems to sell stock; Stinger raises $2.15 million
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3/3/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Thornburg sees more problems; Tropicana bonds boosted on noteholder win; Spectrum notes firm
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3/3/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan plans dual directional commodity offering; Lehman, HSBC link revcons to Southern Copper
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3/3/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets flat to lower; troops mobilize around Colombia; primary out of office
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3/3/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Diebold fends off United Technologies; Clear Channel's big court day; Microsoft looks for open windows
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3/3/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Thornburg bonds gyrate; ResCap, Countrywide seen lower; court ruling boosts Tropicana
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3/3/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Kellogg, Waste Management, JPMorgan issue
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3/3/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Capella breaks; Ford, General Motors down on sales numbers; Tropicana slides; West talk emerges
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3/3/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Auction-rate crisis sparks more reofferings; Essentia prices $293.50 million variable-rate demand bonds
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2/29/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets survives equity plunge; high grade leads trading; primary pipeline bent
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2/29/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Clear Channel eases as Providence hauls lender to court; Russian news release sends BoNY sharply lower
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2/29/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: New Rock-Tenn bonds move up in aftermarket; Abitibi, phone directory names continue slide
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2/29/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota prices to cap week's $24 billion issuance; negativity could scale back coming week's volume
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2/29/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: FairPoint talk surfaces; Delphi financing could stall exit; Dayton to wrap at high end; Herbst bid comes up
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2/29/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Dismal auction rate market, general worries stall bond sales; revenue bond pricings pick up in March
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2/29/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: EMC, Mylan, Sprint, National Retail convertibles all lower; Teva flat; equities sink
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2/29/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Assured lands $1 billion investment; Alexis eyes production with C$11.7 million placement
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2/29/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: R.H. Donnelley, Idearc lower; Abitibi slips on refinancing worries; Delphi still looking for exit funds
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2/29/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley bank-linked auto-callable, UBS real estate note seen risky; Lehman ties to China growth
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2/28/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets drawn wider; prices generally weaker; Turkey deal not well-received
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2/28/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Deutsche's new ETNs offer short exposure to gold; JPMorgan adds precious metals to commodity basket
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2/28/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Rock-Tenn prices eight-year deal; Thornburg mauled by margin calls; funds see $35 million inflow
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2/28/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Timing crucial in Electronic Arts' bid for Take-Two; Delta-Northwest merger may be stuck at the gate
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2/28/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Archer Daniels, Colonial BancGroup, Hartford, Biogen price; negative headlines end micro-rally
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2/28/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Solutia breaks; Herbst drops as advisor hired; Leap, Revlon bid up with numbers; Cash, LCDX down
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2/28/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mostly lower; National Retail edges below par; Thornburg, Nextel drop
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2/28/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Auction-rate conversions tinge day filled with new pricing activity; Jacksonville Port to convert
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2/28/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Margin calls hurt Thornburg; RH Donnelley, Idearc weaker; Abitibi bonds fall on numbers
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2/28/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Molycor raises C$1 million in minutes; Second Wave prices placement; Dynasty upsizes stock sale
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2/27/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Idearc slips on potential downgrade; Charter bonds firmer on numbers; Retailers largely better
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2/27/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Nuveen, Merrill's eye $500 million of Elements sold; Citigroup prices $205 million Apple reverse converts
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2/27/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets slightly better; rally pace cools; Turkey prices $1 billion
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2/27/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: JP Morgan's eyes on hedge funds; Clear Channel wins speedy trial; monolines take baby steps
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2/27/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: GM lower amid cash-burn concerns; Hercules bonds dive; price talk emerges on Rock-Tenn deal
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2/27/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Citi, Avon, Clorox, Computer Sciences, Allstate price; Colonial Bank plans issue; Biogen issue hits snag
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2/27/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Idearc slips as new CEO resigns; MetroPCS, Dynegy up with numbers; FairPoint structure surfaces
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2/27/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Auction-rate crisis pushes issuers to convert bonds; Maryland sells $400 million G.O.s at 2.78% to 4.625%
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2/27/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles trade mixed; Teva, Fannie Mae active; National Retail prices upsized notes
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2/27/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Coda secures $12 million from convertibles; RegeneRx sells to existing investors; Atlas to raise C$3 million
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2/26/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Queenston eyes bonus; China Solar deal has strings attached; Broadband closes sale; Cardero downsizes
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2/26/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Homebuilders gain despite negative news; Uno's slips on Dominos' numbers; Insight 'pops'
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2/26/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse link to emerging markets
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2/26/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets continue upward; tone remains positive; primary rolls out local deals
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2/26/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: DoJ approves Sierra Health, UnitedHealth; airlines face more opposition; exchanges extend talks
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2/26/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Cott dives as Wal-Mart cuts space; Tenet up as loss narrows; Freescale firm on tech strength, debt forecast
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2/26/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: McDonald's, Honeywell, PG&E, ING, SunTrust, KfW, UST, Fifth Third price; jammed calendar ahead
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2/26/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: TXU slides as rumored lock-up end nears; Cash stays positive; FairPoint timing emerges
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2/26/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Dormitory Authority of New York, Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia price sizable deals
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2/26/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mixed to mostly lower; USEC, Ceradyne drop; Nasdaq higher; Retail Properties issue to price
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2/25/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Variable-rate crisis continues: George Washington University, Rapides among issuers looking to fix
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2/25/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Level 3 mixed ahead of presentation; GM, Ford in line on reports; Archer Daniels, Beckman Coulter active
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2/25/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Westwood announces $100 million sale of stock, preferreds; Verenium prices $54 million convertibles
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2/25/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed market firms; Swift bonds retreat; ResCap, GMAC rally; Quebecor World up
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2/25/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Eksportfinans HOLDRs offering unusual, analyst says; Svensk sells more outperformers tied to bank index
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2/25/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets firmer; monolines, housing numbers lift market; primary in winter slumber
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2/25/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Stocks rally on monoline affirmation; Take-Two software plays hardball; exchanges move closer
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2/25/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Sabine soars on 'strategic' review; junk up as shares jump on monoline ratings; Massey firms
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2/25/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: HP, PECO Energy, Whirlpool price; SunTrust announces preferred issue; traders see active calendar ahead
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2/25/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Cash, LCDX gain ground; Swift dips on FBI raid rumors; Solutia reaches agreement on exit financing
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2/22/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: TXU, Georgia-Pacific inch higher; Dayton extends deadline; Press Ganey nets interest
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2/22/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: University of Akron plans second offering; Dormitory Authority sets timing on $276.44 million sale
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2/22/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Silver Standard muted on debut; EMC slips with stock; Amgen, Level 3 lower as markets end mixed
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2/22/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Lumera obtains $25 million equity line; Elandia sells $40 million preferreds
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2/22/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: ResCap, GMAC softer after downgrade; Radio One dips; Delphi better, Metaldyne lower
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2/22/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan reverse notes have hybrid structure; Lehman worst-performer risky; surge in Elements issuance
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2/22/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets quiet; prices end mixed to stronger after equity spike; Rizal prices PHP 7 billion
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2/22/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: CHC up 40% on buyout news; shareholders eye Feb. 29 deadline for UnitedHealth-Sierra merger
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2/22/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: CHC Helicopter flies on takeover news; Mobile Mini dives; little impact from GMAC/ResCap downgrade
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2/22/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: John Deere reopens as week ends with more than $2.75 billion issuance; volume increase expected Monday
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2/21/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: John Deere Capital prices floaters; new issue lull expected to end on Monday
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2/21/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Radiation Therapy wraps term loan; SunGard, RSC, Hertz loans trade higher; LCDX up 1/4
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2/21/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Auction-rate crunch sends issuers in search of alternatives; Mecklenburg prices variable-rate bonds
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2/21/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Nasdaq shoot higher despite aggressive pricing; Silver Standard muted in gray; Boston Private holds firm
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2/21/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Romarco opts for non-brokered sale; Sterling plans C$35 million deal; Nemi Northern prices notes
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2/21/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: AbitibiBowater bonds boosted; Quebecor debt rallies; Graphic Packaging notes better
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2/21/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Svensk outperformers 'interesting': advisor; Barclays ties to commodities strategy; Goldman links to S&P By Kenneth Lim
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2/21/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets hover above equities; volume thin; Jordan files request for proposals
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2/21/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: HLTH dissolves into WebMD; Reed Elsevier buys up ChoicePoint; Microsoft opens windows for E.U.
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2/21/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Hertz, TRW, Graphic Packaging gain on numbers; Rock-Tenn hits the road; funds see $76 million outflow
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2/20/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk gyrates with stock rebound; Nasdaq spikes deal; Brookstone up on numbers; Quebecor gets bounce
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2/20/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Key, Toyota price; Ryder counts recent issue successful; Credit Suisse revises pricing on buyer pressure
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2/20/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Rock-Tenn to upsize; 84 Lumber nets orders; Fresenius up on numbers; TXU slides
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2/20/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Minnesota's Metropolitan Council prices $129.15 million bonds; Union County, N.J., brings $105 million
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2/20/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles thinly traded amid weaker tone; Suntech, Level 3 lower; Encysive surges
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2/20/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: HSW snags $18.4 million investment; Mountain Lake plans sale; Oxigene gets $40 million financing deal
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2/20/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Buzz boosts Quebecor bonds; Delphi, Metaldyne quiet; AbitibiBowater continues to decline
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2/20/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley prices index-linked PLUSes, launches rate-curve product; Lehman ties to worst of 2 banks
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2/20/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets rally back; investors find improved tone; Vimpelcom joins Gazprom in rumor mill
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2/20/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Pfizer doubles Encysive share price; line is dead for 3Com; Microsoft hires proxy muscle
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2/19/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Delta-Northwest flying tight; resolute Microsoft talks proxy bid; Staples makes offer for Corporate Express
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2/19/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Idearc lower amid executive shake up; junk mostly lower in listless session; Quebecor gyrates sharply
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2/19/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Ryder, Lehman deals lead off quiet week; KeyCorp to price trust preferreds; Telecom Italia sinks
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2/19/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Boise tweaks second lien, breaks for trading; Idearc tightens on management changes; BWIC sale surfaces
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2/19/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Pasadena prices $55.4 million to yield 2.39% to 4.95%; Puerto Rico plans $4.3 billion pension bonds
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2/19/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mixed in quiet trade; Penske, Freeport-McMoRan higher; GM, Hologic lower; Medtronic flat
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2/19/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Lake Shore gets C$64.8 million from Hochschild; China-linked deals from Xinhua, Migao, SouthGobi
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2/19/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Quebecor seeks more time under protection; Vesta settles, stub debt quiet; Transmeridian slips
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2/19/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Lehman targets seekers of hedge fund-type returns with MarQCus product; Svensk prices long-short offer
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2/19/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets end flat to weaker; credits follow stocks down; Gazprom rumored in primary
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2/15/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets weaken; data, equities drag prices; African Development Bank, Banco Cruzeiro price
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2/15/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Lehman's least-performer product seen aggressive; Svensk's long banks-short financials deal needs study
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2/15/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk easier in pre-holiday trade; builders steady before downgrade; Nuveen easier on monoline turmoil
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2/15/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: New turbulence for Delta-Northwest; Bear rumored for buyout; in-fighting at Yahoo! over Microsoft offer
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2/15/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Rock-Tenn details B loan guidance; Landmark tweaks expected around month's end; Press Ganey sets talk
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2/15/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: African Development Bank prices as market remains sloppy; bank, brokerage CDS weak
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2/15/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Arris hounded by earnings, guidance; Priceline goes other way; Test results boost Cell Genesys
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2/15/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Interest rate woes won't stop some variable-rate issuers; Erie County prices $173.225 million bonds
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2/15/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Quality Distribution notes dive; Level 3 hurt by numbers, downgrade; Retailers holding steady
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2/15/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Cadence raises enough for a year; Emcore upsizes offering; Sherwood, Firstgold plan placements
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2/14/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Interest rate products gain in demand; Lehman prices $750 million of exchange-traded notes
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2/14/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets fall on externals; spreads hold; Eksportfinans prices 5.4 million Turkish lira
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2/14/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Analyst sees no clarity on Clear Channel deal; airline merger buzz fails to halt skidding share prices
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2/14/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Goodman sells private deal; Goodyear up on good numbers; GMAC off on warning; funds add $3 million
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2/14/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Ontario, RPM, Duke, Nabors price; volatility back on negative headlines; JPMorgan up WaMu down
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2/14/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Visteon up with numbers; GM dips on GMAC concerns; Capella sets talk; Hudson book building
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2/14/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Moody's cuts FGIC to A3, but issuers may not be put off yet; Nashville, Davidson to price G.O.s in March
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2/14/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Delta investors flee Allscripts, flock to Equinix; Molina, Amkor up; cost-cutting helps Advanced Medical Optics
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2/14/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Auriga raises $2.04 million; Focus in $20.8 million deal; Cleanfield hits road; Pantera, Geologix plan deals
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2/14/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Tropicana fights for its rights; Vertis slips; Primus lower despite better 4Q; Standard Pacific dips
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2/13/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Foamex receives additional $20 million; WorldWater gets $35.64 million boost; Longford plans unit sale
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2/13/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Retailers boosted by January sales; Exit worries not news to Delphi; ResCap gaining ground
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2/13/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Lehman ties return-optimization securities to GE, Exxon Mobil; Svensk prices grain-linked product
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2/13/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets follow equities upward; Brazil, high-betas improve; Bank Pozitif prices $150 million
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2/13/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Analyst expects higher bid for Yahoo!; Aquila clears Kansas hurdle; China syndrome dogs 3Com
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2/13/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Axcan Pharma prices a tranche; Hawker Beechcraft, Amkor gain on numbers; Idearc bounces back
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2/13/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Credit Suisse, Toyota price as backlog builds, Duke Realty announces preferreds; Morgan Stanley weak
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2/13/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Hawker Beechcraft up with numbers; LCDX, cash gain ground; Sleep Innovations expected to be amended
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2/13/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Schools continue to bring building bonds; New York's MTA releases terms on $1 billion revenue bonds;
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2/13/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Vertex Pharmaceuticals shines; Nortel up on venture talk; AMD up on EU's Intel raid; SLM upgraded
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2/12/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Flotek, GMX Resources price deals cheap; Vertex coming next; Financials mixed on mortgage deal
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2/12/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: China Direct funds acquisitions; Kinder Morgan cuts debt; Hillsborough closes deal
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2/12/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Delphi gains ground, Dura picks up; Bon-Ton better despite downgrade; LandSource unchanged
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2/12/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: General Motors earnings unlikely to rattle structured investors, linked products likely to continue: insider
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2/12/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets firm up; high-betas gain ground; primary hushed after Petrobras pulls offering
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2/12/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Energy East-Iberdrola deal spooks regulators; GMH Communities surges on merger news
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2/12/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Levi Strauss better on earnings; GM mixed in active dealings after numbers; Idearc finds a bottom
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2/12/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Procter & Gamble, Deutsche Bank price as stability continues; upcoming issuance unknown
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2/12/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Goodman adds call premium, breaks for trading; LandSource heads up; LCDX inches higher
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2/12/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Round Rock schools prices $126.36 million bonds; Central Bucks sells $94.2 million G.O.s
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2/11/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Fort Worth leads Texas schools to market, prices $232.135 million bonds to yield 1.35% to 4.3%
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2/11/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Yahoo! up after rejecting Microsoft; Flotek, Vertex Pharma bringing deals; GM, Schering-Plough earnings ahead
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2/11/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Wood Composite directors to raise stakes; Searchlight, ESV complete deals; Premium to raise C$5 million
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2/11/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Trump, Tropicana hit by declining revenues; True Temper boosted by 1Q sales; Tribune slips
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2/11/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Currency-linked products could see growth surge; Lehman prices MarQCuS FX index-linked offerings
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2/11/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets softer; light volumes flatten prices; Petrobras pulls $500 million retap
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2/11/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Yahoo! plays hard to get with Microsoft; Kellwood goes with the flow; time running out on HLTH-WebMD deal
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2/11/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Directory names continue slide amid generally heavy market; casinos off; GM up ahead of quarterly results
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2/11/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: PNC Financial unit, HSBC Finance price as week starts flat, Deutsche Bank preferreds announced
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2/11/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Axcan reworks structure; Tropicana dips as revenues fall; $460 million BWIC sells; LCDX slides
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2/8/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Week ends on soft tone, more than $21 billion issues; new Verizon, Sysco deals drop gains
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2/8/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: LandSource trades up as forbearance passes; Freescale slides as CEO resigns; Dana dips
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2/8/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Upcoming week crowded with new issues; Florida Board of Education to bring $615.4 million in bonds
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2/8/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Qimonda slips on opening day; Chiquita moves higher; Peabody ends week higher; Allergan falls on Botox warning
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2/8/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: GTC raises finance for new drugs; Sierra to boost capacity; Kimber eyes C$5 million sale
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2/8/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Spectrum bonds quieter, lower; Tropicana, Trump slipping; Financing woes continue for Delphi
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2/8/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Credit Suisse's SPDR-linked ARES riskier than most, analyst says; unusual commodities fill portfolio gaps
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2/8/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets slips lower; Argentina loses, Venezuela steady; lights off, doors locked in primary
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2/8/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: MBIA upsizes stock deal, shares rise; Alliance Data drops Blackstone suit; Northwest CEO says deal 'likely'
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2/8/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Idearc, other directory bonds slide again; Freescale off as CEO exits; funds see $142 million inflow
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2/7/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon takes $4 billion chunk out of market, Sysco, ACE INA Holdings, British Sky also price
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2/7/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Dana firms OID, breaks for trading; Boise talk emerges; NCO ups pricing; Allison up on numbers
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2/7/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Primary activity jumps, new issues surge despite insurance woes; California GOs yield from 2.05% to 4.1%
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2/7/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: UAL, Continental up on merger talk; Chiquita comes in big and rich; Bunge down on guidance
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2/7/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Noront reveals investors; TerreStar in $300 million deal; Stereotaxis receives loan; American Tech defaults
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2/7/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Spectrum paper softer on earnings; Thornburg better, ResCap lower; Dana loan opens for trading
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2/7/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Headlines spur individual stock-linked products; First Republic sells for Merrill; Morgan Stanley ties to soy
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2/7/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets weaker; Venezuela has $12 billion frozen in Netherlands; Bank of Moscow prices bond
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2/7/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Delta, Northwest merger could spark other airline deals; CME rebounds; old hand makes new Children's Place bid
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2/7/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Forbes Energy prices deal at discount; Idearc off on numbers, Donnelley follows; Spectrum also a loser
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2/6/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Microsoft waits for Yahoo! response; MBIA issues $750 million in shares; Billiton targets Rio Tinto
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2/6/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Weaker junk market mirrors equities; GM off on 'icky' forecast; MBIA jumps on equity-sale news
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2/6/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: PNC, Lehman, Toyota Motor Credit, KfW price as Seminole Tribe preps upcoming issue; MBIA up late
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2/6/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Dayton floats talk; Goodman overfills; Solutia controversy continues; Cash, LCDX heaviness persists
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2/6/2008 | MU | Market Commentary: Bond insurer's stock sale gives issuers hope; California gears up to price $3.2 billion recovery bonds
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2/6/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: AAR prices upsized deal cheap, trades lower; Disney, JDS Uniphase up on earnings; Micron down on sales worries
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2/6/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Icagen puts $10 million of stock to Pfizer; Bankers completes part one of sale; Pegasus, Strategic to place
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2/6/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Bon-Ton bonds slip on Macy's news; Delphi paper dips; Charter mixed
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2/6/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Products ride Asian boom; Merrill prices S&P Asia 50-linked notes; Svensk sets terms on Elements
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2/6/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mixed on holidays; Argentina, South Africa hurting; primary has potential
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2/5/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: All eyes on Microsoft, Yahoo!; monoline plan stagnant; Radyne ready to sell
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2/5/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk market ends off, but no rout; builders up as Standard Pacific gains; casinos a losing bet
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2/5/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: LandSource first-lien slide progresses; LCDX, cash trade down; Dana OID still fluid
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2/5/2008 | MU | Austin sets terms on $172.6 million GOs; Glendale prices $110 million in water, electric revenue bonds
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2/5/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Steady flow of new deals on the way; Citigroup, WaMu down; EMC, CA down as tech safe house falls
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2/5/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Wachovia, Lehman Brothers, Ecolab, Kinder Morgan price as market weakens; few issues on tap
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2/5/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Standard Pacific up on results and projections, leads builders higher; Plastech paper drops after filing
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2/5/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Valad sets A$200 million private placement; Sydney Gas issues shares at lower-than-expected price
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2/5/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets weaken on slow markets, data; Brazil thrown back; primary at standstill
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2/5/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: CDs grow in popularity; Barclays, Rabobank plan to price CDs linked to indexes
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2/4/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan plans several annual review notes linked to individual stocks
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2/4/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets trades light, mixed; LatAm closed for carnival; local deals price
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2/4/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: No safety net yet for Ambac, MBIA; Microsoft sights on Yahoo!; Icahn looks to join railcar makers
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2/4/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Football hangover stills trading; acquisitive Freescale gyrates; builders, retailers gain; Solutia eases terms
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2/4/2008 | MU | New York State Thruway to bring $239.14 million bonds; Round Rock schools plans $126.36 million
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2/4/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: LandSource slides on lender call; LCDX, cash trade down; Solutia, Goodman tweak deals
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2/4/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: UnitedHealth, CAT Financial, GE, KfW price on strong demand; quiet week predicted
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2/4/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Washington Mutual leads downward march; Hutchinson up on buyback; Tragedy could hurt Charming Shoppes
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2/4/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: China Automotive plans $35 million deal; Noront Resources raising C$26 million
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2/4/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Retailers gaining ground; Delphi paper quiet, slightly better; LandSource loan softer
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2/1/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Delphi considers term loan revisions; Rite-Aid, Burlington Coat push higher
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2/1/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Lehman's Exxon Mobil-linked notes bring index-type structure to single stock, analyst says
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2/1/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market levels edge higher; volume soft amidst equity noise; Korea Midland, others price deals
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2/1/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Microsoft makes play for Yahoo!; Anheuser-Busch heard mixing with InBev; 'rescue'-buzz lifts Ambac
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2/1/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Petroleum Development deal prices; Freescale continues rebound; junk market generally firmer
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2/1/2008 | MU | Care New England prices $84.94 million hospital revenue bonds
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2/1/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Goodman outlines potential changes; Delphi mulling modifications; Axcan sets talk; PanAmSat inches up
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2/1/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: GATX, Air Products, PNC, Bank of NY, National Australia price on positive tone
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2/1/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Yahoo! surges on Microsoft takeover bid; Digital Trust opens in hole, trades marginally higher
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2/1/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: China Sky One seals $25 million stock offering; IDO raises $5.4 million from convertibles
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1/31/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: MBIA, Ambac advance as market may see them 'too big to fail;' Audible.com skyrockets on acquisition
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1/31/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Freescale firmer after numbers; Ford Credit gets clocked; retailers recover; funds see $78 million outflow
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1/31/2008 | MU | Florida plans $615.4 million lottery revenue and education capital outlay bonds
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1/31/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Dana adds Libor floor; PCI Gaming, Augusta tweak deals; LCDX, cash bounce around
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1/31/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Union Pacific, Honda, Rentenbank price on slower than expected day
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1/31/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Digital Realty lowers talk; Cadence Design hammered on outlook; Cameron down; BofA, WaMu 'rip'
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1/31/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Jaguar Mining sets C$110.55 million deal; Bankers Petroleum to raise C$60 million
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1/31/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Tousa continues to climb; Delphi, Calpine gaining ground; Tropicana receives default notice
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1/31/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Reverse convertibles undergo 'evolution,' market insider says
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1/31/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mixed to stronger; late day rally makes up some loss; primary comatose
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1/30/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets lose post-Fed gains; prices mixed; primary shut down
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1/30/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Financials lower as Fitch cuts FGIC; M&A deals under pressure; Feds parse 3Com deal's China link
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1/30/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk gets no boost from Fed; E*Trade up on 'insider' stock buys; Trump active on Mohegan interest report
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1/30/2008 | MU | California arranges $3.2 billion economic recovery bonds; Austin, San Francisco Airport delayed
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1/30/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Dana tweaks deal; Rock-Tenn sets talk; FiberMark done at juicier terms; Cash, LCDX slide
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1/30/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers hold off awaiting Fed rate cut, Rentenbank announces new deal; financials soften from early gains
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1/30/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Rate cut to help Annaly, other financials; E*Trade up on Super Bowl bet; Flextronics up, Yahoo! down on earnings
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1/30/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: International Nickel plans C$3 million deal; Premier Direct gets £1.3 million financing
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1/30/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Quebecor bonds, loan lose ground; Tousa, Standard Pacific better; Delphi, Metaldyne firmer
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1/30/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Reverse convertibles thrive despite stock market crunch; Barclays prices slate of notes
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1/29/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Eksportfinans prices $79.03 million in notes linked to S&P 500; Merrill plans Latin currency-linked notes
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1/29/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets still flat; investors wait for Fed; Philippines prices $500 million add on
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1/29/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: BofA takeover of Countrywide on track despite losses; new suitors for Nymex?; Consol bids for CNX
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1/29/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Builders unfazed by Tousa bankruptcy, sector firms; techs rebound; Forbes seven-year deal hits road
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1/29/2008 | MU | Wisconsin postpones $135 million bond offering; Santa Clara prices $126.41 million at 2.15% to 4.33%
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1/29/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: CDW pulls deal; Landmark struggling; Goodman extends deadline; LCDX up with stock, cash down
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1/29/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Bear Stearns, AT&T, Bank of NY Mellon price ahead of expected Fed rate cut
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1/29/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Countrywide, BofA up on deal hopes; Excel down on merger; VMWare drops EMC; REIT strategy 'unwinding'
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1/29/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Access Pharmaceuticals gets $2.7 million, plans return to market; Quepasa nets $7 million financing
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1/29/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Tousa bonds take a ride on filing; Tekni-Plex notes better; Buyers take aim at Six Flags
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1/28/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: VisCorp pockets $15.23 million from PIPE; Grande Cache Coal negotiates C$37.5 million financing
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1/28/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed bonds lackluster in line with junk session; builders mixed, Quebecor off; Calpine seen lower
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1/28/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: HSBC's access notes linked to green index indicate continued trend toward Earth-friendly indexes
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1/28/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets stages late-day recovery, prices finish flat; Hyundai offers ¥47 billion in two tranches
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1/28/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Nymex, CME confirm talks; ADS deal in doubt; Inverness buys up Matria; Landry's CEO loves company
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1/28/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Harrah's brings $6 billion deal, but bonds dive in secondary; builders mixed in indecisive junk market
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1/28/2008 | MU | King County prices $236.95 million bonds, yields from 2.03% to 4.72%
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1/28/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Goodman mulls changes; Harrah's rumored to be pulled; Linn oversubscribed; Nasdaq upsizes
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1/28/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Financials make strong showing as JPMorgan, Wachovia, U.S. Bank price new issues
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1/28/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: BofA, WaMu up on bargain hunting, Citigroup slips; Sallie Mae up; Kellwood gives in, convertibles gain
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1/25/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Canplats plans C$11.7 million; Largo negotiates C$3 million; Wyn prices C$1.12 million
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1/25/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Linens active, gaining ground; MagnaChip quiet; Calpine bonds, equity better; Mortgage names up
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1/25/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: ABN to sell notes linked to MasterCard; Deutsche prices commodity notes; Lehman brings BRICK notes
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1/25/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mellow out; trading mixed, mostly flat; CAF prices $250 million retap
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1/25/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Ambac up on Wilbur Ross buyout reports; Restoration Hardware, Catterton lower sale price
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1/25/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk continues rise, though off session highs; builders better, ResCap pushes upward, First Data gains
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1/25/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: LCDX closes lower; Mobilitie downsizes bank deal; Paetec add-on eases in secondary
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1/25/2008 | MU | Albany Airport, King County to start off heavy pricing week
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1/25/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Bank of America opens higher despite pricing; Kinross maintains lofty perch; Synaptics hammered on outlook
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1/25/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo prices issue to end week of more than $21.5 billion; coming week's volume uncertain
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1/24/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: IBM, Bank of America, Export Development Canada, M&T price amid benign tone; financials strong
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1/24/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Bank of America removes the juice; National City opens flat; Kinross Gold sparkles
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1/24/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Evolving Gold prices C$10 million; Regal plans £86.44 million; Simtrol settles $1.5 million
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1/24/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Buyers step up to Quebecor; Trump, Tropicana better; retailers improve; Sea Containers weaker
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1/24/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley prices $5.7 million; Barclays prices $1 million; Citigroup sells $62.8 million AT&T ELKS
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1/24/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets tighter with equities; Argentina leads high betas; CapitaCommercial prices, CAF talks
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1/24/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Two roads for Ambac, MBIA; 3Com under Federal review; Gemstar-TV Guide to sell
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1/24/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Ford and credit arm up on narrowed loss amid better market; Trump jumps; funds see $232 million outflow
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1/24/2008 | MU | Camino Real, Indiana University price; Texas Transportation yields from 2.23% to 4.21%
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1/24/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Paetec sets OID; Hudson Group, RadNet talk emerges; Radiation Therapy postponed; LCDX, cash inch up
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1/23/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Solutia exit facility in question, DIP trades down; Delta heads up; LCDX rallies with stocks
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1/23/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart, National City, Harvard price as tone perks up, more expected Thursday; financials better
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1/23/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: National City, Kinross Gold set to price, looking cheap; BofA bringing billions; Human Genome slashed
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1/23/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Sinovac plans $9.75 million; Calypte Biomedical pockets $8 million
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1/23/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Retailers stage a comeback; Buffets, Quebecor quieter; Delphi's debt takes a ride
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1/23/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Nuveen, Merrill upsizes Rogers agricultural Elements via Svensk to $122.5 million
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1/23/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets regains footing; Venezuela leads charge; Kexim prices 1.2 billion Mexican pesos
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1/23/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Ambac, MBIA still waiting; Yahoo! set for layoffs; Quebecor in court; Fifth Third still after First Charter
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1/23/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Homebuilders gain as junk mirrors stocks; rescue buzz lifts MBIA; Freescale off on bad Motorola numbers
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1/23/2008 | MU | Texas Transportation Commission prices $1.1 billion; Fed rate cut aids Montgomery County hospital bonds
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1/22/2008 | MU | American Municipal Power prices $168.215 million BANs to yield 2.15%; large slate of pricings to come
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1/22/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Intelsat amendment meets resistance; NCO sets talk, OID; Cash, LCDX trade lower
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1/22/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade bonds see rocky day despite Fed rate cut, new issues a possibility Wednesday
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1/22/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: National City bringing $1 billion; Washington Mutual up, Countrywide down on wild market day
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1/22/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Bluerock plans C$2 million; Admiralty arranges $20 million convertible facility
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1/22/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Quebecor World, Buffets file for bankruptcy, bonds drop 20 points; Calpine, Delphi continue to weaken
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1/22/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Barclays to price notes linked to iShares MSCI, notes based on EM local currencies
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1/22/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emergency Fed cut rescues EM; prices end mixed to lower; Kexim attempts new issue
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1/22/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: B of A, Countrywide still seen on track; Roche to buy Ventana; Quebecor files; Ambac hunts for cash
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1/22/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Quebecor, Buffets nosedive after bankruptcy filings; junk tracks stocks lower despite Fed cut
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1/18/2008 | MU | Columbus, Ohio, prices $441.855 million sewage system bonds; Kalamazoo schools plan bond offering
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1/18/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Sealy lower in sleepy session; Countrywide slide continues; MBIA notes still struggling
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1/18/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: CDW extends deadline, OID expected to widen; LBO deals still sliding; LCDX heads lower
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1/18/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: New issues creep to halt ahead of MLK holiday; banks prominent in thin deal activity; MBIA, Ambac sink
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1/18/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Citigroup opens flat; Ambac pulls back; AMD, Xilinx, Skyworks, WaMu up on earnings; Schlumberger down
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1/18/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: SouthGobi to get C$31.5 million; Tequilla raises C$2.04 million
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1/18/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Tekni-Plex, Pliant better in active trading; Quebecor gives back gains; Calpine slips with stock
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1/18/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan plans notes linked to Libor, Sifma Municipal Swap; RBC to sell notes tied to oil currencies
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1/18/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets succumb to macro trouble; prices down with equities; pipeline corked
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1/18/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Short covering seen impacting Alliance Data, Ambac; Congoleum shares tank on amended reorg plan
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1/17/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Midwest Air deal raises monopoly issues in Milwaukee; Quebecor, with rescue package, returns to lenders
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1/17/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Atlas prices downsized deal; MBIA notes nosedive; WCI up on credit changes; funds lose $144 million
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1/17/2008 | MU | Wisconsin delays $135 million issue ahead of MLK holiday; Inland Empire prices $125 million bonds
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1/17/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Wyle breaks; PanAmSat, Intelsat up with amendment call; LCDX, cash fall; Namic sets talk
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1/17/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan brings $2.35 billion notes; Wells Fargo prices $1 billion floaters; Merrill CDS wider
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1/17/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Citi upsizes; WaMu moves lower ahead of earnings; Theravance opens quietly higher
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1/17/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Hillsborough increases deal to C$10 million; Aeroquest plans C$20 million; VisCorp settled C$10.23 million
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1/17/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: WCI jumps on amendment news; better or worse for Quebecor?; Burlington Coat weaker
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1/17/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan bringing notes linked to Libor, Sifma Municipal Swap; RBC to sell notes linked to currencies
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1/17/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets stretch wider; liquidity drying; Vimpelcom may bring eurobond
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1/16/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Lehman upsizes range notes; Barclays prices $2 million principal-protected notes
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1/16/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets trading thin; Chinese property hurting; Bicbanco to start roadshow
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1/16/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Ambac plunges on funding plan; shareholder re-revolt re-lifts Mercer; Quebecor dives on financing failure
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1/16/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: MedQuest bonds gain on redemption plans; techs tumble on Intel numbers; Quebecor goes flat
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1/16/2008 | MU | Puerto Rico Aqueduct expected to price $1.525 billion bonds; Texas Transportation plans $1.1 billion
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1/16/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: TXU, First Data, Alltel see selling pressure in softer market; LCDX dips; Tousa first-lien trades down
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1/16/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Lehman leads active day with $4 billion notes; OeKB prices $2 billion notes
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1/16/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Intel down on earnings; Pioneer opens flat on falling oil; Transocean down; Citigroup deal drawing high bids
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1/16/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Urbanfund to raise C$10 million; Answers negotiates $8.5 million; Sunovia wraps $4.2 million
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1/16/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Quebecor paper fluctuates on missed payment; WCI bonds better; Tousa structure mixed
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1/15/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Quebecor races against the clock; Retailers mixed on sales report; Delphi bonds weaker
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1/15/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: ABN Amro to take advantage of lower stock prices, high volatility with Financial SPDR deal
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1/15/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets prices flat; spreads wider with Treasuries; pipeline tested
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1/15/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: MoneyGram 'shoots itself'; money on Delta-Northwest deal; Kellwood ready to fight; Ocwen going private?
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1/15/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Blockbuster off as Apple gets into the act; Countrywide rally comes to an end; Tribune bonds tumble
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1/15/2008 | MU | Fairfax County prices $250 million GOs at 2.64% to 4.22%; Nassau County sells $125 million GOs
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1/15/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Harrah's sets OID, only offers B-2; Goodman floats talk, attracts orders; LCDX, cash soften
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1/15/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: National Rural Utilities prices $700 million trust bonds; ITC sells $385 million; Target better
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1/15/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Citigroup launches preferreds to help right ship; Pioneer on the way; UAL, Continental up on merger talk
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1/15/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Bridge Resources wraps $43.96 million total; Citi raises $12.5 billion; Merrill Lynch to sell $6.6 billion
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1/14/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: St. Andrew increases deal to C$25.2 million; Mint negotiates C$1 million; Petaquilla raises C$2.63 million
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1/14/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Calpine bonds power up; Rumor boosts WCI paper; Quebecor plan causes concern
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1/14/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Goldman to price EAFE notes; Barclays sells $17.05 million in FTSE, Nikkei, Stoxx-linked notes
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1/14/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets open week lethargic; prices mixed and flat; ADB prices $1 billion
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1/14/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Small doubts remain on BofA, Countrywide deal; Bright Horizons for Bain; Terex takes in ASV
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1/14/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Harrah's hitting the road with upsized deal, existing bonds slide; Countrywide, Georgia Gulf keep rising
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1/14/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Harrah's upsizes B loan ahead of launch, floats talk; LCDX up with stocks
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1/14/2008 | MU | Lewisville ISD's $87.75 million bonds price at 2.88% to 4.40%; Chicago O'Hare to bring $878 million
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1/14/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Target, Southern California Edison, Deere price on continued stability, week predicted to be quiet
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1/14/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Pioneer bringing new convertibles; doubts plague Countrywide; Schering-Plough down on drug test
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1/11/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Countrywide active on BofA buyout; WaMu up on rumored deal; Sciele, Mylan up in search for safety
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1/11/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Freewest to raise C$2.1 million; Century Mining pockets C$3.9 million; DiamonEx wraps £1.35 million
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1/11/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Countrywide takes a ride; Standard Pacific slips; Time running out for Quebecor; Calpine better
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1/11/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: RBC to pay 27.55% on Harmony Gold deal; Morgan Stanley to price S&P 500-linked notes
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1/11/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mixed on light flows; new issues trade well; Usiminas prices
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1/11/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Bank of America to buy Countrywide for $4.1 billion; deal sparks rumors of other banking mergers
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1/11/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Countrywide climb continues on official B of A deal news; Southwestern Energy prices first deal of '08
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1/11/2008 | MU | New York State Urban Development prices $520.135 million tax revenue bonds;
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1/11/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Landmark floats OIDs; RE/MAX sets structure, allocates; Countrywide up with buyout news
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1/11/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman Sachs, Xcel Energy, NIB, MBIA price issues to wrap week of more than $42 billion volume
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1/10/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: UPS, Canadian Natural Resources, Florida P&L, Questar, Emerson, KDB price issues on high volume day
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1/10/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Countrywide surges on takeover talk; merger talk boosts UAL, Continental, AMR, Yahoo!
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1/10/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Inter-Citic prices C$16 million; Cyclon to sell $10 million; Crowflight arranges C$55 million
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1/10/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Buyout talks buoy Countrywide; Retailers better; Buffets quiet; Tropicana bonds boosted
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1/10/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: RBC to sell currency-linked notes; Goldman plans Asian FX deal; JPMorgan to price exchangeables
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1/10/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets bounce lower; high betas up slightly; primary parade rolls on
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1/10/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Countrywide, BofA reports spark market rally; airline merger reports send Delta, Northwest, United flying
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1/10/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Countrywide zooms on B of A buyout buzz, helps lift most junk issues; funds see $285 million outflow
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1/10/2008 | MU | Texas A&M's $169.52 million revenue bonds price; University of California prices $248.86 million GOs
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1/10/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: MECS sets OID; PCI, Nasdaq, Calpine talk emerges; Delta up on merger buzz; Cash, LCDX seesaw
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1/9/2008 | MU | Texas A&M bonds to sell Thursday; Fairfax County delays bond sale
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1/9/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: LBO deals drop in trading as market weakens; CDW, Delphi talk surfaces; Goodrich sets final size
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1/9/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Kroger, Commonwealth Edison, KfW, Cintas price issues as negative tone decreases volume
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1/9/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Countrywide, REITs head lower; financials, health care in focus; market pares early losses; Thornburg plans deal
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1/9/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Transcendent One looks for broker in $3 million deal; Tassal pockets A$67.2 million
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1/9/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: WCI added to casualty list; No good news for Countrywide; Retail, restaurant sector hurting
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1/9/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: JPMorgan plans notes linked to JPMorgan Commodity Rotator
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1/9/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets bounce late; primary digests new issues; recession fears damp market
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1/9/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: WCI shares plunge on liquidity concerns; financials mixed as Countrywide jitters linger
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1/9/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Countrywide carnage continues; most junk gyrates in line with stocks; Solutia ready to hit the road
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1/8/2008 | MU | Washington prices bonds with initial 3.5% coupon; Port of Tacoma prices $130 million in two series
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1/8/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Supervalu dips on revised outlook; LCDX drops with stocks; Dana sets talk
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1/8/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: GECC, Berkshire Hathaway, Prudential, National Australia Bank among issuers on volatile Tuesday
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1/8/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Countrywide bashed on bankruptcy rumors, financials suffer; UAL, AMR, airlines squashed; ISIS surges
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1/8/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Continental Nickel raises C$9 million; Colt Resources deal shrinks to C$997,500
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1/8/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Countrywide down on bankruptcy rumors; housing sector hit; Calpine, Delphi lower
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1/8/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Svensk prices more Rogers index-linked Elements; ABN Amro plans slate of high-coupon deals
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1/8/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: EM primary roars back; trading stronger despite equities; Mexico, Colombia, Turkey, Petrobras price deals
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1/8/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Countrywide smashed by bankruptcy rumors; E*Trade slashed in financial bloodletting; spreads widen on two deals
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1/8/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Countrywide crushed as bankruptcy buzz roils market; Young gets hung; rental names routed; Nasdaq plans deal
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1/7/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: CNET proxy fight sees opening salvo; mixed messages on A. Schulman proxy fight
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1/7/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Rite Aid retreat continues; techs keep tumbling; Level 3 lower; Atlas Energy hitting the road with deal
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1/7/2008 | MU | Sweetwater Union High Schools plans $180 million deal; Florida DOT's $342.1 million issue pricing soon
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1/7/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Ford pressured as market sells off; LCDX slides; Solutia, Augusta Sportswear set talk; Delphi resets launch
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1/7/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Duke Energy, South Carolina Electric & Gas, EIB price as backlog begins to emerge
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1/7/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Tony the Tiger sparks Sallie Mae rise; E*Trade down on earnings fears; EMC, Suntech Power slammed
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1/7/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: SouthGobi to raise C$80 million; Pharmos wraps $4 million; Romios sells C$5.39 million
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1/7/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Delphi paper dips; Buffets bonds steady; Charter Communications softer
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1/7/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: HSBC to issue reverse convertible notes; Lehman plans bearish notes linked to consumer index
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1/7/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets prices mixed; Venezuela leads high betas; investors watch new issues
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1/4/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets fall with equities; jobs data keeps volumes thin; primary clears cobwebs
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1/4/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Investors cheer score of North Pointe, QBE deal; A. Schulman proxy fight gets nasty
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1/4/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: United Test & Assembly returns to market; Freescale, other techs lower; autos weak
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1/4/2008 | MU | Week ahead filled with new issues; Empire State Development to price $462.56 million deal
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1/4/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: UAL down on traffic numbers; Tousa slides; LCDX weakens; Delphi joins cast of exit financing deals
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1/4/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Deutsche Bank surprises with $7 billion issue on weak day; coming week's volume uncertain; Cisco sinks
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1/4/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Sallie slammed, drags down financials; Intel panned; drags down chips; OSI opens strong
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1/4/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Petaquilla gets C$11.8 million; eTelcharge wraps $1.5 million; Macarthur takes C$2.1 million
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1/4/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Buffets begins restructuring; Tousa bank debt dips; Linens' outlook bleak; Delphi driven lower
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1/4/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: UBS plans notes linked to currencies, notes linked to commodities
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1/3/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Lehman plans absolute return notes linked to S&P; Deutsche to sell notes linked to DB Liquid Commodity
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1/3/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets flat to mixed; small gains in LatAm; Canara Bank plans local issue
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1/3/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: A. Schulman little changed on proxy fight; Syms wants privacy, stock falls; Breeden ups stake in Zale, stock drops
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1/3/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Rite Aid falls on soft December sales; Southwestern, Solutia plan bond deals; funds see $3 million outflow
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1/3/2008 | MU | Southern California Public Power to price late January; Mountain States Health, Lewisville ISD plan deals
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1/3/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: Berry, Rite Aid dip with numbers; New deals pile on to next week's calendar; Goodrich flexes
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1/3/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Commonwealth Bank, Toyota Motor Credit deals pick up pace slightly
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1/3/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: OSI deal looks cheap; Superior up on new contract; Ford slips; Intel, AMD continue dive; market slows
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1/3/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Discovery Technologies closes $20.52 million placement; Searchlight wraps $5 million, plans more
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1/3/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Buffets misses coupon payment; Tousa better, flat; Centro in distressed arena; retailers down
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1/2/2008 | PP | Market Commentary: Worldspace negotiates $40 million; Nayarit to pocket C$2.2 million; Compliance sells $2.5 million
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1/2/2008 | DD | Market Commentary: Tousa subs, seniors better despite missed coupon; Tembec slips; Calpine continues to gain
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1/2/2008 | SP | Market Commentary: Deutsche plans absolute return linked to Russell 2000, prices $5.83 million tied to Nikkei
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1/2/2008 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets trading flat; investors reluctant to take on risk; spreads wider as Treasuries gain
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1/2/2008 | SS | Market Commentary: Blackstone financing failure ends PHH deal, signals problems for private equity shops
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1/2/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Chesapeake bonds firmer on asset-sale news; Tousa trades flat on missed payment
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1/2/2008 | MU | Southern California Public Power plans three issues; N.Y. Urban Improvement to price $467.44 million
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1/2/2008 | BK | Market Commentary: CDW term loan to test institutional market; Tousa second-lien up; LCDX inches lower
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1/2/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Slow start to year as companies expected to start unloading new issue backlog next week
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1/2/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Investors get good look at Sallie Mae; Intel drags down chips; near record gold drives Newmont surge
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