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 | 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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12/22/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: NatCity convertibles move up on strong volume; Prudential Financial firm; National Retail improves
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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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12/18/2008 | 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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12/17/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: B of A, Wachovia add; Sirius looks weaker ahead of maturity; Newmont Mining, Nabors strengthen
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12/16/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Legg Mason, B of A, Prudential rise on rate cut; Transocean, Nabors edge up before OPEC decision
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12/15/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mostly quiet; iStar Financial floaters little changed; Mylan weaker; Amgen strengthens
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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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12/10/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mostly steady to firmer: Kodak holds up; AmeriCredit adds; Ford, GM mixed; Nortel drops
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12/9/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford, GM mixed to lower pending bill; Amgen eases; Fifth Third Bancorp, ON Semiconductor weaker
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12/8/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles strengthen with equities; Peabody Energy, Cameron add; Smithfield Foods notes jump
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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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12/4/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Prudential longer paper gains; ImClone weaker; Advanced Micro mostly quiet on lowered outlook
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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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12/1/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Mentor bucks trend, gains on takeover; Citigroup drops with stocks; energy names fall on OPEC move
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11/26/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles steady to higher in line with stocks; Chesapeake Energy gains; Ford, Cephalon steady
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11/25/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Merrill Lynch sees better buyers; Ford adds, but GM mixed; Charming Shoppes, Watson edge higher
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11/24/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Citigroup jumps on government rescue; B of A, Wachovia rise; Alpharma little changed on merger news
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11/21/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Citigroup extends slide; Wachovia weaker, KeyCorp slumps; Virgin Media lower outright; Newmont adds
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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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11/19/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford falls as rescue hopes dim; Chesapeake, Transocean, Prudential see strength; Sepracor trading picks up
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11/18/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Financials mostly weaker; Medtronic, Teva mixed; Digital River strong despite steep slide in shares
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11/17/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Citigroup trades little changed on job cut news, GM mixed; Level 3 longer-dated paper strengthens
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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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11/13/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles end higher on strong gains in stocks; Intel, Synaptics, NII Holdings edge higher
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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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11/11/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Chesapeake Energy mixed on asset sale; SunPower mostly steady; Mentor, KKR quiet, shares slide
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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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11/7/2008 | 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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11/5/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Chesapeake gains on renewed takeover rumors; Bunge firms on merger headwinds; Amgen, Ford decline
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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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11/3/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Virgin Media jumps on bank amendment; Ford unmoved by weak sales; Amgen, Medtronic up with stocks
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10/31/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles market firmer; bargain hunters boost UAL, Fifth Third Bancorp, Freeport-McMoRan
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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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10/29/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: General Motors, Ford gain on GM-Chrysler merger talk; Red Hat, NII better; but Newmont weaker
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10/28/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Equities boost convertibles; Vornado, Amgen climb; KeyCorp rises on TARP nod; Transocean still soft
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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 | CV | Market Commentary: NatCity jumps 10 points on merger news; L-3, Triumph firm after reporting strong earnings
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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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10/22/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: SanDisk falls on dropped bid; Transocean eases on lower oil prices; Prudential, Omnicom firm
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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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10/20/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Vonage, EYE, Mindspeed repurchase convertibles; NRG lifts outright on Exelon offer, SanDisk gains
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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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10/16/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Medtronic falls on report; Level 3 exchanges boost notes; AMR gains as oil slips; more buybacks possible
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10/15/2008 | 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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10/13/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles lifted with stocks' updraft; Ford, Chesapeake bounce; Sovereign higher on buyout talk
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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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10/9/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Selling accelerates; GM sinks on default worries; Prudential, Advanced Medical Optics weaken
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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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10/7/2008 | 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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10/3/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Wachovia jumps on Wells Fargo deal; AIG gains, but Citigroup weakens
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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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10/1/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertible price dislocations plague market; Ford, Amgen off; ImClone little moved; Fannie Mae at parity
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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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9/29/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles players stunned by failed bailout vote; Wachovia, NatCity weaken; Smithfield active
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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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9/25/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Peabody slips, Ford gains; Prudential, CapitalSource improve; Fannie Mae seesaws; ban concerns remain
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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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9/23/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles under selling pressure; ProLogis added to banned list; Vornado softens; Nabors lower
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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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9/19/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Ban on short selling takes wind out of convertibles; financials quiet, overall market slips dollar neutral
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9/18/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles remain volatile; Wachovia attracts possible buyers; EMC, Qwest Communications decline
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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 | CV | Market Commentary: AIG future hangs in the balance; Wachovia retraces some losses; Amgen convertibles up on drug data
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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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9/12/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: AIG slide goes on; Lehman lower ahead of possible sale; selling hits Countrywide; Transocean edges up
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9/11/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Financial rout broadens, but Bank of America holds up; Oscient Pharma weakens after exchange news
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9/10/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Lehman, WaMu weaken further; Chesapeake bounces a little with shares; Tyson gains on debut
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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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9/8/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae, Sovereign, Lehman crash, Wachovia improves on Fannie-Freddie bailout; UAL ignores rumor
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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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9/3/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae, Ambac, Countrywide better; Ford steady; Linear, Ceradyne little changed on downgrades
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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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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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8/28/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Teva edges higher amid outright interest; Peabody eases; Fleetwood aims to extend 5% convertibles
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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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8/26/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Countrywide Financial gains; Fannie Mae, AIG up; Smithfield first steady, then falls after earnings
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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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8/22/2008 | 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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8/20/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae slides again; Nabors up as oil adds; Newmont Mining extends gains on higher gold prices
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8/19/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Financials pummeled, Lehman, Wachovia hard hit; PDL BioPharma inks alliance with Bristol-Myers
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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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8/15/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Cypress Semi higher on tender offer; SunPower quiet; ON Semi, Intel in trade; RadioShack sees gains
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8/14/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Countrywide a little stronger; GM up; Transocean down; newly priced Boston Properties, Ferro add
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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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8/12/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Citigroup, financials move lower; market mulls Cheniere; RadioShack, China Medical look cheap
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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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8/8/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae drops again, but Fifth Third, Nasdaq add; Kendle gives back some gains: GM bonds trade
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8/7/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: AIG drops on large loss; Digital River in trade; Massey Energy gains on debut; Sprint cancels deal
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8/6/2008 | 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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8/5/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Global Industries lower on loss; Advanced Medical gains; Nabors, Chesapeake down, JetBlue up on oil
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8/4/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: WCI sinks on bankruptcy filing; Six Flags trades at 50; Advanced Medical off lows; Smithfield adds
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8/1/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Washington Mutual, Ambac Financial edge higher; General Growth strengthens; General Motors down
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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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7/30/2008 | 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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7/28/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Amgen gains on clinical results; financials weaker; new XM Satellite deal looks cheap; XL, PSS to price
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7/25/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Affymetrix down on quarterly loss; Amgen steady pre-earnings; Countrywide bondholders eye angles
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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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7/23/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: WaMu drops on capital concerns; UAL, JetBlue gain, Chesapeake slides on oil prices; Alliance plans deal
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7/22/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Wachovia, Bank of America end higher outright; UAL jumps; Chesapeake, Transocean slip with oil prices
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7/21/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Bank of America rallies on earnings; Countrywide firms as puts approach; Medtronic, Chesapeake gain
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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 | 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 | CV | Market Commentary: Alpha Natural merger hurts hedge funds; financials rebound; St. Jude up on results; Trina Solar plans deal
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7/15/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Financials mixed amid uncertainty; Washington Mutual rebounds; Cheniere, Chesapeake slip on oil prices
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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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7/11/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Sellers slam Fannie Mae; Countrywide, Merrill, Webster, all lower; Medtronic, NII eke out gains
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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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7/9/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Fifth Third gyrates in trade; Countrywide steady; ExpressJet tanks; WCI adds on exchange offer
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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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7/7/2008 | 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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7/2/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Smithfield Foods jumps to 103 on debut; GM, Ford slide; Coal names drop with stocks; Amgen adds
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7/1/2008 | 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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6/30/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Countrywide gains ahead of expected closing, other financials lower; Ford slides; XM Satellite quiet
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6/27/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles quiet, under pressure; Quicksilver adds, UAL drops amid higher oil; Evergreen Solar upsizes
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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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6/25/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Countrywide, BofA gain on shareholder vote; Fifth Third adds; Evergreen Solar deal looks good
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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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6/23/2008 | 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 | CV | Market Commentary: Leap Wireless expands on debut; Huntington, Wachovia firmer, but other financials, Ford weaker
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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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6/18/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Fifth-Third deal looks pretty good; Financials mostly lower, KeyCorp down, but BofA better
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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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6/16/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: AIG weakens, but Lehman moves higher, as financials capture focus of quiet session
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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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6/12/2008 | 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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6/11/2008 | 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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6/9/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Lehman trades mixed; CIT edges higher; Amylin quiet despite Byetta concerns, Bristow deal seen cheap
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6/6/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: UCBH tanks on debut; Webster also lower; Market quiet as stocks drop; energy names mixed
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6/5/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Market weighs new bank deals; NetApp gains on debut; American Oriental cancels offering
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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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6/3/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Lehman drops again; Cheniere jumps, Fleetwood adds; NetApp, American Oriental to price
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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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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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5/29/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Countrywide rallies on meeting news; ADM dips on debut, Hercules quiet; JetBlue on deck
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5/28/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: ADM lower ahead of new issue pricing; Nabors' call inspires activity; Hercules, JetBlue a focus
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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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5/23/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Rite Aid sweeps up; Ford loses again; Cheniere adds; Transocean dips as energy names ease
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5/22/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Patriot Coal, Carrizo Oil jump on debuts; NorthStar old issue drops; Ford slides on lower outlook
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5/21/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Chesapeake slips on debut; Alpha Natural jumps; AMR drops; Four deals on tap in primary
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5/20/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Chesapeake upsizes deal amid strong gray response; EnerSys seen fair to rich; ShengdaTech lacks borrow
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5/19/2008 | 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 | CV | Market Commentary: Trico Marine drops on acquisition news; Financials mixed, Legg Mason firm, but AIG eases
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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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5/14/2008 | 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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5/13/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: AIG, SBA Communications gain on debut; Fannie Mae mandatories add, EDS slips to par; AMD stronger
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5/12/2008 | 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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5/9/2008 | 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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5/8/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: WCI drops on liquidity concerns; financials steady on weaker stocks; Omnicare adds; TTM to price
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5/7/2008 | 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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5/5/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Uncertainty weighs on Countrywide; Cheniere drops; Six Flags adds; Market mixed
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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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5/1/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Hologic, Symantec, National Retail trade mixed on earnings; CIT gains; ProLogis prices
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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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4/29/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Freeport-McMoRan, Nabors, Peabody, Transocean lower as commodities fall; Countrywide, BofA stay flat
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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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4/24/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Earnings news pulls Ford higher, EMC, ProLogis lower; Energy names down with oil; AirTran to price
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4/23/2008 | 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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4/22/2008 | 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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4/21/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: National City soars on financing; financials active, mixed as Bank of America reports; CIT raises $1 billion
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4/18/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Citigroup leads financials higher; Transocean still gains with oil; SanDisk eases
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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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4/16/2008 | 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 | CV | Market Commentary: Financials weaken; Micron, ON Semi softer ahead of Intel earnings; Kinetic Concepts on tap
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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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4/11/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Virgin Media edges lower in debut; WaMu eases; Frontier Airlines sinks; but PDL BioPharma adds
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4/10/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Endo jumps on debut; takeout news lifts Millenium, other biotechs gain; NatCity in play
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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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4/8/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: WaMu extends gains on $7 billion infusion; AMD weaker; LDK Solar to price
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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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4/4/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Lehman adds; other financials mixed, KKR Financial lower, Sallie Mae strengthens
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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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4/2/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Lehman extends gains, National City drops; SVB, Alpha add on debut; Alaska Communications upsizes
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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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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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3/28/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: National City, REITS lower; Ford, Best Buy drop; but PHH gains in strong debut
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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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3/26/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mostly quiet; Peabody, Goodrich, Transocean higher; Entertainment Properties to price
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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 | CV | Market Commentary: NatCity, Countrywide, Sallie Mae lead financials higher; XM up on Justice OK; market awaits Thornburg
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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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3/19/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mostly lower as stocks drop; Charming Shoppes down; Thornburg, NovaGold eyed
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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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3/17/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles weaken; National City plunges; Freeport-McMoRan, Nabors, Suntech Power, Disney lower
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3/14/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles under pressure: Washington Mutual, Symantec, GM, Suntech Power lower
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3/13/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Newmont Mining, Amgen gain; Coeur d'Alene adds on debut; Aspect Medical slumps
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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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3/10/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertible bonds weaken; Countrywide down 3 points; Level 3, Merrill active
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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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3/6/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Thornburg, Countrywide, Annaly fall as credits crack; Merrill bucks trend; Ambac flat, Stillwater quiet
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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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3/4/2008 | 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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2/29/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: EMC, Mylan, Sprint, National Retail convertibles all lower; Teva flat; equities sink
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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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2/27/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles trade mixed; Teva, Fannie Mae active; National Retail prices upsized notes
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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 | CV | Market Commentary: Level 3 mixed ahead of presentation; GM, Ford in line on reports; Archer Daniels, Beckman Coulter active
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2/22/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Silver Standard muted on debut; EMC slips with stock; Amgen, Level 3 lower as markets end mixed
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2/21/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Nasdaq shoot higher despite aggressive pricing; Silver Standard muted in gray; Boston Private holds firm
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2/20/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles thinly traded amid weaker tone; Suntech, Level 3 lower; Encysive surges
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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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2/15/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Arris hounded by earnings, guidance; Priceline goes other way; Test results boost Cell Genesys
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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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2/13/2008 | 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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2/11/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Yahoo! up after rejecting Microsoft; Flotek, Vertex Pharma bringing deals; GM, Schering-Plough earnings ahead
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2/8/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Qimonda slips on opening day; Chiquita moves higher; Peabody ends week higher; Allergan falls on Botox warning
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2/7/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: UAL, Continental up on merger talk; Chiquita comes in big and rich; Bunge down on guidance
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2/6/2008 | 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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2/5/2008 | 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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2/4/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Washington Mutual leads downward march; Hutchinson up on buyback; Tragedy could hurt Charming Shoppes
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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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1/31/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Digital Realty lowers talk; Cadence Design hammered on outlook; Cameron down; BofA, WaMu 'rip'
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1/30/2008 | 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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1/29/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Countrywide, BofA up on deal hopes; Excel down on merger; VMWare drops EMC; REIT strategy 'unwinding'
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1/28/2008 | 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 | CV | Market Commentary: Bank of America opens higher despite pricing; Kinross maintains lofty perch; Synaptics hammered on outlook
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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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1/23/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: National City, Kinross Gold set to price, looking cheap; BofA bringing billions; Human Genome slashed
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1/22/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: National City bringing $1 billion; Washington Mutual up, Countrywide down on wild market day
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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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1/17/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Citi upsizes; WaMu moves lower ahead of earnings; Theravance opens quietly higher
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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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1/15/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Citigroup launches preferreds to help right ship; Pioneer on the way; UAL, Continental up on merger talk
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1/14/2008 | 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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1/10/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Countrywide surges on takeover talk; merger talk boosts UAL, Continental, AMR, Yahoo!
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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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1/8/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Countrywide bashed on bankruptcy rumors, financials suffer; UAL, AMR, airlines squashed; ISIS surges
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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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1/4/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Sallie slammed, drags down financials; Intel panned; drags down chips; OSI opens strong
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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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1/2/2008 | CV | Market Commentary: Investors get good look at Sallie Mae; Intel drags down chips; near record gold drives Newmont surge
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