| 12/23/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Albertson's trades lower in active trade; Wyeth, Omnicare gain; GM sees light buying
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| 12/22/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Cephalon convertibles gain on patent agreement; SFBC up on possible sale; Albertson's, Placer lose
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| 12/21/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Maxtor gains on Seagate takeover; some tech names better; Calpine bankruptcy spurs trading
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| 12/20/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Transit strike doesn't rattle convertibles market; GM sinks; Entergy, ON Semi trade
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| 12/19/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles market mostly quiet; Six Flags edges up, Calpine slips, Albertsons flat
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| 12/16/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: OSI Pharmaceuticals new issue rises, but ON Semiconductor slips; Carnival lower on higher dividend fears
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| 12/15/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: ON Semi, OSI Pharma at bat; Entergy goes to 50.5 bid; Intel steady; Abgenix issues climb
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| 12/14/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Intel, Ceradyne trade higher; United Dominion re-offered; Entergy up in gray; OSI launches $100 million
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| 12/13/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Omnicare edges higher; Intel, Ceradyne on deck; price talk emerges on Entergy mandatories
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| 12/12/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Intel launches $1.4 billion convertible offering; Omnicare to price; MedImmune edges up
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| 12/9/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Cephalon, Teva gain on patent settlement; eyes turn toward Omnicare; Alltel mostly quiet
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| 12/8/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: New SafeNet convertibles gain with shares; technology and biotech firmer; LabCorp gains
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| 12/7/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: XL Capital, Aspen Insurance, St. Jude lift slightly; SafeNet prices; Calpine grinds lower
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| 12/6/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Kansas City Southern gains on debut; U.S. Bancorp steady after re-offer; St. Jude Medical prices
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| 12/5/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: U.S. Bancorp brings $2 billion; Kansas City Southern, St. Jude, Omnicare also launch; Calpine down
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| 12/2/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Frontier new issue gains in active trade; airline names gain; Calpine weakens further
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| 12/1/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Platinum debut has shine; Calpine trades mixed; XL Capital, Ceradyne launch new deals
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| 11/30/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Calpine, Mirant convertibles mixed in active trade
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| 11/29/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Calpine convertibles drop after ouster; InterMune adds on hedge; Frontier Airlines launches deal
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| 11/28/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Airline, retail convertibles attract bids; Platinum Underwriters launches $150 million preferreds
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| 11/23/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Calpine extends losses; Alexion tumbles on disappointing trial; Placer Dome eyed
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| 11/22/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertible market mostly higher; Calpine drops on court decision; GM extends losses
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| 11/21/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM mixed in light trade, Ford flat, Incyte gains on Pfizer pact, but SFBC falls
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| 11/18/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Sonic, CompuCredit edge higher; Doral Financial surges amid rumors; Protein Design gains
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| 11/17/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM, Ford convertibles higher; E*Trade, C&D Technologies, The Pantry rise; primary deals emerge
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| 11/16/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertible market finds a foothold, but GM, Ford resume slide; EDO reoffered at 99
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| 11/15/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford, GM, oil and gas, airlines down; EDO shows up in the gray; Pantry, C&D, E*Trade deals ahead
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| 11/14/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles market weaker, including GM, Micron Technology; EDO, The Pantry launch offers
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| 11/11/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Serena bonds lower in active trade on takeover news; Prudential, Maverick mostly flat
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| 11/10/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Prudential, Maverick receive tepid reception; GM extends losses; PRG-Schultz plunges; aQuantive lifts
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| 11/9/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles still weak, Blockbuster lower; but new issues heat up with $2 billion Prudential deal
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| 11/8/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Medtronic, Lucent, EDS, Cephalon lower in weak market; Blockbuster, Maverick, Equinix to price
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| 11/7/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Northwest, AMR higher as oil declines; Genzyme eases but Cephalon edges higher
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| 11/4/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Qwest, Chesapeake remain active; Celgene up, Emdeon lower; King sideways
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| 11/3/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Chesapeake, Qwest trade higher; Abgenix, Amgen rise, but ImClone lower; SFBC plunges
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| 11/2/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Mercury rattles investors again; Chesapeake Energy prices, existing preferreds seen lower; Qwest mulled
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| 11/1/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Qwest, Chesapeake Energy to price $2 billion-plus in convertibles; new IPC paper trades actively
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| 10/31/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Merger news spurs trades in Placer Dome, Chiron, Leucadia and Level 3
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| 10/28/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Invitrogen drops, but gains on hedge; Amkor steadies after fall; Nektar weaker
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| 10/27/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM bonds lower, credit widens on bankruptcy scare; Digital River plunges; Par Pharma in
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| 10/26/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Flextronics, Doral Financial drop; Amkor raises guidance; IPC launches new mandatory
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| 10/25/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Sovereign slides, Schlumberger, Sepracor lift; Essex reoffered at 98; Flextronics drops after close
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| 10/24/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Cephalon, Reebok, Nextel Partners lose; Albertson's, Halliburton gain; Essex Partners set to price
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| 10/21/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Wyeth holds up; Ford drops, but GM bonds move higher; Schlumberger off
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| 10/20/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles market reverses course after strong start; Cypress pulled down; Amgen, biotechs weaker
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| 10/19/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford, Amgen eyed before earnings; Continental lower, but AMR higher; Mercury Interactive gains
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| 10/18/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Autos retrace gains; oil names lower; Calpine falls on bankruptcy rumor; Interpublic on deck
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| 10/17/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM convertibles travel up on UAW pact; Ford rides GM wave higher; Lucent issues eyed on stock rise
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| 10/14/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Energy names bounce; Duke trades; autos remain a focus; Jakks Pacific adds
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| 10/13/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Late rally lifts GM bonds, default swaps; energy drops, but Devon/Chevron bonds better; Nektar gains
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| 10/12/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM bonds extend slide; AMD drops; Best Buy lower; but Advanced Medical, Medtronic gain
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| 10/11/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM, Ford trade mixed, but remain market focus; Skyworks holds up after lower guidance; Inco rises
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| 10/10/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM, Ford convertibles slide after Delphi filing; American Axle holds up; Headwaters attracts interest
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| 10/7/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Mercury Interactive solicits consents; Comverse lower, CSG firm on acquisition; Apria lower
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| 10/6/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM, Ford convertibles mixed, stocks lower; airlines jump; oil services weaker, but Seacor gains
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| 10/5/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Human Genome, ADC drop outright; Mercury Interactive steady, shares lower; Freeport-McMoRan down
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| 10/4/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM, Ford move lower amid Delphi concerns; Calpine trades up; Fair Isaac retraces gains
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| 10/3/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Celgene rebounds; Medtronic firm; School Specialty drops; NRG eyes $500 million mandatory preferred
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| 9/30/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Micron trades actively on profit news; Interpublic, Northwest add; Trizetto reoffered at 98
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| 9/29/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae regains footing, but Ford eases; Euronet closes higher; TriZetto to price
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| 9/28/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Euronet prices upsized deal, TriZetto on deck; new US Airways' convertible gains; Incyte tumbles
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| 9/27/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: US Airways' convertible deal eyed; Nektar extends gains; but selling weighs on overall market
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| 9/26/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Dick's Sporting Goods, Best Buy trade; airlines lower; General Mills' put looks likely to entice holders
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| 9/23/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Nektar moves up in robust trade; energy eases; airlines lift; Rite Aid stays firm
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| 9/22/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Citi/Genworth SYNdecs close flat; Wesco, Toreador gain, but Cyberonics drops; Nektar eyed
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| 9/21/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Chesapeake, Devon/Chevron trade; Chiron down; Nektar launches deal; Citi/Genworth prices
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| 9/20/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: US Airways, Toreador launch new deals, bringing calendar to five; Sepracor, Cephalon up
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| 9/19/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: CapitalSource jumps; GM, Ford, retail names weaken; two new deals launched
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| 9/16/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Liberty Media convertibles gain; BearingPoint gets default notices; market players eye Genworth/Citi deal
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| 9/15/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Airlines under pressure; GM, Ford mostly lower; Cephalon higher, Amgen firm
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| 9/14/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Northwest convertibles bounce around, end higher; Encore Capital eases in trade; Chesapeake Energy rises
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| 9/13/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Northwest convertibles slammed amid filing fears; Encore Capital trades in gray market; Best Buy lower
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| 9/12/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Northwest drops as other airline convertibles trade mixed; software names see better bids
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| 9/9/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Chesapeake Energy jumps; energy names gain; Albertson's higher, but Yellow drops
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| 9/8/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles trade mixed, with Amgen, Nabors edging up, Cypress Semiconductor down
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| 9/7/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Northwest retraces losses; Henry Schein up; Chesapeake to price $250 million deal; Dobson prices
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| 9/6/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Chiron trades mixed, but Curagen gains; Dobson Communications to price $150 million issue
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| 9/2/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Albertson's mandatories lag as stock surges; Northwest Airlines, Delta weaken further
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| 9/1/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Airtran, Northwest lead airline convertibles lower; autos sink; Chiron, Phar Pharma gain
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| 8/31/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Moderate buying lifts convertibles of Cephalon, Micron, Maxtor; Emdeon, Mercury Interactive see interest
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| 8/30/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Default notice spurs Mercury Interactive; Hutchinson Tech plunges; airline convertibles slump
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| 8/29/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM trades mixed; Amylin extends gains; but Katrina contributes to quiet market, traders say
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| 8/26/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: DOV Pharmaceutical convertibles tumble; Atherogenics adds; Agilent active on call news
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| 8/25/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM, Ford convertibles trade mixed; Amylin rises; new Emdeon issue remains flat
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| 8/24/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Emdeon to price $300 million deal; Charter gyrates but closes higher; Willbros gains
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| 8/23/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Brocade convertibles move lower on call; Amylin gains outright but seen lower on a hedged basis
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| 8/22/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles of Northwest Airlines firm; OSI Pharma drops on acquisition; CP Ships lifts on offer
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| 8/19/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Beverly gets competing bid, now risk arb play with bonds at parity; Northwest mixed on mechanics strike
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| 8/18/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Six Flags selling on upswing from Snyder's move; Northwest, Delta drift higher, Charming Shoppes up
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| 8/17/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Rite Aid lingers at par; Beverly drops to around parity on buyout; Fleetwood firms, Mercury steady
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| 8/16/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Rite Aid sees wide gray market; Mercury issues bid up on potential default trigger; Gateway pressured
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| 8/15/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Agilent issue gains to par on call; Fleetwood in for bumpy ride; Calpine issues up despite warning
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| 8/12/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: JDS Uniphase, Human Genome weaken in thinly traded convertibles market
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| 8/11/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Northwest Airlines convertibles trade down; automakers mostly lower; Micron, Amkor gain
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| 8/10/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: U.S. Bancorp, NII, Conseco issues trade flat to higher after re-offerings; Maxtor edges up
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| 8/9/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: US Bancorp brings $2.5 billion overnighter; Conseco prices; investors eye Maxtor, NII Holdings
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| 8/8/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: LabOne, Saks convertibles rise on merger talk; REITs extend decline while Mercury Interactive drops
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| 8/5/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: LifePoint closes higher; Human Genome also gains, but automaker, REIT convertibles track lower
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| 8/4/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Affordable Residential issue rises; Human Genome loses ground; LifePoint prices after the close
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| 8/3/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Human Genome to price $230 million of convertibles; Reebok paper jumps on buyout news
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| 8/2/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Selling hits convertibles market; Delta leads airlines lower; Tyco tanks; Halliburton gains
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| 8/1/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: CommScope jumps, but Isolagen tumbles amid slightly weaker convertibles market
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| 7/29/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Lear, EDS convertibles rise on earnings news; flurry of new issues in week lift July tally
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| 7/28/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: L-3's new convertibles take market focus, Northwest Airlines gains; FTI deal prices after close
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| 7/27/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: L-3 Communications deal on tap; Manor Care issue trades to 102.5 bid; Delta Air dives to mid-20s
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| 7/26/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM up on GMAC financing; Ford, DaimlerChrysler mixed; Manor Care, Barnes at bat; Fairmont Hotels falls
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| 7/25/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: CSK on tap; L-3, Barnes, Manor Care, FTI, Conseco later in week; Ivax in quandary on Teva merger
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| 7/22/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Cheniere deal, earnings boost convertible market's energy names; biotech eases slightly
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| 7/21/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Cheniere Energy to price $300 million deal; selling hits convertibles as Treasuries slump
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| 7/20/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Amgen rises in mixed convertibles trading as earnings reports roil GM, Kodak, boost Wyeth
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| 7/19/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles market sees strength in airlines, energy, as biotechs weaken; Lucent falls, but Lowe's gains
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| 7/18/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles market pauses ahead of earnings; Genzyme falls amid mixed biotechs, Lucent, financials ease
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| 7/15/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Chiron drops as convertibles market trades mostly flat to lower; but CV Therapeutics, Isis gain
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| 7/14/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM, Ford convertibles move up in active trade; AMD, Genzyme, airlines also gain, other sectors quiet
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| 7/13/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Advanced Medical's new issue jumps, spurring overall market; Continental rebounds, Liberty Media mixed
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| 7/12/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: AMD, Novell convertibles gain, but market trades mostly lower; oil prices weigh on airlines
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| 7/11/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Northwest Airlines spurs airlines convertibles; Schlumberger extends gains; but biotech, technology ease
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| 7/8/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Biotechs, chips lead convertibles mostly higher; Charming Shoppes, Henry Schein trade higher
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| 7/7/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Biotechs up as convertibles find footing after early dip; airlines down; some oil and gas names extend gains
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| 7/6/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Cooper Cameron, Halliburton rise as oil prices surge; Schering-Plough eases, but LSI gains
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| 7/5/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM, Ford rev up in pricing war, Daimler bows out so far; Mercury Interactive plunges, then recovers
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| 7/1/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Brocade convertibles lift on default notice; market activity quiets ahead of holiday weekend
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| 6/30/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Saks, Kodak and General Mills trade in a mixed convertibles market; June marks improvements
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| 6/29/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: CV Therapeutics' new deal gains, supporting biotechs; Mirant trades in heavy volume; General Mills eases
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| 6/28/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Lonza issue emerges; Walter better as takeover anxiety eases; Interpublic holders to get windfall payment
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| 6/27/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Lear eases on layoffs; airlines dive on oil spike; Weatherford watched as put nears; CV, Impax deals eyed
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| 6/24/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles mostly extend losses a second day; biotechs waver, but some energy issues see more gains
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| 6/23/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles market trades mostly lower, but some energy issues climb with oil prices
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| 6/22/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: CV Therapeutics, Evergreen Solar launch after quiet day; Reckson deal upsized, reoffered in thin trade
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| 6/21/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertible players eye REIT new issues; Calpine, airline issues lift in pockets of trading
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| 6/20/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: New Calpine issue boosts sister securities; airlines hold up; convertibles overall lower with bonds
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| 6/17/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles quiet after week's new issues flurry; airlines drift lower; Ford slips as GM edges higher
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| 6/16/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Large MetLife issue takes center stage; Transocean rises with higher oil prices; GM sags
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| 6/15/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles catch wave of optimism as new Invitrogen deal gains favor; Saks sinks after default notice
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| 6/14/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles see more selling ahead of June redemptions; GM, Ford higher, but Calpine, Northwest sink
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| 6/13/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Invitrogen launches $300 million convertible; Connetics, Cephalon stir market; Northwest hits turbulence
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| 6/10/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: MetLife's new issue turns heads; GM, Calpine convertibles rise with shares; market quiets
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| 6/9/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Calpine convertibles mixed after news whammy; market firms on fewer redemptions
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| 6/8/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: ImClone, Impax brighten as convertible players eye firmer market; GM extends gains
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| 6/6/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Providian convertibles react flatly to Washington Mutual takeover; GM off before stockholders meet
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| 6/3/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Symmetricom prices wide, still breaks below par; Cephalon off to 98; Impax bid up; Doral eyed
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| 6/2/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Cephalon suffers in aftermarket; Joy Global pulled; Symmetricom at bat; Elan retreats on drug news
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| 6/1/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Cephalon in overnight market; Elan bounces; Beazer better; airline paper dips
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| 5/31/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Calpine up on asset sale, then eases; Delta misses airline party led by Northwest; Symmetricom emerges
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| 5/27/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Computer Associates accounting ills resurface; CompuCredit seen; Impax Labs holders hope for fee
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| 5/26/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford, GM better on short covering; airlines also firmer; techs rally but Computer Associates off after bell
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| 5/25/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford buying continues on Visteon bailout, GM issues join in; Calpine issues rise on pumped up debt cuts
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| 5/24/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: CompuCredit prices wide, gets reoffered at 97, still craters; JDS Uniphase joins tech party;
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| 5/23/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: America West intrigues traders; CompuCredit pitches overnighter; JDS Uniphase off; REITs mixed
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| 5/20/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: America West bounces on buy of US Airways, but concerns loom; Delta sees convertible arbs make exit
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| 5/19/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Lear skids while GM, Ford driven up on tighter spreads in GMAC; America West up on merger deal
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| 5/18/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Xoma, deCode, Cephalon buyers seen; XM, Sirius at odds in race; Beverly auction in second round
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| 5/17/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: TOP Tankers deal re-sunk; Exide crashes; Calpine crumbles; Ford, GM, auto suppliers mixed
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| 5/16/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Level 3 bonds indifferent to unit IPO; Fannie Mae bounces then retreats; TOP Tankers afloat anew
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| 5/13/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: CenturyTel credit default swaps blow out on new takeover rumor; GM, Ford ease ahead of weekend
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| 5/12/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM, Ford head renewed move south; Delta convertibles idle after 7.7s swapped for equity
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| 5/11/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Delta bankruptcy seen inevitable; GM, Ford weigh financials, IPG; KV Pharma slammed; Red Hat up
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| 5/10/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM, Ford sputter but drive volume in Tower Auto, American Axle; TOP Tankers delayed
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| 5/9/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Energy takes center stage as merger and asset sales surface; TOP Tankers price talk revised again
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| 5/6/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: UTStarcom nose-dives on poor first quarter results; TOP Tankers postpones pricing for a week or two
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| 5/5/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: All eyes on autos as GM, Ford downgraded to junk; Lazard new mandatory dips below issue
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| 5/4/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM convertibles soar on Kerkorian news; Lazard at bat; Ivax at 98.5; American Tower buyers seen
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| 5/3/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Primus plummets again; Charter up a touch; Ivax deal surfaces; TOP Tankers sweetens terms
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| 5/2/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Corixa converts climb to par on takeover, other biotechs mixed; Calpine higher; Primus plunges
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| 4/29/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Saks sacked on piecemeal sale; Calpine sellers happy by uptick; GM mixed on dividend's fate
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| 4/28/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: BearingPoint believers step up; Calpine sell-off gathering steam; Deutsche Telekom convertibles ease
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| 4/27/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Massey Energy, Arch Coal slide; Celanese, Huntsman fall; buyers for Six Flags as Snyder rethinks
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| 4/26/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Curagen plunges amid big sellout; Level 3 founders; XM rises, Sirius dips; Wynn bid up; airlines plunge
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| 4/25/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Merger news pushes DoubleClick, Valero higher; Calpine continues slide; Sepracor 0s up, 5s decline
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| 4/22/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: BearingPoint holds at par; Calpine tumbles; Kodak snaps on S&P cut; Charter bonds for sale
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| 4/21/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: BearingPoint suffers 30-point-plus plunge; Lazard terms emerge; Transkaryotic deal slams hedges
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| 4/20/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford buying drives convertible up; GM 4.5s see buying, too; Delta, airlines quiet, mixed on earnings
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| 4/19/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM results send convertibles sliding; Ford rides along; airlines 'deathly' quiet
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| 4/18/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM lower, but selling lets up; Ford edges up; CNet merger noise resurfaces; Williams, Aquila rise
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| 4/15/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM, Ford selling accelerates; El Paso, Calpine, NRG plunge; Ivax, Teva lose; Lucent, Tyco unwound
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| 4/14/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Nabi trades lower; Chesapeake up; GM, Ford ditched; AMD spreads blown out
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| 4/13/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford picks up buyers as selling in supplier Lear accelerates; Imclone crushed on delay; Goodyear skids
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| 4/12/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: El Paso reoffered at 97.5; Ford off as exodus goes on; sell-off targets high-risk issues like Charter, Saks
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| 4/11/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: El Paso at bat with sweeter terms; Nabi emerges; Ford plummets in wake of warning; Impax steadies
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| 4/8/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Paxson sold off; Toys bounces; El Paso deal delayed; Ford skids on outlook; Yellow off on USF news
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| 4/7/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Concord up on buyout, Computer Associates steady; Nuveen issues slip in trade; GM gains, Ford falls
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| 4/6/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Nuveen exchangeable dips to 1/8 plus over issue in gray; El Paso preferred sees plus one offer, no bids
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| 4/5/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Nuveen exchangeables up in gray; El Paso slates preferreds; Mentor Graphics falls on new guidance
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| 4/4/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Devon/ChevronTexaco exchangeable falls on acquisition news; GM active on management shuffles
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| 4/1/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Airlines come under some pressure as oil prices continue to rise; Saks climb persists on asset sale rumors
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| 3/31/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Saks gains on asset sale buzz; UTStarcom hit by restatement; Elan dives on drug death; ACE starts trading
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| 3/30/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: AMR takes flight on first quarter financial guidance; ACE Aviation trading to begin Thursday morning
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| 3/29/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: LifePoint, Community Health rise; Schlumberger, Halliburton slide; Delta seesaws as deal buzz swirls
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| 3/28/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Nuveen deals surface; Ligand off on drug data; AIG buyers emerge; Delta lower amid deal mumbling
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| 3/24/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Cal Dive, PNM rise; Vornado at 96.25; Toys better; Delta in flux; Charter 4.75s gain, 5.875s easier
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| 3/23/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Vornado repriced at 97; Cal Dive, PNM at bat; Beverly buckles; oil issues decline big on profit taking
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| 3/22/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Beverly bounces on auction plans; GM skid marks touch off slide in American Axle, Lear; 2 deals out
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| 3/21/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM credit blowout overshadows bounce in stock; Ford's convertible also still skidding; Lazard emerges
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| 3/18/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Chiquita convertible size cut; PNM ahead; GM, Ford gyrate; BearingPoint rises; Navistar skids
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| 3/17/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Cray routed by filing delay; Toys bounces on buyout; Calpine gets clobbered; Delta, FLYi plunge
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| 3/16/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: GM's warning causes pile-up with Ford, Goodyear, Titan slammed; JetBlue, airlines drop on oil surge
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| 3/15/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Central Parking up; Whole Foods off as Wild Oats rises; Ivax better, Curagen slides; Leucadia easier
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| 3/14/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: JetBlue a laggard as airline paper up; Delta bankruptcy fears weigh; PDLI gains; Aquila up; Xoma off
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| 3/11/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: JetBlue underwater; Encysive last seen at 101 bid; oilpatch issues in flux; Tech Data falls; Best Buy off
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| 3/10/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Delta weighs on airlines; JetBlue new issue quiet in gray; Playboy at 101; Encysive bid up
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| 3/9/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: JetBlue, Encysive Pharma, Semco deals emerge; Playboy fetches an offer, bids faint; Nash Finch on tap
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| 3/8/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Delta convertibles a wallflower at the junk bond party; Playboy emerges; Magna better; Calpine selling seen
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| 3/7/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Genworth synthetic coming; Cell Therapeutics dives; Celgene rises; Saks bagged up; Lions Gate higher
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| 3/4/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Allied Waste trades up from par; Nash Finch launches deal; Elan slides, Biogen steadier on news
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| 3/3/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Headwaters, Chesapeake Energy better; Best Buy slumps; Charming Shoppes up; Host Marriott higher
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| 3/2/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Chiron boosted by lifting of U.K. flu vaccine ban; Charter slips further; Maurel & Prom trades up
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| 3/1/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Charter falters on earnings; XM Satellite up as volatility play; Ford, GM lower but Chrysler up
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| 2/28/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Elan hurt, Biogen stable; Teva up, Schering slips; King trips; Yellow skids; Manpower lower; Saks off
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| 2/25/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Genesis settles at par; Calpine up; Toys R Us better; Digital River drops, Ask Jeeves higher
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| 2/24/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Genesis finds bid; UniSource goes past 102; Calpine bonds fall, then bounce back while preferreds gain
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| 2/23/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: UniSource up; Genesis launches; Chiquita joins calendar; Calpine, Goodyear watched; FLYi tumbles
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| 2/22/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Level 3 converts rise on private deal; UniSource, Allied Waste deals emerge; Par, Ivax, Teva up
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| 2/18/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Lions Gate, BlackRock, Sybase weak; Sepracor's older convertibles bleed; Fannie credit holding up
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| 2/17/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: BlackRock lifted; Lions Gate rolls out; Sepracor arbs hurt; REITs hit; Royal Caribbean call risk allayed
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| 2/16/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Sybase issue climbs out of gate; BlackRock ends in gray market with no bid; Allied Waste slips
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| 2/15/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Sybase slightly over par in gray market; Saks up on Circuit City buyout news; Amkor, Primus up
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| 2/14/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Verizon issue quiet on MCI deal; Juniper, Powerwave, Corning off while Lucent gains amid merger noise
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| 2/11/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Huntsman climbs out of the chute; Level 3, Charter higher on buying; Primus Tel drops, Saks cheapens
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| 2/10/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Guitar holders like acquisition; Coltec up; Protein Design seen re-priced, trades light at 98
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| 2/9/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Protein Design Labs sweetened, sinks; Huntsman hotly pursued; Allergan, Sepracor off, Saks up
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| 2/8/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Southern Union advances, prices tight; Protein Design Labs seen rich; Level 3, EDS dive on results
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| 2/7/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Southern Union, Protein Design launch; Pinnacle Airlines edges up, raises Northwest paper
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| 2/4/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Pinnacle Airlines gains 1 point; Countrywide lifted on weakness; AES, CNET finding buyers
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| 2/3/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Pinnacle Airlines ends at 101.625; Alkermes drops on earnings, deal; FEI up on earnings; Alamosa gains
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| 2/2/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Delta Airlines deal buzz swirls as Pinnacle Airlines soars to 103.5; Tower crumbles to teens on filing
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| 2/1/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: AmEx edges up on spinoff plans; Kodak new deal buzz circulates; OMI, Scientific Games better bid
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| 1/31/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Washington Mutual, State Street up as possible Citigroup targets; Huntsman slated for next week
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| 1/28/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Open Solutions adds 3.5 points; Rambus easier again; Rite Aid gains; Huntsman details surface
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| 1/27/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Open Solutions higher in gray market; Rambus quiet, last seen at 98.5 offer; Rite Aid edges up
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| 1/26/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Rite Aid founders in aftermarket; Rambus, Open Solutions spring 'flashback' deals on the market
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| 1/25/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Rite Aid trades up 0.25 point in gray market; Beverly Enterprises takeover chatter squeezes hedgies
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| 1/24/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Rite Aid launches deal for Tuesday; Tower Auto bids bounce; Brocade news apt to boost bonds
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| 1/21/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Fortis/Assurant settles at 102.5; Celanese ends around par; Tower Automotive bonds in a freefall
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| 1/20/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Celanese seen getting upsized; Fortis/Assurant issue bid well; Alexion, Antigenics trip out of chute
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| 1/19/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Alexion goes to 102; Antigenics sweetens terms; Charter exodus continues; auto, airline paper lower
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| 1/18/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Antigenics, Alexion deals emerge; Charter slides on CEO's exit; Computer Network gains
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| 1/14/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: CNet gains 4 points; Collegiate Pacific higher; UnumProvident up; Wyeth rises, Schering drops
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| 1/13/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Fannie seesaws up, closes lower; UnumProvident mandatory slides; Conexant 4% due 2007 drops
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| 1/12/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Level 3 higher on job cuts; CenturyTel off; Kodak up; Advanced Micro rebounds
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| 1/11/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: AMD warning crushes chip paper; Finisar, Infineon both easier, too, on sale collapse
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| 1/10/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Western Wireless, Alltel soften on merger; GM, Ford, auto suppliers lower
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| 1/7/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: AtheroGenics ends at 100.5; Western Wireless steady; Cap Gemini pressures techs
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| 1/6/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Western Wireless comes in on Alltel deal buzz; Citizens gains; Leucadia off; AtheroGenics up
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| 1/5/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Celanese, AtheroGenics talk emerges; Delta cuts fares but convertibles quiet; OMI firmer
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| 1/4/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Tower up on credit facility; Fannie Mae issue at 105.25; Six Flags off on profit taking; Gateway, Cray off on Dell
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| 1/3/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae convertible steady; Sallie Mae's floater rises; techs open New Year lower
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