Blogs Posts on "Derivatives"

Mike Gasior – Syndicated Bank Loans by What are secured loans? on Nov 22, 2009Mike Gasior discusses the marketplace for one of the fastest growing segments of the Asset-Backed Securities market; Syndicated Bank Loans, as well as their packaging into CDO’s and CLO’s. www.afs-seminars.com...

Echoblowcation: Nota Bene #2009-41 by Scholars & Rogues on Nov 18, 2009A few things for you NB readers: 1. NB is now numbered by year-issue instead of marked by date; 2. NB will continue to be issued weekly, but not necessarily on Monday night/Tuesday morning; 3. I liked last week’s format (quoted line from source...

We Found Out by Al's Offerings on Business, Economy & Career on Nov 9, 2009It was 20 years ago today that the Berlin Wall fell, bringing to an end a 40-year demonstration project. The East Germans/Soviets wanted to show the world how well economists working for the government could run an economy.

Broader Measure of U.S. Unemployment Stands at 17.5% by Al's Offerings on Business, Economy & Career on Nov 9, 2009In all, more than one out of every six workers - 17.5 percent - were unemployed or underemployed in October. The previous recorded high was 17.1 percent, in December 1982.

Five more banks fail – 120 for the year by Al's Offerings on Business, Economy & Career on Nov 9, 2009Banks in California, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota and Missouri were shuttered, costing the FDIC a total of $1.5 billion.

Apparently, times aren’t so tough all over. by Al's Offerings on Business, Economy & Career on Nov 9, 2009According to a new study compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics, 237 members of the U.S. Congress, or 44 percent, are millionaires.

The Coming U.S. Budget Attack by Al's Offerings on Business, Economy & Career on Nov 9, 2009The United States is moving backwards...fast. State budget cuts are decimating essential health and social services; public education is being destroyed; the social safety net is in tatters. To make matters worse, all of this is occurring when the l...

Memo to Obama: “For God Sakes, strap on a pair and get to it” by Al's Offerings on Business, Economy & Career on Nov 9, 2009This is bad. 10.2% unemployment. 16 million people out of work. Payrolls have been slashed 22 months in a row. The real jobless rate is now 17.5%. These are Great Depression numbers. Unemployment benefits have been extended, but policymakers still re...

Chuck Butler on Government Jobs Reporting by Al's Offerings on Business, Economy & Career on Nov 9, 2009...we all know how "the game is played" so, we just adjust our numbers and go on...

Small Business Owners Gain Optimism by Al's Offerings on Business, Economy & Career on Nov 4, 2009Optimism among small business owners improved during October...