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CDS spreads continue to widen

September 17, 2008 — 9:30am ET | By Jim Kim
The Lehman Brothers news, the AIG fiasco and the Merrill Lynch deal offer up quite a cocktail for the markets to digest. It's fair to say that there's a lot of acid in stomachs out there, still.... Read more...

CDS market: Risk concerns mounting

August 24, 2008 — 9:54am ET | By Jim Kim
Is anyone really afraid of another Bear Stearns? I don't think we'll get another rumor-driven failure. The Fed's new facilities make that... Read more...

CDS market: still wary of top banks

July 30, 2008 — 1:40pm ET | By Jim Kim
A lot has been made of the mini-rally in bank stocks not so long ago. It's looking more and more like a dead-cat bounce rather than anything meaningful. For another look at how market participants... Read more...

Behind the scenes at UBS

April 22, 2008 — 6:59am ET
UBS's "fall from grace," as the Financial Times puts it, was nothing short of stunning. The funny thing is, that it was bound and determined not to be undone like this. Way back in 1988,... Read more...