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Market structure issues have retail investors leery of stock market
The conventional wisdom since the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 has been that retail investors are staying out of the equity markets in part because they no longer trust that it is giving them a fair shake. Not too long ago, inflows into equity funds were starting to pick up again, but then ca
Subprime worries still haunt banks
The big worry in the debt market right now of course is the Greek tragedy that started with that country's bond ( bond market news) debacle and may soon spread to other sovereign debt. That is certainly influencing perceptions of banks right now. I doubt we'll see another bond market meltdown o
Microsoft issues debt for the first time
Microsoft became one of many companies taking advantage of favorable debt conditions this week when it issued $3.75 billion in debt--making this the first time it has ever tapped the bond markets. It is authorized to sell up to $6 billion. The firm's bond sale was led by JPMorgan and Morgan Stanle
Corporate debt market improves--barely
According to Standard & Poor's, more than $700 billion in corporate debt will come due in 2009--at the worst possible time. Southwest Airlines may have been among the lucky ones when it went to borrow $400 million. The terms were not exactly envious. It had to pay 10.5 percent interest and put
