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Spain Debt Insurance Costs At Record As Banking Woes Weigh - Wall Street Journal

Mon, 28 May 2012 08:19:02 GMT

Spain Debt Insurance Costs At Record As Banking Woes Weigh
Wall Street Journal
Credit default swaps are derivatives that function like an insurance contract for debt. If a borrower defaults, sellers compensate buyers. Spain's ailing banking sector, bloated by toxic real estate loans, took a further blow late Friday after Bankia ...
Spain Regional Rescue Risks Tipping Point on Yields: Euro CreditBloomberg
Spanish bank asks for more state aidBusinessWeek
Spain's Bankia asks for $24B in state aidDaily Herald
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European Debt Insurance Costs Mixed After Inconclusive EU Summit - Wall Street Journal

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:12:28 GMT

European Debt Insurance Costs Mixed After Inconclusive EU Summit
Wall Street Journal
Credit default swaps are derivatives that function like a default insurance contract for debt. If a borrower defaults, sellers compensate buyers. The iTraxx Europe index, which comprises 125 high-grade borrowers, 25 of which are banks and insurers, ...

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Europe Debt Insurance Costs Rise On Political Turmoil - Wall Street Journal

Tue, 08 May 2012 11:14:13 GMT

Europe Debt Insurance Costs Rise On Political Turmoil
Wall Street Journal
By Ben Edwards Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--The cost of insuring European debt against default rose Tuesday as investors weighed how two days of political turmoil will impact the euro zone. In Greece efforts to form a cross-party ...

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Money managers build European business despite ills - Pensions & Investments

Mon, 28 May 2012 04:09:06 GMT

Pensions & Investments

Money managers build European business despite ills
Pensions & Investments
Executives at these firms see the crisis environment as an opportunity to grab market share — and talent — away from bank- and insurance-owned European competitors that have long held the bulk of institutional and wholesale assets in vise grips.

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Prudential Names New Chairman - Wall Street Journal

Mon, 28 May 2012 10:36:25 GMT

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Prudential Names New Chairman
Wall Street Journal
The appointment comes at a time when Prudential is weighing its options of staying in the UK or changing its domicile to Asia to circumvent provisions of a new insurance-solvency regime called Solvency II, set to sweep through Europe in 2014.
Prudential Plc Names Manduca Chairman, Succeeding McGrathBloomberg
Prudential names Paul Manduca chairmanReuters UK

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European Debt Insurance Costs Mostly Flat Amid Greece Concerns - Wall Street Journal

Wed, 09 May 2012 08:14:34 GMT

European Debt Insurance Costs Mostly Flat Amid Greece Concerns
Wall Street Journal
LONDON (Dow Jones)--The cost of insuring European debt against default was mostly flat in early trading Wednesday, with uncertainty over Greece continuing to dominate sentiment as it looks unlikely a coalition will be formed, possibly forcing the ...

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European Debt-Insurance Costs At Highest Since January - Wall Street Journal

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:52:00 GMT

European Debt-Insurance Costs At Highest Since January
Wall Street Journal
By Ben Edwards Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--The cost of insuring European sovereign and corporate debt against default rose Wednesday to its highest since January as fears escalate about a Greek exit from the euro zone.

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Lloyd's of London insurance decreases exposure over Greek euro exit - Insurance Business Review

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:45:26 GMT

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Lloyd's of London insurance decreases exposure over Greek euro exit
Insurance Business Review
The Lloyd's of London insurance has put in place a contingency plan and decreased its exposure to euro area countries, Lloyd's chief executive Richard Ward has confirmed. Richard Ward told The Sunday Telegraph newspaper that the firm was prepared for ...
Lloyd's takes out insurance on euroTimes LIVE
Prospect of euro collapse focuses the minds of Lloyd's insurance chiefsSydney Morning Herald
Lloyd's of London CEO Ward sets out moves away from risk amid euro fearsTelegraph.co.uk
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Justices going to Europe, so key decisions likely coming soon - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Mon, 28 May 2012 03:14:06 GMT

Justices going to Europe, so key decisions likely coming soon
Fort Worth Star Telegram
But the justices' summer travel schedules make it a pretty safe bet that blockbuster healthcare and immigration cases will be decided by the end of June. That's because professor John Roberts, also known as chief justice of the United States, ...

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6 Rallying Healthcare Stocks With Strong Receivable Trends - Seeking Alpha

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:58:32 GMT

6 Rallying Healthcare Stocks With Strong Receivable Trends
Seeking Alpha
We began by screening the healthcare sector for stocks with strong upward momentum, trading above their 20-day, 50-day, and 200-day moving averages. We then screened for those stocks with strong sales trends, comparing growth in revenue to growth in ...

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