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- Rise in U.S. Credit Card Delinquencies May Be Peaking
- Research Recap submits: The rise in US credit card delinquencies may be peaking as the rate of unemployment growth slows, CreditSights says in a new report. While charge-offs have been accelerating, the rises in delinquencies in credit card ABS have been slowing in recent months. This slowdown...
- External links 2009-06-09
- Ratings: Would More Competition Improve Quality?
- Research Recap submits: On the heels of calls for increased competition as part of the solution to improved financial regulation, it is worth looking at an updated version of a Harvard paper arguing that competition has actually had a negative impact on the quality of the credit...
- External links 2009-07-21
- Medical Costs of Obesity Double in Last 10 Years
- Research Recap submits: Yet another reason why health care reform is critical to the nation’s economic prosperity as well as its wellbeing: the medical costs of obesity are estimated to have doubled in the last 10 years, with as much as half of the cost covered by Medicare...
- External links 2009-07-28
- 'BingHoo' - Not So Awesome, Say Analysts
- Research Recap submits: Yahoo! YHOO and Microsoft MSFT are certainly pulling out all the stops to put the best face on the merger of their search activities. Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz gushes that "everything’s just going to get a whole lot better” and that “this deal...
- External links 2009-07-30
- Commercial Loan Losses Cast Shadow Over Regional Banks
- Research Recap submits: Excerpted from Rising Commercial Loan Losses Cast A Long Shadow Over U.S. Banks Despite some hopeful signs of relief for U.S. banks in second-quarter 2009, the next several quarters likely will continue to be a struggle, especially for small regional institutions, Standard &...
- External links 2009-08-12
- Moody?s Upgrades Technology Hardware Sector to Stable
- Research Recap submits: Two days after identifying it at as one of the top candidates for upgrade, Moody’s Investors Service Thursday changed its Industry Sector Outlook for the U.S. Technology Hardware sector to stable from negative. The outlook expresses Moody’s expectations for the fundamental credit conditions in the...
- External links 2009-08-13
- High Leverage May Lead Moody's to Downgrade Some REITs
- Research Recap submits: Differences in leverage as measured by the current market value of a real estate portfolio versus its book value may lead Moody’s to consider a small number of rating downgrades among U.S. REITs. In a new report, Moody’s says it has identified a number of...
- External links 2009-08-14
- Widening CDS Spreads Reflect Concern Over Target Corp.
- Research Recap submits: Excerpted from Market Derived Signal: Wider CDS Spreads May Indicate That Target Corp. Is Off The Mark A recent widening of the spread on Target’s (NYSE: TGT) credit default swaps is raising concern as the spread is moving closer to a “BBB” rating...
- External links 2009-08-18
- Target Still Lags Wal-Mart Despite Improving Numbers
- Research Recap submits: On the heels of Standard and Poor’s raising concerns about Target Corp, (NYSE: TGT) James Goldstein of CreditSights maintains a skeptical view in comments on the discount retailer’s quarterly results, which were better than expected. Selected excerpts: by Research Recap
- External links 2009-08-20
- Negative Equity Not a Big Factor in Mortgage Re-Defaults
- Research Recap submits: CreditSights looks at US mortgage modification programs in an analysis carried out with ICP Advisory and Solutions. Key findings: by Research Recap
- External links 2009-08-24
- Improving Liquidity Should Help REITS Meet Obligations
- Research Recap submits: Excerpted from REIT Liquidity: Cutting Credit Capacities Real Estate Investment Trust liquidity profiles continue to improve as the selective terming out of debt maturities has taken a front seat to the deleveraging from the widespread issuance of common equity that took place during...
- External links 2009-08-26
- Technology Hardware Sector Showing Signs of Rebound
- Research Recap submits: Signs are emerging that the nearly year-long trough in demand for personal computers, servers, copiers and other technology hardware may be nearing an end. Excerpted from U.S. Technology Hardware: Six-Month Update by Research Recap
- External links 2009-08-28
- Derivatives Reform to Hurt Bank Profits
- Research Recap submits: Proposed modest changes to the regulatory framework for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives could limit the contribution such transactions can make to future bank earnings, but these concerns are unlikely to carry the day when measured against the benefit of appreciably reducing counterparty risk for standardized transactions,...
- External links 2009-07-21
- Boston Scientific Poised to Attain Investment Grade Rating
- Research Recap submits: Boston Scientific BSX is poised to gain an investment grade credit rating, according to Standard & Poor’s latest list of potential “rising stars.” All entities that were on S&P’s list in June remain potential rising stars this month, with the addition of...
- External links 2009-07-16
- New Drug Approvals on Pace to Exceed 2008 Total
- Research Recap submits: Over the next two quarters as many as eight highly-promising new drug candidates may be successfully commercialized despite higher hurdles at government drug regulatory agencies, according to Fitch Ratings. In its quarterly global pharmaceutical report, Fitch says the total amount of marketing clearances...
- External links 2009-06-10
- New iPhone Set to Continue Apple?s Quest for Dominance
- Research Recap submits: Forrester Research says Apple’s iPhone strategy will help Apple further its world domination plan. In a new report, Forrester analyst Charles Golvin says Apple’s (NASDAQ: APPL) decision to differentiate its new version via not only its new features, such as video capture and...
- External links 2009-06-15
- Analysts Largely Bullish on Yahoo Changes Despite Bing
- Research Recap submits: 2009 has brought much of the change at Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) that shareholders were clamoring for in 2008: a new CEO, CFO, and a revised homepage with third party applications. Citi’s Mark Mahaney upgraded his rating on Yahoo to Buy from Hold, with a...
- External links 2009-06-17
- Global Pharma Outlook Negative as Patents Expire
- Research Recap submits: The outlook for the global pharmaceutical industry remains negative, mainly due to looming patent expirations of top-selling drugs and weakening product pipelines, says Moody’s in a new Global Pharmaceutical Industry Outlook. Key points: Consolidation in the form of M&A or diversification into other health-related...
- External links 2009-06-18
- Porsche, VW and Qatar in Three-Way Dance
- Research Recap submits: Porsche (POAHF.PK) needs another dance partner after taking on $12.5 billion in debt in attempts to control Volkswagen AG (VLKAY.PK). After failing so far to consummate a merger with VW, the company is now said to be looking to Qatar for capital. The...
- External links 2009-06-19
- Retrofitting Coal Plants: The MIT Report
- Research Recap submits: MIT’s Energy Initiative has released a summary of options for cutting carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal plants, which it says is “the only credible pathway toward prudent greenhouse gas stabilization targets.” The report is based on the findings of a major MIT...
- External links 2009-06-19
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