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Ambac Financial Group Inc. (ABK)

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  • Shorts Rise in Anticipation of Ambac's Liquidity Problems [View article]
    I agree with the above, about ABK, FNM, FRE and many others. I have been day trading for about 6 years and there is no doubt the market... More »
    Comment by Patrick 65
    Nov 16 08:47 am |
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  • U.S. Financial Institutions: Does the Collective Balance Sheet Add Up? [View article]
    good article. > jack
    Comment by john s. gordon
    Nov 14 10:04 am |
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  • U.S. Financial Institutions: Does the Collective Balance Sheet Add Up? [View article]
    Its what keeps me up at night, thanks for the article.
    Comment by athena
    Nov 14 08:29 am |
    Rating: +2 0
  • Ambac: Now It Warns of Bankruptcy? [View article]
    funny, how everything was fine. ABK reports, then MBI, then magically ABK is in trouble.
    Comment by granger
    Nov 12 20:46 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Shorts Rise in Anticipation of Ambac's Liquidity Problems [View article]
    THIS ARTICLE IS PURE 100% UNADULTERADED HILARITY. ABK has liquidity problems, uhm hello, it's .80. It's a miracle this and a lot of... More »
    Comment by WTF@USALOL
    Nov 12 02:31 am |
    Rating: +1 -1
  • Municipal Bonds: A Clear Case of Buyer Beware [View article]
    CA cannot by law go BK. Debt service on statewide GOs may be delayed, but will be paid eventually. Beware local GOs. Follow monthly... More »
    Comment by Weeorphan
    Nov 11 22:04 pm |
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  • Municipal Bonds: A Clear Case of Buyer Beware [View article]
    @bhu: Good points. And I agree that the feds may well backstop the munis regardless of what they've said in the past. Nevertheless, the... More »
    Comment by Value Added
    Nov 11 20:38 pm |
    Rating: +2 0
  • Municipal Bonds: A Clear Case of Buyer Beware [View article]
    Of course Muni's are having problems, These prime slime people are reneging on their property taxes at the same time they chisel on... More »
    Comment by jimmy46
    Nov 11 15:17 pm |
    Rating: +1 -1
  • Municipal Bonds: A Clear Case of Buyer Beware [View article]
    A counter-point: Let's start with an examination of history. Between 1970-2000, of the thousands of Moody's-rated municipal securities,... More »
    Comment by bhu
    Nov 11 13:46 pm |
    Rating: +3 0
  • Municipal Bonds: A Clear Case of Buyer Beware [View article]
    In CA, there is growing opposition to gov spending, particularly on salary's and pensions. Meg Whitman is running on a platform of... More »
    Comment by jack kreg
    Nov 11 13:18 pm |
    Rating: +3 -1
  • Municipal Bonds: A Clear Case of Buyer Beware [View article]
    so, edward, these down-the-line impacts of horrendous financial responsibilities for medical care expenses would be mitigated (at least... More »
    Comment by User 461029
    Nov 11 12:51 pm |
    Rating: +2 0
  • Municipal Bonds: A Clear Case of Buyer Beware [View article]
    This is an end of days scenario. Yes there are financial problems for the states, but if they do not pay interest on their obligations,... More »
    Comment by Fund Insider
    Nov 11 12:31 pm |
    Rating: +2 0
  • Ambac: Now It Warns of Bankruptcy? [View article]
    That's a pretty dire thought, isn't it? It sort of makes you wonder what kind of leadership we've been getting. On Nov 11 10:01 AM... More »
    Comment by Michael Clark
    Nov 11 11:39 am |
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  • Ambac: Now It Warns of Bankruptcy? [View article]
    I guess we'll eventually get all the inept, inefficient, and corrupt banks out of the picture but I'm afraid that when it happens the... More »
    Comment by a. palmer jr.
    Nov 11 10:01 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Ambac: Now It Warns of Bankruptcy? [View article]
    I am former Ambac employee. They are not too big to fail, and effectively they have already failed. Went from $90+ to a penny stock, and... More »
    Comment by Fund Insider
    Nov 11 10:00 am |
    Rating: +1 0