Florida Schools, California Convert Auction-Rate Debt

Florida Schools, California Convert Auction-Rate Debt By Jeremy R. Cooke Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) — California, Florida schools and the operator of John F. Kennedy International Airport joined a growing list of municipal borrowers exiting the U.S. auction- rate bond market as record failures push taxpayer costs higher. Thousands of auctions run by banks to set [...]

When Bankers Fear to Act

When Bankers Fear to Act NY Times Report By FLOYD NORRIS Published: February 22, 2008 Where is J. P. Morgan when we need him? In times of market crisis, the safest course for any one market participant may be the riskiest course for the entire market. If everyone wants to sell, prices can go in [...]

NY-NJ Port Authority to exit auction-rate market

NY-NJ Port Authority to exit auction-rate market NEW YORK, Feb 21 (Reuters) – The New York-New Jersey Port Authority on Thursday said it will redeem $200 million of auction-rate paper and exit this market in six to eight weeks after rates briefly spiked as high as 20 percent. Numerous auctions of this type of debt [...]

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