MBIA

Whitman Fires back at Ackman

My take on the latest shareholder letter from Marty Whitman.

Stock Symbol: MBI M B I A INC Stock Price: $4.05 Todays Change: +0.08 (+2.02%)

Stocks Rise As Ambac Ratings Reaffirmed

Wall Street recovered nearly 190 points after Standard & Poor's affirmed its ratings for Ambac Financial Group Inc. and MBIA Inc., raising hopes that troubled bond insurers will emerge from the credit market crisis on solid footing.

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The market
Stock Symbol: ABK AMBAC FINL GRP IN Stock Price: $1.33 Todays Change: +0.17 (+14.66%)

Ackman and MBIA Inc.

 

An analysis of the Bear Case against MBIA by William Ackman.

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Stock Symbol: MBI M B I A INC Stock Price: $4.05 Todays Change: +0.08 (+2.02%)

Bond Insurers Not Fed Drove Markets

This article looks at how trouble among bond insurers is influencing investor sentiment. It also examines how the bond insurers got into trouble in the first place.

MBIA Loses $2.3 Billion on Write-Downs

MBIA Inc. reported write-downs of $3.5 billion on souring credit markets Thursday, exacerbating concerns that rising costs could squeeze local governments as well as slow any recovery for big banks.

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The economy
Stock Symbol: MBI M B I A INC Stock Price: $4.05 Todays Change: +0.08 (+2.02%)