Facing a sizeable amount of commercial paper due for renewal, banks and other issuers are sweetening offers to lure skittish investors back in.

Besides paying higher yields, issuers are disclosing exposure to subprime loan assets and taking steps to prevent a selloff of their assets in an effort to heighten investor interest, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Here is a recap of August 8, 2007 Mad Money Lightning Round. He seems to have a different outlook on the market than what is actually taking place. He had 14 bull calls to only 7 bear calls.

He was bullish on international tech stocks Baidu.com and China Telecom. He was bearish on stocks like Best Buy and Lowes.

Check out the article for his explanations.

XMSR fell $0.65 (5.2%) to $11.90 in trading Tuesday as XM Satellite Radio announced its Founder and CEO Hugh Panero will leave in August, regardless of whether XMSR's proposed merger with rival Sirius gets regulatory approval. Panero will be replaced on an interim basis by XMSR's current President and COO, Nate Davis.