MBIA and Ambac Fall on Ratings Fear
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Shares of two bond insurers, MBIA Inc. and the Ambac Financial Group, fell sharply on concern they would lose their AAA credit ratings.
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A 90-minute edition of âDeal or No Dealâ lifted NBC to another No. 1 finish in the ratings on Monday. According to Nielsenâs estimates, 13.1 million viewers tuned in to the game show from 9:30 to 11 p.m., making it the nightâs top-rated broadcast. NBC also fared well earlier in the night as âAmerican Gladiatorsâ won its 8 to 9:30 time slot among adults 18 to 49, while attracting a modest 8.8 million viewers. ABCâs âDance Warâ delivered slightly more viewers during the time period (9.2 million), but it lagged far behind in the 18-to-49 set, falling to its lowest ratings to date in that demographic. ABC finished a distant fourth over all as both âNotes From the Underbellyâ at 9:30 (4.3 million) and âOctober Roadâ at 10 (4 million) continued to struggle. Fox was second in the 18-t0-49 set with âPrison Breakâ at 8 (7.9 million total viewers) and âTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chroniclesâ at 9 (8.3 million). CBS fared slightly better in total viewers with its comedy lineup, which included strong ratings for a âTwo and a Half Menâ repeat at 9 (11.9 million).
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MBIA Inc, a bond insurer struggling to keep the top credit ratings necessary to win new business, posted a record quarterly loss after writing down $3.5 billion and said it was looking at ways to raise equity to shore up capital.
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Questions about the auction company lead to a drop in the stock price. Does fear create an opportunity?
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The pressure on bond insurers increased on Wednesday after Fitch Ratings downgraded FGIC Corp's credit rating and Standard &amp; Poor's reviewed the ratings on $529 billion worth of U.S. mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations.
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Worries over deteriorating business conditions and a weakening job market pushed the Consumer Confidence Index lower, a business research group said.
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WASHINGTON - The nationâs chief media regulator expressed disappointment Wednesday over the steamy locker room opening to ABCâs âMonday Night Footballâ broadcast.
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There might be stronger words to describe the horror, but television stations are afraid to air programs that use them. A lot of places, including Tampa, didn&#39;t get to see ``Saving Private Ryan&#39;&#39; on Thursday night.
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Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s Ratings Services on Tuesday said it cut Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) debt ratings, citing the expected deterioration of the firm&#39;s business profile over the intermediate term since
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Consumer confidence fell sharply in both Massachusetts and the nation in October, weighed down by concerns about jobs, rising energy costs, and the strength of the economic recovery.
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Audits conducted by the Broadcasting Authority about radio and television audience reveal that the majority of the Maltese do not have a particular preferred radio station while television viewing went down ...
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MBIA Inc, the world's largest bond  insurer, said it had guaranteed $8.1 billion of the riskiest  mortgage securities, imperiling its entire net worth and  sending its shares plunging 26 percent.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Mortgage Bankers Association's application index fell 7.6% to 603.8 in the week ended Dec. 21, the lowest since Dec. '06, despite lower borrowing costs. Both home purchase and refi applications fell. Mortgage applications have been especially volatile in recent weeks. Fixed 30-year mortgage rates fell 8 basis points to 6.1%. One-year adjustable rates tumbled 46 basis points to a 1-month low of 6.03%.  U.S. commercial paper issuance grew by $1.2 bil in the week ended Dec. 26 to $1.785 tril, after a big decline in the previous week, the Fed said. But asset-backed paper fell by $15. ...
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Wall Street stocks were mixed after MBIA (NYSE:MBI), a bond insurer, revealed billions of dollars in exposure to high-risk securities, causing its shares to drop as much as 30 per cent.
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FORT WORTH, Sept. 24  â Shares of the AMR Corporation, parent of American Airlines, dropped 14.3 percent Monday after the company gave a tepid third-quarter outlook and several analysts cut their profit estimates.
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Banc of America Securities lowered its rating on Cox Communications (nyse: COX - news - people ) to &quot;neutral&quot; from &quot;buy,&quot; citing the announcement of a deal between the cable and broadband communications company and its closely held parent company, Cox
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Business & money: Markets on both sides of the Atlantic take  fright  at data showing weakness in the US and Germany.