Investors jump on the low-volatility bandwagon
For Breakfast with Benjamin: Investors jump on the low-volatility bandwagon. Plus: A market fueled by bad news; B of A's big mortgage settlement' Countrywide exec finally heads to court; and how companies miss the mark with stock options.
- Taking a cue from the Fed, investors are placing big bets on minimal market volatility Speculating on the market’s mood
- A stock market that is stubbornly resistant to bad news could be brought down by a shock of good news. It’s a theory. When bad news is good news
- Bank of America’s $17 billion mortgage settlement is not as bad as it appears for the big bank, and not as good as it could be for consumers. Settlement math
- Countrywide’s Angelo Mozilo could finally get his day in court. Better late than never. Racing against a 10-year statute of limitations
- How corporations treat stock options, and how executives miss the mark. Extreme naiveté
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