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Wells Fargo wins possession of parking garages in Stockton
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 27, 2012
Wells Fargo wins possession of parking garages in Stockton

A judge yesterday made the decision about who controls the city garages after Stockton missed a $779,935 payment on lease revenue bonds issued in 2004.

By Doug Cubberley
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 26, 2012
Finra panel: David Lerner Associates sold marked-up munis

By Liz Skinner
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 26, 2012
Gross is buying mortgage-backed debt

By Bloomberg
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 24, 2012
Why Merrill is overweighting corporate credit

By Paul Menchaca
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 24, 2012
Fed policy makes doing right by clients difficult

By Ben Inker
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 24, 2012
LPL: Tax rate changes show little impact on markets

By Jeffrey Kleintop
Time to shift to stocks from bonds: Loomis Sayles' Fuss
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 19, 2012
Time to shift to stocks from bonds: Loomis Sayles' Fuss

Legendary bond investor Dan Fuss says investors should swap market risk for company risk

By JKEPHART
Bonds bigger risk than stocks right now, says Abby Joseph Cohen
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 16, 2012
Bonds bigger risk than stocks right now, says Abby Joseph Cohen

Goldman strategist sees S&P 500 ending year as high as 1,600; corporate capex still robust

By John Goff
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 16, 2012
Gundlach leads way as bond funds boost cash to most since 2008

Mutual funds in the U.S. that focus on bonds have the highest percentage of their assets in cash since 2008, which may temper a rise in yields from about record lows as managers put that money to work.

By Mark Bruno
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 13, 2012
U.S. muni yields rise fifth day amid signs economy strengthening

U.S. municipal-bond yields rose for a fifth straight day to the highest in more than four months as government reports pointed to a recovery in housing.

By Doug Cubberley
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 13, 2012
Volcker Rule could prove to be 'devastating' for munis

By James Colby
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 12, 2012
Bond buyers betting on big bounce-back for Treasuries

By Bloomberg
Is this the start of the Treasury rout?
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 12, 2012
Is this the start of the Treasury rout?

Government notes headed for steepest decline in one quarter since 2010; Fed rate-raising raised

By John Goff
Pimco readying a pair of muni bond funds
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 12, 2012
Pimco readying a pair of muni bond funds

Investors are plowing cash back into tax-free bonds and Pacific Investment Management Co. is ready to take advantage of investors' renewed enthusiasm.

By Jason Kephart
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 12, 2012
Slumping munis may have hit bottom; buying opportunity?

The highest yields on 30-year U.S. Treasuries since October erased the extra income advantage investors get from similar-maturity municipal bonds to the least in eight months, suggesting an opportunity to buy.

By Doug Cubberley
GOB-smacked: Harrisburg to default on general obligation bonds
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 12, 2012
GOB-smacked: Harrisburg to default on general obligation bonds

Marks first non-payment on GOBs by insolvent state capital; 'indication of how severe the problem is'

By John Goff
Buffett warns about 'the most dangerous of assets'
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 06, 2012
Buffett warns about 'the most dangerous of assets'

Berkshire boss says investors should steer clear of Treasuries; he's not big on gold, either

By John Goff
Junk favored over stocks as recession odds climb: JPMorgan
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 06, 2012
Junk favored over stocks as recession odds climb: JPMorgan

Junk bonds are becoming more attractive compared with stocks as relative yields on the debt soar to a two-year high and a U.S. recession becomes likelier, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.

By Doug Cubberley
Bond buyers betting on big bounceback for Treasuries
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 05, 2012
Bond buyers betting on big bounceback for Treasuries

Forecasting a solid rally after a bad first quarter; recent tailspin 'was not fully justified'

By John Goff
Stocks vs. bonds? Stocks, in a landslide, says Goldman
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 04, 2012
Stocks vs. bonds? Stocks, in a landslide, says Goldman

Prospects for return on equities compared to debt 'as good as they have been in a generation'

By John Goff