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As some of you know, there was an extensive special section in The Economist last week providing an in-depth analysis of the China situation generally, including some possible investment cautions and insights.
Yes, non-callable, especially on the longer notes, is very desirable.
@dtconroe- yes, your "other criteria" is covered by my "that works for you" clause. :)
Well, the analogy to new cars is interesting. I'd guess that any "product" that continually changes in original cost and of which there is an almost unlimited supply will always rapidly fluctuate in perceived value as the market moves up or down. Wh…
Just bought 4.75 matures 5/6/24. Ladder is beginning to look pretty good. Will keep checking every few days to capture steadily higher rates.
Agree with Sven & dtconroe.
With all respect to rono, I'm not sure how the navy would come into this since Turkey has blocked the Bosporus Strait to warships, preventing access to the Black Sea. Ukraine has no other maritime access.
Come on, @Crash- nobody does anything for nothing in the financial world. Nothing new here... it's a given. Of course friction fees/expenses/charges are built in somehow. Would you perform a service for a financial institution on an ongoing basis fo…
From sources other than the above link it appears that his general financial approach is generally similar to the one recently introduced by Jeremy Hunt, which replaced the disastrous Liz Truss version.
"There is no troll like than a liberal in self denial about putting a man in power who has obviously has cognitive decline"
He has quite a way to go to catch up with Ronnie.
Math is surely not my strong point, but I have no idea regarding the above formula.
(100 divided by 98.686) = 1.0133,
then the "^" symbol (I have no idea what that is)
and then (12/4) which of course = 3.
How does all of this = 1.4048, and how d…
Yes, I believe that msf's comments are accurate. The tanker trucks that supply the ARCO station are unbranded, so who knows the source. Now that I think about it, I don't think that I've ever seen a gasoline tanker truck branded either ARCO or BP on…
The U.K.'s Liz Truss hangs on by a thread, as party members call for her ouster
Following are excerpts from a current report from NPR, severely edited for brevity:
LONDON — After a bruising first six weeks in office, Bri…
"The ACA prohibits insurers from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions."
Does that prohibition also apply to insurers operating outside the ACA?
