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5 credit card urban legends and why we fall for them

A magical way to erase debt, the debt collector who wants $0 and battling Osama with your plastic — all urban legends that prey on our weaknesse

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Sara Lee LBO Speculation Triggers Record Jump in Credit Swaps

Credit-default swaps protecting against losses on the debt of Sara Lee Corp. soared as private- equity firms targeted the company for a takeover, triggering jumps in contracts tied to borrowers from ConAgra Foods Inc. to Computer Sciences Corp.

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Sara Lee Buyout Speculation Triggers Record Jump in Credit-Default Swaps

Credit-default swaps protecting against losses on the debt of Sara Lee Corp. soared as private- equity firms targeted the company for a takeover, triggering jumps in contracts tied to borrowers from Computer Sciences Corp. to Sealed Air Corp.

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Credit Swaps Soar on Sara Lee, Computer Sciences as Investors Bet on LBOs

Credit-default swaps protecting against losses on the debt of Sara Lee Corp. soared as private- equity firms targeted the company for a takeover, triggering jumps in contracts tied to borrowers from Computer Sciences Corp. to Sealed Air Corp.

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Muni Debt Cost May Increase on Tougher Bank Capital Rules, RBC Report Says

State and local governments using banks as buyers of last resort for variable-rate bonds may see the cost of the debt rise by a percentage point or more because of rules intended to strengthen the financial system, according to RBC Capital Markets.

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Dana Gas, Aldar Lead Convertible Debt Rally: Islamic Finance

Convertible Islamic debt sold by Dana Gas PJSC and Aldar Properties PJSC are headed for the best quarter in a year, a sign the Persian Gulf market is reviving.

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Debt-payment cut to fatten solons’ pork rejected

Congressmen could no longer cut the debt service allocation in the national budget to boost their pork barrel funds, Budget and Management Secretary Florencio Abad told the Senate on Monday.

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Emerging-Market Credit-Linked Note Sales Boosted as Investors Seek Yield

Investors are seeking higher returns from credit-linked notes tied to the debt of some of the world’s lowest-rated countries.

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Is All Debt Unsustainable?

Name: Larry Winkler Question: Economists seem to agree that the debt cannot be sustained. I’m skeptical of this generality — that is, not all debt is the same. Isn’t it important to distinguish between the debt incurred to improve production and research, versus debt incurred for pure consumption? Paul Solman: Absolutely. The first rule of debt: It’s not how much you borrow; it’s what you do …

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Quiksilver Sees Debt Rating Lifted a Notch

Debt from Huntington Beach-based Quiksilver Inc. is a little less junky after the debt rating arm of Moodys Corp. upped its rating on Quiksilver one notch after the clothing maker completed a swap of stock for debt earlier this month.

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