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Europe�s financial troubles apparently haven’t killed the party in the capital markets: Companies in the U.S. and Europe are raising huge sums of cash by selling bonds again after a brief bout of Greece-related jitters. One thing to look ou...

We didn’t dwell much on the fact that Wednesday was the 10-year anniversary of the all-time peak of the Nasdaq, making it–in effect–the anniversary of the start of the great tech bust. Luckily, the terrific Jason Zweig did . For t...

Ok. We get it. Regulators are expecting banks — even the most healthy — to make sure their cash cushions are plenty plump. We already mentioned that the Feds are telling the big banks not to be so quick to dip into their Scrooge McDuck...

UPDATED for items related to the 10b5-1 filings. Shares of biotech firm InterMune are up more than 60% for the second time in 4 trading days, bringing the March 2000-vintage IPO to levels not seen since early 2002. For more on why the shares...

Nymex crude for April delivery gained $0.60 per barrel, or 0.74% to $82.09. Intraday, it traded as high as $83.03, and as low as $80.81. Comex gold for March delivery fell $14.20 per troy ounce, or 1.27% to $1107.80. Down $27.00, or 2.38% over the last three sessions.

So, the eurozone and some stateside regulators want more regulation of the market for credit default swaps. So does George Soros. But before you regulate something, it’s best to first establish the size and scope of trading activity in these...