This Week in Capital Markets

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Trading Spaces
NYSE is up, Nasdaq down. Will this reversal reverse any time soon? August 5, 2002
Investors See America First
A new survey reveals why U.S. investors tend to stay in their own back yards. Also: good news for Coco buffs. August 1, 2002
The 10 Percent Solution
Sometimes the best way to get rid of an asset is to keep a piece of it. August 1, 2002
The Bankruptcy Belt
Survey: Bankruptcies not at an all-time high, but high enough. Plus: lenders giving second chance to risky borrowers. July 1, 2002
Best Antitakeover Locales?
The state with the toughest antitakeover statutes? It's not Delaware. July 1, 2002
Share Prices Entering Normal?
In survey, institutional investors say they expect more typical stock market returns this year; small caps, emerging markets will lead the way. June 24, 2002
Earnouts: Buyer Protection Plan
Tying price to performance can be a good way to acquire hard-to-value companies -- if you're careful. June 3, 2002
Watch Those Transfer Agents!
One agent issued over one million bogus shares of a software vendor. Plus: bankers apply pressure to drum up business, and Fed says fewer banks tightening loan terms. May 13, 2002
TRW: Still Waiting for the Dough
Northrop extends its deadline for purchasing TRW. But TRW management seems to have its own plans. May 6, 2002
What Chinese Wall?
New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer wants companies to get rated solely on their merits. Is this radical thinking? April 22, 2002