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Unsavory Spread
The market for corporate bonds is struggling again. March 13, 2009
Charging Toward an Electric-car Future
Better Place CFO Charles Stonehill describes the grand plan of his venture-backed company to be a major factor in the move to battery-powered vehicles. March 13, 2009
Burning Down the House
Why credit-default swaps make restructuring harder to pull off. March 12, 2009
Sympathy for Fair Value Critics
SEC chair Mary Schapiro is "pushing" FASB for more guidance on mark-to-market accounting rules. March 11, 2009
Dead-cat Bounce?
Chief financial officers around the world are a bit less gloomy. March 11, 2009
Oust the SEC as Sole Accounting Watchdog?
Are you ready for the FAOB? New House bill would install instead a five-member oversight board made up of heads of Treasury, the Fed, FDIC, and PCAOB, along with the SEC chair. March 10, 2009
Counting on the Full Faith and Credit of the U.S.
BofA and GE plan to take advantage of the FDIC's guarantee program. Medtronic and Tyson Foods issue debt on their own. March 9, 2009
Data Biz Tax Status No Longer on Shaky Ground
IRS guidance clears the way for seismic data companies to become publicly traded partnerships. March 9, 2009
Fair Value Footnote Rule Is Step to Convergence
IASB's new disclosure standard borrows the three-tier risk hierarchy from U.S. GAAP. March 5, 2009
Slash and Burn
Stock markets grapple with savage reductions in companies' dividends. March 5, 2009