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11 hrs ago | Forbes.com

Paulson, Dalio, Ackman: Hedge Fund Legends Tell All In The Alpha Masters

It's not often hedge fund managers are willing to open up about their biggest successes and failures.

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Fri May 25, 2012

Seeking Alpha

Take-Two Interactive Heading Higher

The accuracy of last week's block data for the market in general and Take-Two Interactive in particular was questionable.

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Tue May 22, 2012

Reuters

Judge denies MBIA demand for information from banks

Banks challenging bond insurer MBIA Inc's 2009 restructuring don't have to answer questions about whether they pushed state senators to start an investigation, a New York judge ruled on Tuesday.

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Reuters

Judge denies MBIA demand for information from banks

Banks challenging bond insurer MBIA Inc's 2009 restructuring don't have to answer questions about whether they pushed state senators to start an investigation, a New York judge ruled on Tuesday.

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Mon May 21, 2012

The Washington Post

New York Asks Judge to Dismiss MBIA Restructuring Challenge

A lawyer for New York asked a judge to dismiss a challenge to the approval of MBIA Inc.'s 2009 restructuring, saying that the state insurance department's decision was rational.

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Thu May 17, 2012

Reuters

MBIA solvency analysis was flawed, banks argue

New York's insurance department relied on a flawed analysis of the solvency of MBIA Inc when it approved the bond insurer's 2009 restructuring, a lawyer for banks challenging the restructuring told a judge on Thursday.

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Tue May 15, 2012

Reuters

UPDATE 1-BofA tells judge MBIA split must be annulled

Bond insurer MBIA Inc's restructuring during the financial crisis must be annulled because it was based on bad information, a lawyer for banks challenging the restructuring said on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Insurance, Financial Services, Armonk, NY, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Investment Banking, Lehman Brothers

Mon May 14, 2012

Seeking Alpha

Herbalife: Highest Returning Protected Covered Call

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Reuters

Banks set to argue MBIA split was unreasonable

They will try to convince a judge that the state insurance department abused its discretion when it approved MBIA's restructuring.

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Fox News

BofA, SocGen Meet MBIA In Court, But Start Is More Procedure Than Argument

Lawyers for Bank of America Corp. , Societe General SA and MBIA Inc. met in court Monday over the banks' challenge of insurer MBIA's 2009 restructuring that the banks allege threatens the payout of their insurance claims.

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Houston Home-Journal

BofA, SocGen Meet MBIA In Court, But Start Is More Prodecure Than Argument

NEW YORK Lawyers for Bank of America Corp. , Societe General SA and MBIA Inc. met in court Monday over the banks' challenge of insurer MBIA's 2009 restructuring that the banks allege threatens the payout of their insurance claims.Eighteen banks initially sued MBIA and New York state insurance regulator, but all but these two banks dropped the ... (more)

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Fri May 11, 2012

Seeking Alpha

MBIA's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

C. Edward Chaplin - Co-President, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Vice-Chairman of MBIA Insurance Corporation and Chief Financial Officer of MBIA Insurance Corporation Good morning, and welcome to the MBIA Inc.

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Thu May 10, 2012

Bloomberg

Alere, JPMorgan, MBIA, Nordstrom, Sotheby's: U.S. Equity Preview

Shares of the following companies may have unusual moves in U.S. trading tomorrow.

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Related Topix: Nordstrom, Retail, Apparel, Insurance, Auctions, Sothebys Holdings, US News

Reuters

UPDATE 1-MBIA posts adjusted 1st-qtr loss

U.S. bond insurer MBIA Inc posted an adjusted loss compared with a year-ago profit, hurt by legal costs, losses on its insured exposures and investment impairments.

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Wed May 09, 2012

Reuters

UPDATE 2-Natixis Q1 net down 30 pct on own debt, Greece

French bank Natixis posted a less-than-expected 30 percent drop in quarterly earnings on Wednesday as increasing asset management revenues helped offset writedowns on Greek sovereign bonds and an accounting adjustment on its own debt.

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Tue May 08, 2012

Reuters

Natixis drops out of MBIA lawsuit; 2 banks remain

A lawsuit challenging MBIA Inc's 2009 restructuring now has just two plaintiffs remaining among the original 18 banks and financial companies that sued, after France's Natixis SA dropped out.

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Minyanville

Bank of America and SPDR S&P 500 Etf Active Stocks in Pre-Market Today on the Nyse

If MBIA wins, Bank of America may have to settle for approximately $2 billion.

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Mon May 07, 2012

Forbes.com

Forbes Earnings Preview: MBIA

Analysts expect MBIA to have a poor quarter and swing to a loss when it reports its first quarter earnings on Thursday, May 10, 2012.

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Fri May 04, 2012

Seeking Alpha

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