This is the final installment of a 3-part series. Part 1 can be found here. Part 2 can be found here.Option Adjusted Spreads (OAS) are defined by Bloomberg as "A methodology using option pricing

Editor's Note: The following piece was a collaboration with Minyanville professor Rob Roy and is the first piece in a 3-part series. Part 2 can be found here. Part 3 can be found here.Fannie Mae (FNM

Editor's Note: This is a small sample of the content available on the Buzz & Banter.Bell Buzz - Todd Harrison - 4:09 PM Applied Materials (AMAT) continues to hang tough. Where's the&nb

My firm was fortunate enough to side-step the sub-prime sublime and junk bond mess, and for the most part, the debacle in equities in the financial space, but that is now in the rear view mirror. When

Minyan Peter is discussing The Courage to Choose: I believe that in time, historians will define the last twenty years in America as the “Age of Aspiration” where, thanks to unpreceden

Prof. Shedlock's bearish read of the commercial real estate market is proving increasingly correct. Yesterday in his blog he noted that deals simply are not getting done, which creates a val

Stocks to watch for Friday, December 28, 2007: Anadarko Petroleum (APC) aid it completed a $2.2 billion monetization of its midstream asset portfolio and will use the proceeds to reduce acquisi

At the beginning of 2007, Gold was priced below the $650 mark. After a steadily increasing and flirting with $850, the commodity has broken a flag pattern into year-end.Minyanville's profess

Morning Perspective: China’s Energy Focus AP reports China promised Wednesday to give “top priority to developing renewable energy.” In a 44-page report, the Chinese government said

Stocks to watch for Thursday, December 27, 2007: Apple (AAPL) shares surpassed the $200 mark yesterday, reaching a new all-time high. The company attributes the stock's growth to strong sa