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Bond of the Day

Description: California Pollution - PG & E (Subject to AMT)
Amount: 10m
Coupon: 4.75%
Maturity: 12/01/23
Yield: 5.10%YTM (subject to AMT)
Price: $96.574

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Corporate Bond of the Day

Description: Qwest Corporation
Amount: 500m
Coupon: 7.875%
Maturity: 11/22/2011
Yield: 3.022%
Rating: BBB-/BBB-
Price: 104

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News and Analysis

Plan a Trip

Chuck Boneck, January 28, 2010

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17 Recessions & 17 Recoveries + 1?

Russell Meers, January 28, 2010

Looking for good news? The PMI (purchasing managers' index) rose in December, which placed it at the highest level since April, 2006. On Jan. 5, 2010 the Commerce Department announced that factory orders increased in November which represented the seventh increase in the past eight months. The service sector is... (continue)

Understanding Lease Revenue Municipal Bonds

John Sadeghi, January 28, 2010

The current fear-driven markets are creating many buying opportunities in the municipal bond market. There are big-yield premiums given to lower-rated bonds as well as less traditional types of municipal bonds. Issues that have gotten my attention recently with enticingly high yields are lease revenue bonds. These bonds are considered... (continue)