Why Rising Interest Rates Won’t Break the Bull’s Run

The climbing yield on the 10-year Treasury note — now 3.70%, a nine-month high — can mean bad things for economic growth and stock prices. But not yet, if market guru Jeffrey Kleintop is right. He says the 10-year Treasury ne…

The Debt-Ceiling War: Wall Street Could Be a Casualty

Debt and government spending are firmly at the top of the new Congress’s agenda. And just the threat that the U.S. wouldn’t pay its bills has traders worried and wondering if the U.S. could end up on the same chaotic economic p…

U.S. Mortgage Rates Reach a Seven-Month High

U.S. mortgage rates have grown for five straight weeks, in the last week hitting their highest levels in seven months. Ten-year Treasury note yields have been climbing on inflation concerns, driving the higher rates.
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Investors Extend Talks With Bank of America Over Mortgage Bonds

Bank of America (BAC) said talks will continue with bondholders who are demanding it buy back securities backed by billions of dollars of bad mortgages.

Bank of America has been in talks with investors including Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimc…