Eric Dutram: In just two weeks, three relatively major Californian cities have filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.  The latest of which was San Bernardino, a city of a couple hundred thousand people that was facing a deficit of about $46 million. Read more…

NYSE:CMF, NYSE:CXA, NYSE:PWZ

In trading on Thursday, the iPath Short Extended Russell 1000 TR ETN (NYSEArca:ROSA) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 12.30% on the day. Also up on the day is the Read more…

NYSE:CHOC, NYSE:CMF, NYSE:FBT, ROSA

According to the ancient Mayan calendar, the world will end in December 2012. If banking analyst Meredith Whitney is right, the beginning of the end might be around the corner. Whitney, who rose to prominence after a pessimistic report on Citigroup issued in late 2007 later proved to be Read more…

NYSE:BAB, NYSE:CMF, NYSE:HYD, NYSE:MUB, NYSE:NYF

After witnessing an impressive run-up through the first three quarters of the year, more and more investors are now expressing concern over a bubble in bond markets. Reaction to the recent Read more…

NYSE:CMF, NYSE:MLN, NYSE:MUB, NYSE:TFI