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CreditSights CreditSights is an independent research platform comprised of a team of analysts with both buy-side and sell-side experience in the U.S. and overseas. CreditSights' research focuses on global corporate and sovereign issuers, which have securities that are actively traded in the corporate bond, credit derivatives and/or equity-linked markets. Sector coverage is broad-based and includes telecom, technology, and media; autos and general industrials; utilities and energy; financial services; commodity cyclicals; retail and consumer products; and aerospace and defense. Emerging markets coverage includes the major Latin American, Asian and Eastern European countries. The focus of CreditSights research is to help investors make decisions by distilling and interpreting significant developments and specific events affecting individual companies, industries, or the securities markets as a whole.
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Week of 2008-04-27:
Name Date
ResCap Exchange Offer: Living To Fight Another Day (at Bondholder Expense) ResCap Exchange Offer: Living To Fight Another Day (at Bondholder Expense) 2008-05-02
ResCap Exchange Offer: Living To Fight Another Day (at Bondholder Expense) ResCap announced plans for private exchange offers and limited cash tender offers encompassing about $## billion of outstanding debt If successful (majority...
CreditSights: Top Articles Read (May 2) CreditSights: Top Articles Read (May 2) 2008-05-02
CreditSights: Top Articles Read (May #) 'There's Somethin' Happenin' Here - What It Is Ain't Exactly Clear': An Examination of the Regulatory Response to the Credit Crisis Did Bear Stearns End the Bear Market in Credit? GMAC/ResCap:...
CreditSights: Weekend Reader (May 2) CreditSights: Weekend Reader (May 2) 2008-05-02
CreditSights: Weekend Reader (May #) Our Weekend Reader is a compilation of all CreditSights articles published from April ## - May #. The Weekend Reader is divided into Strategy, BondScore, Corporate Developments, Spreadsheets, Emerging...
April Auto Sales: Spring Flowers Evade Autos April Auto Sales: Spring Flowers Evade Autos 2008-05-02
April Auto Sales: Spring Flowers Evade Autos Second quarter auto sales got off to a very poor start exiting at a LV SAAR of mid-## million units, and this is also weaker than the ##.# million run rate of #Q##. The industry decline...
Housing Weekly Monitor: Homebuilding Update At CreditSights Subprime Crisis Conference Housing Weekly Monitor: Homebuilding Update At CreditSights Subprime Crisis Conference 2008-05-02
Housing Weekly Monitor: Homebuilding Update At CreditSights Subprime Crisis Conference The Homebuilders research team would like to share the text from its presenation at the CreditSights Subprime Crisis Conference held on Thursday,...
Euro Markets Weekend Reader (May 02) Euro Markets Weekend Reader (May 02) 2008-05-02
Euro Markets Weekend Reader (May ##) Our Euro Markets Weekend Reader is a compilation of all CreditSights articles published to the Euro Markets page from ## April - ## May. The Weekend Reader is divided into European Finance, European...
General Maritime 1Q08 Results General Maritime 1Q08 Results 2008-05-02
General Maritime #Q## Results Operational performance came up flat but net was hurt by higher interest expense. ##% of fleet calendar days have time charter coverage. Contracted revenues for #### expected be $### million Management...
CMCSA 1Q08: Building Free Cash Flow Cushion CMCSA 1Q08: Building Free Cash Flow Cushion 2008-05-01
CMCSA #Q##: Building Free Cash Flow Cushion Comcast produced a healthy boost to free cash flow in the first quarter of #### as capital expenditures fell below the expected range for the year Benefiting from a very strong growth in...
Santander: Real Estate Stress Testing Santander: Real Estate Stress Testing 2008-05-01
Santander: Real Estate Stress Testing One of the interesting things to emerge from a Fixed Income Day was a stress-testing exercise applied to Santander's mortgage and real estate developer loans Details of the developer lending are...
Williams 1Q: Strong Qtr on Commodity Prices is No Surprise Williams 1Q: Strong Qtr on Commodity Prices is No Surprise 2008-05-01
Williams #Q: Strong Qtr on Commodity Prices is No Surprise Williams bonds offer a decent source of yield pick-up with spreads around +## on #-year CDS but we see no room for company specific spread improvement We are also concerned...
CountryScore April 2008: Steadying Risks in Emerging Markets CountryScore April 2008: Steadying Risks in Emerging Markets 2008-05-01
CountryScore April ####: Steadying Risks in Emerging Markets CountryScore risks of financial crises reached a new peak in April but the sharp increases of recent months have begun to plateau. We highlight Thailand and Malaysia this...
CenturyTel 1Q08: A Solid Quarter CenturyTel 1Q08: A Solid Quarter 2008-05-01
CenturyTel #Q##: A Solid Quarter CenturyTel reported #Q## results and raised its full year guidance. Overall, we believe that the results are very solid with more positives than negatives.  Flat revenue in its legacy operations and...
Rock-Tenn FY 2Q08: Can Strong Quarter Trump Cyclical and Enhancement Risks? Rock-Tenn FY 2Q08: Can Strong Quarter Trump Cyclical and Enhancement Risks? 2008-05-01
Rock-Tenn FY #Q##: Can Strong Quarter Trump Cyclical and Enhancement Risks? We review RKT's strong fiscal #Q## focusing on the recent SCC acquisition, operating fundamentals and financial condition. In our relative value discussion,...
Telenor 1Q08: Emerging Markets Dominate Credit Horizon Telenor 1Q08: Emerging Markets Dominate Credit Horizon 2008-05-01
Telenor #Q##: Emerging Markets Dominate Credit Horizon Telenor reported mixed #Q## results, with the appreciation of the NOK relative to most of its other major operational currencies (particularly those in emerging markets) taking...
Earnings Note 1Q08: ACE Limited - Earnings Un-Limited but Fully Valued Earnings Note 1Q08: ACE Limited - Earnings Un-Limited but Fully Valued 2008-05-01
Earnings Note #Q##: ACE Limited - Earnings Un-Limited but Fully Valued ACE's earnings performance was stellar, especially given the cut-throat P&C market environment Notwithstanding any unusual catastrophe losses, we believe the company...
Earnings Note: Sunoco Q108 Results Miss the Mark as Refining Margins Stumble Earnings Note: Sunoco Q108 Results Miss the Mark as Refining Margins Stumble 2008-05-01
Earnings Note: Sunoco Q### Results Miss the Mark as Refining Margins Stumble Sunoco (SUN; Baa#/BBB) reported a Q### loss of $#.##/share, or $## million, a penny worse than consensus estimates of a $#.##/share and well below the $#.##/share...
Earnings Note: Kimco Realty 1Q08 - Strip Mall Pros and Cons Earnings Note: Kimco Realty 1Q08 - Strip Mall Pros and Cons 2008-05-01
Earnings Note: Kimco Realty #Q## - Strip Mall Pros and Cons Kimco Realty beat consensus FFO estimates by a penny. Overall, KIM's results were decent given the backdrop of high gas prices, food inflation, and the incessant bad news...
Earnings Note: Pride International Q108 Results Ahead - Investment Grade Ratings in Sight? Earnings Note: Pride International Q108 Results Ahead - Investment Grade Ratings in Sight? 2008-05-01
Earnings Note: Pride International Q### Results Ahead - Investment Grade Ratings in Sight? Pride International (PDE; Ba#/BB) reported recurring Q### earnings of $#.##/share, or $### million, exceeding consensus estimates of $#.##/share...