APM: Marketplace Whiteboard
Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch of Marketplace, the public radio business show, makes complicated financial concepts easy to understand in this entertaining, informative series. Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch gives a bubbly explanation of the intricacies of "collateralized debt obligations" — those financial instruments that got ...
Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch of Marketplace, the public radio business show, makes complicated financial concepts easy to understand in this entertaining, informative series. Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch gives a bubbly explanation of the intricacies of "collateralized debt obligations" — those financial instruments that got us into this financial mess.
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Private equity explained
Private equity funds are groups of investors that flip companies ...
Private equity funds are groups of investors that flip companies for a profit. It’s the technique they use that makes them special, as senior producer Paddy Hirsch explains.
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Re-hypothecation: How it's related to MF Global
If ever there was a word that you’d expect to ...
If ever there was a word that you’d expect to find in a Harry Potter novel, it’s re-hypothecation. But it's not just a magic trick.
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What is a junk bond?
Junk. Not a nice word. And when it comes to ...
Junk. Not a nice word. And when it comes to bonds, not a particularly accurate word, either. Junk is something useless, right? Well, "junk" bonds are definitely not useless. In fact they're extremely useful. Sometimes. Marketplace Senior...
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Why does the EU want U.S. dollars?
Marketplace Money Senior Producer Paddy Hirsch explains why Europe needs ...
Marketplace Money Senior Producer Paddy Hirsch explains why Europe needs dollars instead of euros as the EU tries to sort out its financial problems.
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Ring-fencing Italy
There's been a lot of talk recently about the need ...
There's been a lot of talk recently about the need to ring-fence certain economies in Europe. These aren't the economies that have defaulted or been bailed out; these are the economies that are too big to fail. Italy is the most glaring example.
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The root of Italy's problems
Berlusconi may be gone, but Italia's problems persists. Senior Editor ...
Berlusconi may be gone, but Italia's problems persists. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains how Italy got into the mess it's in today.
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Haircut: More dangerous than it sounds
If Greece accepts the terms of a new aid package ...
If Greece accepts the terms of a new aid package it's expected to get a haircut on its debt. But Sr. Editor Paddy Hirsch explain why that haircut...
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WHITEBOARD: Exposure -- not necessarily a bad thing
Most people have dark thoughts when they hear the word ...
Most people have dark thoughts when they hear the word exposure, but exposure can be beneficial -- if it's done in moderation, as I explain in this...
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WHITEBOARD: What do companies do with all that cash?
Companies are hoarding cash -- to cushion themselves if the ...
Companies are hoarding cash -- to cushion themselves if the economy worsens. But where do they keep all that money? Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains
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WHITEBOARD: What is a yield curve?
If you've been following what the Federal Reserve is doing ...
If you've been following what the Federal Reserve is doing with the interest rate of late, you have probably heard them talk about the yield curve...
