Musings on Markets

MARCH 19, 2022

The graph below shows the sovereign spreads for Russia and Ukraine in the weeks leading up and including the conflict: The sovereign CDS spread for Russia, which started the year at 1.70% soared above 25%, just after hostilities commenced, and were trading at 10.56% on March 16, after rumors that peace talks were underway brought them down.

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Reynolds Holding

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 18, 2022

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IBG Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

There are a lot of interested buyers out there, and that’s where the big money is today.”. Everybody seems to like trucks in this industry – you go to a trade show, and about half the floor is covered by vehicles.”. After that, only certain segments are really attractive at this time.

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Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 10, 2021

That perspective also gets fed by books and movies about successful CEOs, real or imagined. Many of the books about Buffett read more like hagiographies than true biographies, given how star struck the writers of these books are about the man, but by treating him as a deity, they do him a disservice.

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The Company’s stock price decreased by approximately 21% the day after this announcement. SEC press release │ SEC order SEC alerts claims for failure to file SARs In the Matter of Archipelago Trading Services, Inc. SEC press release │ SEC complaint Crypto Trading platform settles suit over alleged unregistered crypto assets SEC v.

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Reynolds Holding

MAY 9, 2022

government raised money from the public through “Liberty Bonds,” marketed on posters featuring Uncle Sam. Third, there should be additional laws and rules for individuals and companies that managed other people’s money. Fundamentally, finance is about the pricing and allocation of risk and money in our economy.

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 3, 2024

One manifestation is the way rules are made these days: very broad proposals, unreasonably short public comment periods, pared back final rules with substantial elements on which the public has not commented, and little SEC engagement in implementation discussions. The recent money-market fund rule is an example of this phenomenon.

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Brian DeChesare

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Also, many municipal bond issuers have large derivatives portfolios, adding to the complexity and explaining why public finance is sometimes grouped within fixed income trading. Responding to Requests for Proposals (RFPs): In competitive deals , issuers send RFPs to many banks to solicit different deal terms and fees and get the best pricing.

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Brian DeChesare

JANUARY 19, 2022

Business Model – Unlike financial institutions such as brokerages, exchanges, and investment banks, financial sponsors invest directly in companies and assets and profit or lose money from those investments; they don’t earn money from commissions charged on trades or deals. There are many other differences as well.

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 2, 2021

Some of you felt that I was being far too generous in my assumptions about market share and profitability, for a company with no history of making money, and that I was over valuing the company. Biryani seems to a much bigger draw, for Indian diners, than it was in the days that I was growing up in India.)

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 24, 2023

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Brian DeChesare

AUGUST 10, 2022

And regardless of your experience, you do need a demonstrated interest in the industry to have the best shot at getting in. If you want a more traditional investment banking experience, Upstream is your best bet – assuming that commodity prices have not crashed recently. Services: 18 (mix of everything, with one notable PE deal).

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 5, 2024

In this, the first of the data posts for this year, I will describe my data, in terms of geographic spread and industrial breakdown, the variables that I estimate and report on, the choices I make when I analyze data, as well as caveats on best uses and biggest misuses of the data. Book Value Multiples 3. Revenue Multiples 4.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A few days ago, I valued Instacart ahead of its initial public offering , and noted that the reception that the stock gets will be a good barometer of where risk capital stands in the market, right now. So, how far has accounting come in bringing intangible assets on to balance sheets?

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Brian DeChesare

MAY 18, 2022

Some global macro trade ideas are so simple that the average person who knows nothing about finance could understand them. But the execution is extremely difficult, which explains why some of the largest trading losses in history have come from macro-oriented ideas (“short nickel,” European index futures, oil and gas futures, etc.).

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Brian DeChesare

JUNE 1, 2022

The “classification tree” is simple because this sector is quite narrow: Of these verticals, electricity is easily the most important one; ~90% of publicly traded utility companies are involved in electricity in some way. In the distribution process, the voltage is “stepped down” by transformers and sent to homes and businesses.

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Reynolds Holding

MARCH 30, 2022

The typical retail investor through mutual funds; many sophisticated investors through private funds; and everyone, it seems, through exchange traded funds. That is to say, I’m an aficionado of the form and have a deep appreciation for seeing it done to the best of its ability. And its exemptions. For the most part, that depends.

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Benzinga

APRIL 18, 2022

Tod Monsen, CEO of Rock Canyon Bank went on to say, "NBH Bank brings us best-in-class banking solutions for our clients, and I am looking forward to working alongside their proven and high energy leadership team as we work to take our performance to the next level.". million decrease from two fewer calendar days. million driven by $1.9

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ThomsonReuters

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Meanwhile, unemployment taxes are paid by the LLC, which must file Form 940 by January 31 st of the tax year; payments are then made by the last day of each subsequent month during the quarter. Book PPC’s Guide to Limited Liability Companies identifies and explains federal tax issues encountered by LLCs and their members.

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Appraisers Blog

JULY 27, 2023

Even the Federal Register had special wording that amc companies were not to select appraisers by fee, but rather should select appraisers based on experience and best interests of consumers and such, issued in a similar time frame. ’ ‘Then why doesn’t the consumer save any money!?

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Reynolds Holding

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Like the children’s book, the “Very Hungry Caterpillar,” [18] unfettered access to capital through Rule 506 has had a bloating effect on private issuers. [19] Ray III In Support of Chapter 11 Petitions and First Day Pleadings, In Re FTX Trading, LTD., Governance (Sept. billion in a single offering). [24] 24] See Hill York Corp.,

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Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Chinese Tech Plays - The Lead In In this day and age, every business brands itself, at least in part, as a technology company, and it is always tricky to try to crystallize the diverse mix of technology into a tech sector. Beijing: A Silent (or not-so-silent) Partner!

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