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PreMarket Prep Recap: A Buy-The-Dip Opportunity?
Monday, October 7, 2019 - 2:33pm | 952At the top of Monday's PreMarket Prep show, the news that Chinese officials do not anticipate a quick resolution to the long-standing trade war was identified as the catalyst for the reversal from Friday's strong close. Buy The Dippers Lurk After Lower Open In Index Futures Futures...
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Puerto Rico Goes Bankrupt: 'There's Going To Be Losses'
Thursday, May 4, 2017 - 1:24pm | 751Puerto Rico’s restructuring of $73 billion in debt — a bankruptcy four times the size of Detroit’s — has been a long time coming, analyst Cate Long said on Benzinga’s PreMarket Prep morning show Thursday. The territory’s bankruptcy is not a Chapter 9 filing, as...
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Puerto Rico's Default Hurts Local Investors The Most
Monday, May 2, 2016 - 1:06pm | 332Things keep going from bad to worse in debt-swamped Puerto Rico. The island nation missed yet another round of debt payments on Monday, and many investors are concerned about the ultimate impact of a financial collapse in Puerto Rico. In a new interview with WNYC, Puerto Rico Clearinghouse’s...
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Illinois Delays Pension Payments; State Comptroller In 'Impossible' Situation
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 5:16pm | 254Illinois will delay November pension payments. Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger attributed the postponement to a cash shortage. Municipal bonds and pensions expert Cate Long weighed in on the issue. Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger said on Wednesday that Illinois will have to delay...
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Muni Bond Expert Talks Black Monday, Puerto Rico
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 1:35pm | 434Cate Long was recently a guest on #PreMarket Prep, a daily trading idea radio show hosted by Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick. Trading municipal bond funds during a massive market-wide sell-off like the one seen on Monday may not be a top priority for most investors. However, Cate Long, a municipal...
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#PreMarket Prep For The Week Of February 2: Trading Ideas For Equities, Bonds & Currencies
Sunday, February 1, 2015 - 3:00pm | 1259We’ll cover day trading ideas, bond markets and macro events on this week’s #PreMarket Prep broadcast, sponsored by Marketfy. Be sure to tune in at 8:00 a.m. EST Monday-Friday here to tune in to the exciting show. Monday, February 2, 8:35 a.m. Tim Anderson (@TJAnderson1),...
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10 Women In Finance To Follow On Twitter
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 3:24pm | 1333Finance is a world that used to be dominated by men, but that's definitely not the case anymore. Women have taken the financial universe by storm, penetrating every avenue from trading desks to newsrooms. So many of them have tons of great information that they’re willing to share...
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59 Financial Experts Just Revealed What 2015 Could Bring
Tuesday, December 30, 2014 - 5:55pm | 5314Benzinga recently asked more than 50 experts what they'll be watching in the New Year. All responses in italics are direct quotes and shortened for this article. The full list of predictions can be downloaded for free here. So...what's your best trading and investing tip going into...
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Why Detroit Won't Open A 'Floodgate' Of Municipal Bankruptcies
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 10:34am | 423Last Friday was a great day for Detroit, according to Cate Long, after a Federal judge approved the city’s bankruptcy exit plan. “It looks like the judge will sign off on this pretty quickly, and then Detroit can get to the business of implementing their new financial structure,...
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Cate Long On The Next Big Question In Detroit Bankruptcy
Friday, October 3, 2014 - 2:03pm | 336Cate Long is the founder of Puerto Rico Clearinghouse, an independent research and analysis platform for bondholders. Long is also also a financial blogger, and she recently joined Benzinga’s #PreMarket Prep to talk about the next big question in Detroit’s bankruptcy. Overall,...
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#PreMarket Prep Guest List For The Week Of August 18, 2014
Friday, August 15, 2014 - 4:37pm | 1168There are many familiar faces as well as some fantastic newcomers on Benzinga’s #PreMarket Prep broadcast, sponsored by OptionsHouse. Be sure to tune in at 8:00 am EST Monday-Friday here to get your daily dose of market analysis and insight. Monday, August 18, 8:35 a.m. Greg Harmon (@...
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#PreMarket Prep Guest List For The Week of July 7, 2014
Saturday, July 5, 2014 - 9:11am | 905A wide variety of guests is what's ahead this week on Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep broadcast, sponsored by OptionsHouse. There will be another book giveaway! But you have to tune in at 8:00 am EST Monday-Friday here to find out which day. Monday, July 7, 8:35 a.m. Adam Sarhan (@adamsarhan), Founder...
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Detroit And Other Municipal Bond Markets You Should Know About
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 4:38pm | 1213The previous governor of Michigan should have placed Detroit in bankruptcy years ago, according to Reuters financial blogger Cate Long. “It was a really bad move to let it fester as long as it did,” she told Benzinga. Long writes about retail fixed income markets, including...
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#PreMarket Prep Guest List For The Week of June 16, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 4:34pm | 1229A full week of guests is ahead for Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep broadcast, sponsored by OptionsHouse. Tune in at 8:00 am EST Monday-Friday here for market analysis and insight. Monday, June 16, 8:35 a.m. Anthony Alfidi (@tonyalfidi), Founder and CEO of Alfidi Capital Alfidi Capital...