Assured Guaranty lower on rising loss provision - AP - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
Analysts widely agree that Assured Guaranty Ltd. is still among the strongest bond insurers, but after it reported weaker-than-expected first-quarter earnings, they are cutting their earnings expectations.

Treasurys mainly advance as AIG reports quarterly loss - AP - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
Treasury prices mostly rose Friday after steeper-than-expected losses at insurer AIG stirred fresh concern about strains still taxing the global financial system and as stocks retreated following another advance in oil prices.

Fitch Rates Alaska Housing's $900MM 2007 Series A, C & D Draw Down Bonds - Business Wire - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation draw down bonds series 2007 A, C & D. The bonds were authorized on March 1, 2007, along with the 2007 series B bonds, in a total principal amount of $900 million.

Opening Glance: Utilities mixed as market, bond yields fall - AP - Fri 10:35 am ET
Shares of utility companies opened mixed Friday as the broader stock market fell but Treasury bond yields slipped. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 9.90 points, or 0.71 percent, to 1,387.78.

Opening Glance: Insurers fall - AP - Fri 10:02 am ET
Shares of insurers fell early Friday morning in the first session of trading since American International Group Inc. said it lost $7.8 billion during the first quarter and is embarking on a plan to raise $12.5 billion in new capital.

Moody's lifts Imax outlook to positive from stable - AP - Fri 8:34 am ET
Moody's Investors Service late Thursday revised its ratings outlook for Imax Corp. to positive from stable based on the giant movie-screen maker's improved liquidity position.

Patriot Capital Funding Reports 2008 First Quarter Results - Business Wire - Fri 8:26 am ET
WESTPORT, Conn.----Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. , a specialty finance company providing flexible financing solutions to private equity sponsors focused on making investments in small- to mid-sized companies, today announced results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008.