| 8/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Questar Market Resources, Westpac Banking sell bonds; supply low for week; Questar tightens
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| 7/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empties, coming week seen busier; Boeing, Bank of America unchanged, St. Jude gains
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| 5/8/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley, Hasbro, CBS, Bank of America price; Dow Chemical bonds tank, financials gain
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| 3/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Pfizer sells $13.5 billion bond issue; State Street, SoCal Edison price; Pfizer bonds tighten
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| 12/31/2008 | IG | Outlook 2009: New year brings hope investment-grade secondary will revert to traditional levels
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| 7/15/2008 | IG | JPMorgan converts Bear Stearns preferreds into JPMorgan preferreds
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| 7/3/2008 | IG | Moody's lifts Bear Stearns
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| 6/4/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Southwestern Electric, Detroit Edison price; Lehman rumors, inflation worries dent market
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| 6/3/2008 | IG | Bear Stearns files debt securities automatic shelf registration
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| 6/2/2008 | IG | Fitch ups Bear Stearns
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| 5/30/2008 | IG | Moody's keeps Bear Stearns on review for upgrade
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| 4/8/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart, Barclays, Pacific Life price; tightening spreads could bring more issuers; Wal-Mart up in trading
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| 4/4/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Ameren leads light action with two note offerings totaling $637 million; coming week seen busy
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| 4/3/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Rabobank, Wesfarmers prices; market encouraged by Verizon, Oracle success
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| 4/2/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Oracle brings large issue; Ontario, HSBC price as pace slows amid continued stability
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| 4/1/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon, Vivendi, ConEd, Union Electric, Illinois Power, MetLife, NuStar among issuers in busy market
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| 3/31/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Enterprise Products, John Deere, Enbridge; Questar, HSBC announce deals; Deere gains in trading
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| 3/28/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary takes break after $14 billion week; Hershey, Newell lead new issues tighter
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| 3/26/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: American Honda prices as market takes breather after heavy issuance
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| 3/25/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman, Newell Rubbermaid, Energy Transfer, Credit Suisse, MidAmerican price; financials trickle back
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| 3/24/2008 | IG | S&P raises Bear Stearns
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| 3/24/2008 | IG | Fitch: Bear unchanged
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| 3/24/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Teppco, Potomac Electric, Texas Gas, Cooper, CSX, Hershey price; stable issue window opens
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| 3/20/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Market mops up after heavy day of issues; coming week to see moderate calendar barring bad headlines
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| 3/17/2008 | IG | S&P: Bear Stearns on developing watch, JPMorgan affirmed
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| 3/17/2008 | IG | Moody's may up Bear Stearns
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| 3/17/2008 | IG | Fitch affirms JPMorgan, ups Bear
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| 3/17/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Week's issuance uncertain; Bear rebounds strongly; Merrill, Lehman CDS narrow
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| 3/14/2008 | IG | Fitch downgrades Bear Stearns
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| 3/14/2008 | IG | S&P downgrades Bear Stearns
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| 3/14/2008 | IG | Moody's downgrades Bear Stearns
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| 3/14/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Traders turn eye to Bear Stearns' plunge on quiet Friday; new deals move tighter
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| 3/13/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: PPG Industries, Equitable Resources, Medco, American Electric price; supply may not be done for week
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| 3/12/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: General Mills, Marathon, BP, SunTrust, Georgia Power, AmEx, Principal price; Bunge pulls issue
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| 3/11/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Dover, Burlington Northern, Lockheed, Northern States, PPL price; Fed move viewed as boost but not fix
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| 3/10/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Carolina Power, Consumers Energy, U.S. Bank price; tone still weak, supply healthy; Bear hit by rumors
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| 3/7/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Widening spreads called old news; issuance window remains closed for time being; healthy calendar ahead
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| 3/6/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Kansas City Light & Power prices; tone deteriorates on negative headlines; spreads widen further
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| 2/29/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Toyota prices to cap week's $24 billion issuance; negativity could scale back coming week's volume
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| 2/20/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Key, Toyota price; Ryder counts recent issue successful; Credit Suisse revises pricing on buyer pressure
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| 2/19/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Ryder, Lehman deals lead off quiet week; KeyCorp to price trust preferreds; Telecom Italia sinks
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| 2/15/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: African Development Bank prices as market remains sloppy; bank, brokerage CDS weak
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| 2/14/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Ontario, RPM, Duke, Nabors price; volatility back on negative headlines; JPMorgan up WaMu down
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| 2/11/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: PNC Financial unit, HSBC Finance price as week starts flat, Deutsche Bank preferreds announced
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| 1/31/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Union Pacific, Honda, Rentenbank price on slower than expected day
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| 1/30/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Issuers hold off awaiting Fed rate cut, Rentenbank announces new deal; financials soften from early gains
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| 1/29/2008 | IG | New Issue: Bear Stearns prices $3 billion 7.25% 10-year notes at Treasuries plus 362.5 bps
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| 1/29/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Bear Stearns, AT&T, Bank of NY Mellon price ahead of expected Fed rate cut
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| 1/23/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Wal-Mart, National City, Harvard price as tone perks up, more expected Thursday; financials better
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| 1/17/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan brings $2.35 billion notes; Wells Fargo prices $1 billion floaters; Merrill CDS wider
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| 1/14/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Target, Southern California Edison, Deere price on continued stability, week predicted to be quiet
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| 1/8/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: GECC, Berkshire Hathaway, Prudential, National Australia Bank among issuers on volatile Tuesday
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| 1/7/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Duke Energy, South Carolina Electric & Gas, EIB price as backlog begins to emerge
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| 1/4/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Deutsche Bank surprises with $7 billion issue on weak day; coming week's volume uncertain; Cisco sinks
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| 1/3/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Commonwealth Bank, Toyota Motor Credit deals pick up pace slightly
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| 1/2/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Slow start to year as companies expected to start unloading new issue backlog next week
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| 12/21/2007 | IG | Fitch: Bear Stearns outlook negative
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| 12/20/2007 | IG | Moody's cuts Bear
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| 12/20/2007 | IG | S&P: Bear Stearns unaffected
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| 12/20/2007 | IG | S&P: Bear Stearns unaffected
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| 12/20/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Morgan Stanley prices new issue in wake of write down announcement; financials weak on more bad news
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| 12/18/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Wachovia, Goldman Sachs price issues as activity dwindles ahead of year end; Sprint better on CEO hire
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| 12/17/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Tone right for financials as Lehman, UBS, Citigroup price issues; Ingersoll Rand up on acquisition
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| 12/11/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: AIG, AGL, BP price as Fed cuts rates a disappointing 25 bps, market softens on news
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| 12/10/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: CSX prices equipment notes on slow start to week ahead of Fed meeting
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| 12/6/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Vulcan, Danaher, West Penn Power, Archer-Daniels, Fannie Mae price as spreads tighten
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| 12/3/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: AT&T, Wells Fargo, Caterpillar Financial price issues, tone takes slightly negative turn as
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| 11/27/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: CIT Group, Dominion, Vepco, Anheuser-Busch, Barclays enter market, pay high premiums to do so
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| 11/26/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Market tone, spreads change little from last week; secondary slightly better, financials mostly steady
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| 11/21/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Rough tone ends short week of more than $3.45 billion in issuance; issuers wait to see what Monday brings
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| 11/20/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Caterpillar Financial prices short bond; Countrywide sinks; financials weaker, Target wider
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| 11/19/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Cargill, Citi, American Express price as new issue premiums keep others away, tone sours; financials dip
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| 11/16/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae prices preferreds, ending week of more than $14.5 billion volume, quiet week ahead expected
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| 11/15/2007 | IG | S&P cuts Bear Stearns to A
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| 11/15/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Fiserv, Wachovia, JBIC price as premiums stay high; little liquidity in trading; Kraft better, Penney down
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| 11/14/2007 | IG | Moody's could lower Bear
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| 11/14/2007 | IG | Fitch cuts some Bear ratings to F1, B/C
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| 11/14/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: UnitedHealth, Citigroup, Nstar, J.P. Morgan, Wachovia price on slightly brighter tone; financials better
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| 11/13/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Wisconsin Public Service, Potomac Electric, Xstrata price, several issues announced as tone improves
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| 11/8/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: News Corp. prices $1.25 billion 30-year bonds; upcoming holiday damps activity
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| 11/6/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Tone improves slightly, brings Abbott, Northern Trust, General Electric to market
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| 11/5/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Rough conditions still halt new issues, Procter & Gamble plans 50-year floaters; financials head lower
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| 11/2/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Volatile tone continues to scare away issuers; week sees more than $11 billion issuance; uncertainty ahead
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| 11/1/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Volatility stalls bond sales; Country Garden, Hyundai detail upcoming deals; financials weak
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| 10/31/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: SunTrust prices as others wait for Fed cut; volume expected to pick up next week; secondary weak
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| 10/29/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Motorola, Coca-Cola, Textron price issues; McGraw-Hill announces; week starts strong ahead of Fed
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| 10/23/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Diageo, Panhandle Eastern, Fifth Third Bank price issues on strong open
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| 10/22/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Soft start deters news deals; financials weak in trading
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| 10/19/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Coming week expected to be busy; Public Service Co. of Oklahoma cancels notes one day after pricing
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| 10/18/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Activity flourishes following market slowdown; CenterPoint prices $500 million; BofA leads spreads wider
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| 10/17/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Covidien, IBM, Vodafone, Gerdau price issues amid soft market conditions
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| 10/16/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Wells Fargo, GECC, Marriott, Yum! Brands, Nationwide Health, American Water price issues on soft day
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| 10/15/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: McDonald's upsizes, Idaho Power prices to lead off week, new issue premiums stay low
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| 10/12/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Landsbanki, Kaupthing cap off week of more than $24 billion in issues
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| 10/11/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Pace slows as Goldman, HSBC, Pricoa, Alabama Power, John Deere price in strong market
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| 10/10/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Darden Restaurants, Citigroup, AmEx, HCP, ERAC USA, VF price issues, increase volume
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| 10/9/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Deutsche Bank, ING, NY Life, KfW, OeKB contribute to solid day; Sprint wider, YUM! tighter
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| 10/4/2007 | IG | Fitch affirms Bear Stearns
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| 10/3/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Lincoln National, Georgia Power, Clorox, Florida Power sell deals; few issues expected Thursday
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| 10/1/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae, Compass Banc price issues, September sets record $101 billion issuance for month
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| 9/27/2007 | IG | New Issue: Bear Stearns prices $2.5 billion 6.4% 10-year global notes at Treasuries plus 187.5 bps
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| 9/27/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Bear Stearns, ING, Thomson, Eaton Vance price; September new issues total more than $92 billion
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| 9/26/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Goldman, Lehman sell notes, Eaton Vance, ING set to price Thursday; financials up on Bear reports
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| 9/25/2007 | IG | S&P: Goldman, Bear, Morgan Stanley, Lehman defy expectations
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| 9/25/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Deals keep flowing; Kohl's prices $1 billion; financials wider after recent gains
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| 9/21/2007 | IG | Moody's: U.S. Investment banks unaffected
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| 9/20/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Tyco Electronics, Barclays, Glitnir, Marathon bring big issues on $7 billion-plus day; financials strong
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| 9/19/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade pace quickens after Fed cut; GE, Lehman, JPMorgan, Weyerhaeuser among day's issuers
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| 9/18/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Fed cut lifts high-grade market; financials strong with Lehman, Bear leading; Barclays prices $700 million
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| 9/14/2007 | IG | New Issue: Bear Stearns prices $250 million add-on to 6.95% notes
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| 9/7/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: High-volume week sees more than $21.6 billion new issues; pace could continue following stability
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| 8/29/2007 | IG | Moody's: U.S. investment banks unaffected
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| 8/17/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Week ends on high note as Wal-Mart prices $2.75 billion new issue
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| 8/14/2007 | IG | S&P affirms Bear Stearns Financial
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