Credit default swaps are derivatives that function like insurance on bonds, paying out if a borrower fails to meet its debt ...

The cost of insuring Oracle's debt against the risk of default has shot up after its latest earnings reignited worries about ...

Investors are turning to products that pay out if companies go under to shield their portfolios from a potential bust in the ...

Meta has reportedly become a trendy CDS target, per FT, as the company has struggled to find its footing in the AI space ...

LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - ‌The ​cost of ‌insuring Oracle debt against ​default surged on Thursday ‍to its highest ​in at ...

Oracle’s earnings report last week didn’t do much to soothe concerns about how the company will fund its ...

Credit default swaps (CDSs) provide protection for investors in the event that the borrower defaults on their debt or loan. They can play a pivotal part in financial and investment industries, as they ...

A once-niche corner of the credit default swap (CDS) market seems to be going mainstream. At least 10 banks are said to be trading so-called fourth-trigger CDSs, which allow them to offload unwanted ...

Credit Default Swaps have received their share of blame for the financial crisis. American International Group’s CDS business not only brought down the insurer but also nearly toppled the financial ...

Vultures, rats and maggots are often the focus of disgust, less because of anything for which they can be blamed, and more because of the conditions with which they are associated. Death, disease and ...

A single $5 million trade in credit-default swaps for Deutsche Bank likely sparked last week's stock market decline, Bloomberg reported. Credit-default swaps are an extreme form of insurance against ...

As Bear Stearns careened toward its eventual fire sale to JPMorgan Chase last weekend, the cost of protecting its debt, through an instrument called a credit default swap, began to rise rapidly as ...