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 ...

Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union's agreement with banks for a voluntary 50 percent writedown on their Greek bond holdings means $3.7 billion of debt-insurance contracts won't be triggered, ...

Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Confidence in the credit-default swaps market may be undermined by the European Union's plan to resolve the euro region's sovereign debt crisis. The EU said yesterday that it ...

NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Credit default swaps on Entergy Corp may widen significantly if the energy company completes plans to spin off some of its assets into a new company. Sign up here. Entergy ...

WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - As financial markets work through a credit crisis, market players, regulators and lawmakers question if the $58 trillion credit default swaps market is one that ought to ...

Credit default swaps on major AI companies are spiking, signaling rising investor concern. Oracle and other tech giants are borrowing billions to fund AI infrastructure. The cost to insure their debt ...

Investors are getting nervous the U.S. government might struggle to pay its debt — and they are snapping up insurance in case it defaults. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The ...

Credit derivatives, especially credit default swaps, are expected to continue their upward trajectory due to geopolitical tensions, the AI boom and economic uncertainties.

What happens tomorrow to billions of dollars worth of an arcane investment instrument called a credit-default swap could determine whether the frozen credit markets can regain liquidity. The swaps -- ...

The media is failing again. In the case of AIG the pertinent factors can easily be explained yet I keep reading about how complicated it is and nobody saw it coming. The only reason AIG is in trouble ...