Money Snatchers

Credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings said Tuesday it upgraded ArvinMeritor’s main debt after the auto parts supplier announced plans to raise money through the sale of debt and stock to the public.

Feb. 18 — President Barack Obama signed an executive order creating an 18-member bipartisan panel to recommend steps to reduce record debt and deficits that he said threaten to “hobble our economy.”

U.S. airlines’ successful scramble to sell new debt and issue new shares has all but eliminated the near-term cash crises that some analysts had feared. But there’s still huge amounts of risk involved, and analysts say that those who’ve been gobbling up more than $6 billion in airline paper and shares over the last three months could discover painfully just how much if business travelers willing …

U.S. airlines’ successful scramble to sell new debt and issue new shares has all but eliminated the near-term cash crises that some analysts had feared

German Chancellor Angela Merkel may have sought to score political points by slamming central banks last week, but she also echoed fears over growing public debt and waning bank independence.

April 10 — Treasury 10-year notes fell for a third week as the government’s sale of $59 billion in debt and signs the economy is stabilizing diminished the safety appeal of U.S. securities.