Oracle’s credit default swaps hit a three-year high in November, surging toward the 2008 record as borrowing costs to insure against company default spike. The tech giant borrowed more than $56 ...

Credit default swaps (CDS) provide insurance against the default of a debt issuer. With a CDS, the buyer pays a premium to a seller for this protection. If the issuer defaults, the seller compensates ...

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 ...

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 ...