Market Burns While Schools Keep Fiddling With Swaps: Joe Mysak Swaps live.

Moody’s Consigns Dinosaur Muni Insurers to Tar Pits: Joe Mysak Municipal bond insurance, which at one time covered more than 50 percent of the bonds sold by states and localities in the U.S., died last week at age 37.

Golf Courses Heading Off Chart of Muni Anxiety Scale: Joe Mysak If 2009 is going to be like 2008, another record year for municipal bond defaults, what do you have to worry about?

Begging for Bailout Cash, U.S Cities Told to Go Fish: Joe Mysak You can't blame U.S. cities for eyeing the federal government's open vault and asking for a bailout, too.

Andrew Jackson Rides Again, Triumphing Over Fat Cats: Joe Mysak The women of Washington didn't consider the secretary of war's wife a lady, and refused to talk to her.

Americans Demand Wall Street Bonuses, Bankers' Heads: Joe Mysak How many times do we have to tell you? NO BONUS.

Voters Want Full Speed Ahead While Tough Times Loom: Joe Mysak Dallas is going to ask voters whether it should be in the hotel business in May 2009.

Homebodies Take On Joads in U.S. Real-Estate Bust: Joe Mysak Millions of Americans now live in houses that are worth less than they borrowed to buy them.

Money-Making Will Start Now With Touch of Skepticism: Joe Mysak It's not too early to think about New Year's resolutions.

Recession Ghost Towns Offer Choice of Seats, Parking: Joe Mysak I remember the floor of chairs.