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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- It's hard to find anyone really fired up about the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, but at least one of the legislation's goals appears to be being met: Bank creditors are scared. Scaring creditors of big, systemically important banks like Citigroup...

What's the real difference between Lehman Brothers' bogus Repo 105 transactions and Bank of America's (NYSE: BAC) "dollar rolls?" Easy. Lehman Brothers isn't around anymore to offer a lame defense of its shady off-balance sheet shenanigans. To check out the 5 dumbest things on Wall St. this week,...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The second quarter of 2010 was a tough one to stomach for many. However, for income and value investors, this stretch of market turmoil has provided a great opportunity to take advantage of low priced companies boasting high yields. In many cases, the best way to gain access...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- John Donaldson, the head of fixed-income investing at Haverford Financial Services, recently noticed something strange: No U.S. bank had sought debt funding for nearly a month's time. "To go a month without a single issue is exceptional in any case," said Donaldson, who's...

BOSTON (TheStreet) -- I've put together an updated calendar of meaningful clinical trials with results expected through the end of the current year. The biotech and drug companies included here are listed in alphabetical order. Unlike U.S. Food and Drug Administration drug approvals, which are more...

BOSTON (TheStreet) -- Investors concerned about a double-dip can shield themselves with large-cap companies that have global reach and ample cash to withstand a slowdown. The following 10 companies increased sales at an annualized rate of at least 34% in the past three years, which were marked by...

Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Netflix Builds an Empire Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) forced the closure of rival Movie Gallery, caused Blockbuster to implode and prompted retailers to streamline their approach to video sales en route to big-budget...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Short interest in Berkshire Hathway (NYSE: BRK.B) more than doubled in the second half of June, just days before an analyst put a rare "sell" recommendation on the stock. Short interest on Berkshire Hathaway "B" shares rose to nearly 52 million at the end of June from 22...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Analysts could be bullish on steel stocks for the remainder of 2010 because of demand concerns and the offsetting effect of bargaining opportunities. The key triggers for steel stock ratings changes during the second half will be data provided by American Iron and Steel...

LOS GATOS, Calif. (TheStreet) -- Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) forced the closure of rival Movie Gallery, caused Blockbuster to implode and prompted retailers to streamline their approach to video sales en route to big-budget growth. Those were just the first items in the queue. Netflix is getting five-...

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Tech investors have been sorting through some seriously stale inventory lately. The market, outside the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) aisle, is lined with shelves of picked-over dregs. Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), EMC (NASDAQ: EMC) Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), IBM (NASDAQ: IBM)... How's a stock...

BOSTON (TheStreet) -- The S&P 500 Index has fallen 4% this year after posting a monumental rebound in 2009. Individual members of the benchmark index have suffered more pronounced downturns. And many of the laggards are closely watched companies. Here are the 10 worst-performing S&P 500...

BOSTON (TheStreet) -- Investors are jittery about the stock market's decline to a 10-month low earlier this month, and many are piling into bonds. But they may have more to lose in the form of higher taxes. Although a dip in stocks is immediately felt in investment and retirement funds, new and...

Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Google's Joy Ride Is Over Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) dropped its highly popular news format last week, replacing it with a monoline monstrosity that has longtime users overflowing Web forums with uniformly venomous...