Bounce

Baring an announced bankruptcy by either Countrywide Financial (CFC) or Washington Mutual (WM) in coming days, markets likely began its first bear market bounce of 2008 today. But with so much shrapnel flying amongst the likes of these, Ambac (ABK), MBIA (MBI), PMI Group (PMI) and even little regional banks such as BankUnited (BKUNA), any bounce seems likely to be short-circuited.