Winners and losers in the credit crunch
The best and worst performing financial credits of 2007
| Best and worst performing non-financial credits in 2007, as measured by moves in five-year CDS spreads, basis points | ||||
| Top 5 - North America | ||||
| Name | Sector | Jan 1 | Dec 31 | Difference |
| SunCom Wireless Inc | Telecommunications | 952.48 | 88.98 | -863.49 |
| Blockbuster Inc | Consumer Services | 724.31 | 405.00 | -319.31 |
| Rural Cellular Corp | Telecommunications | 543.65 | 232.07 | -311.58 |
| Primedia Inc | Consumer Services | 433.10 | 186.59 | -246.51 |
| Dobson Comms Corp | Telecommunications | 333.29 | 100.00 | -233.29 |
| Bottom 5 - North America | ||||
| Name | Sector | Jan 1 | Dec 31 | Difference |
| Std Pac Corp | Consumer Goods | 278.07 | 1932.50 | 1654.43 |
| WCI Cmntys Inc | Consumer Goods | 412.13 | 1984.31 | 1572.17 |
| Tribune Co | Consumer Services | 177.49 | 1737.29 | 1559.79 |
| Charter Comms Hldgs LLC | Consumer Services | 1045.02 | ||