Market Extra: The next rising stars of the debt world? Probably corporate fallen angels

High-yield investors may struggle to digest the bonds from large fallen angels, high-yield issuers once rated investment-grade......»»

Carole Streicher sits down with MarketWatch for a virtual Q&A about her journey to the top of the deal's world at one of the big four accounting firms, and about how her team has navigated a frenetic period for corporate matchups during the pandemic......»»

Home Depot and John Deere are among a parade of U.S. investment-grade companies that seized on the first trading day in January to borrow in the corporate bond market......»»

World equity markets slid and safe-haven bonds climbed on Tuesday as rising concerns about a second wave of coronavirus infections outweighed stronger economic data from China and upbeat corporate earnings in Europe......»»

Scott Minerd of Guggenheim Partners says the Federal Reserve’s interventions to support the market for debt issued by highly rated corporations wouldn’t be allowed to seize up......»»

Apple Inc’s massive cash pile didn’t stop the iPhone maker from adding to the bonanza of U.S. investment-grade companies borrowing in the bond market during the pandemic......»»

Embattled aircraft maker Boeing raised a stunning $25 billion in the corporate bond market at a much lower costs than it expected when its began marketing the bonds Thursday morning......»»

Being a fallen angel is not a good thing, whether in the Bible or the bond market. For investors, a fallen angel is a company that has been downgraded and lost its investment-grade debt ratings -- a fall that can have costly consequences. Downg.....»»

Highly rated U.S. companies are on a borrowing spree, loading up their balance sheets with cash, even before the Federal Reserve starts buying corporate debt to help soothe the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic......»»

Investors say a new fiscal stimulus package discussed in Congress could allow the Federal Reserve to support broader corporate debt and municipal markets which have come under stress in recent weeks......»»

In the “everything has to go” sale sweeping through commodities, corporate debt, and equities, investors have seen the value of their usual sturdy government bonds buckle even as risk assets came under pressure in the past few trading sessions......»»

The numbers are enormous WASHINGTON (AP) — A gyrating stock market is seizing headlines as the coronavirus threa.....»»

The corporate bond market is a huge source of capital for weaker, U.S. debt-laden energy companies, which is why plunging oil prices and the coronavirus are magnifying fears about broader cracks in corporate debt......»»

The rapid spread of the coronavirus is dealing a blow to confidence in the biggest U.S. corporate debt boom on record, here’s why analysts think the pain likely gets worse......»»

A key trade group for participants in the CLO market says ‘vigilance is warranted’ over corporate debt boom in terms of protecting investors and the financial system, in first-of-a-kind paper......»»

The next five years could get rough for companies that have a record amount of junk-rated corporate loans and bonds coming due, warns Moody’s Investors Service......»»

Guggenheim’s global CIO Scott Minerd is warning that the U.S. economy could start to show signs of faltering and leave buyers of corporate debt vulnerable......»»

Investors are once again trumpeting higher yielding debt in emerging markets as a way to source income given interest rates are low to negative across U.S., Europe and Japan......»»

A slowing U.S. economy could put companies in jeopardy that already are grappling with lower profitability and higher leverage as they seek to refinance trillions worth of bonds that come due over the next five years.....»»

Investors may be accepting too little compensation on U.S. corporate bonds given growing concerns about the debt binge and recent red flags in the market......»»