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‘Proof is in the pudding’: Morrisons’ hometown less than sold on takeover the Guardian

‘Proof is in the pudding’: Morrisons’ hometown less than sold on takeover

“Nods to heritage and legacy should be treated as just that,” wrote Neill Keaney, an…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 29, 2021

Huarong Posts $15.9 Billion Loss as Leverage Hit 1,333 Times Bloomberg

Huarong Posts $15.9 Billion Loss as Leverage Hit 1,333 Times

“The company may only have just taken the first steps out of the woods,” said…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 29, 2021

Vonovia’s M&A Bid Spurs Year’s Biggest Euro Corporate Bond Deal BNN Bloomberg

Vonovia’s M&A Bid Spurs Year’s Biggest Euro Corporate Bond Deal

A number of risks are keeping the company’s credit spreads wider than they would be…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 26, 2021

How Many Hurricane Idas Can Electricity Users Afford? The Washington Post

How Many Hurricane Idas Can Electricity Users Afford?

Andrew DeVries, an analyst at CreditSights, points out that Entergy’s stock and bonds have long traded at a…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 31, 2021

A touch weaker, but munis outperform U.S. Treasuries Bond Buyer

A touch weaker, but munis outperform U.S. Treasuries

"Although current tax-exempt yields do not appear to be compelling to most market participants, we…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: September 7, 2021

Talen Energy Investors Await Update From the Top After Pivot to Crypto BNN Bloomberg

Talen Energy Investors Await Update From the Top After Pivot to Crypto

Management gets another shot during the Aug. 12 event at persuading investors to support its…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 4, 2021

JPMorgan Bankers Helped Sell This Company’s Bonds. Now Its Traders Short Them BNN Bloomberg

JPMorgan Bankers Helped Sell This Company’s Bonds. Now Its Traders Short Them

CreditSights downgraded Adler’s bonds to “market perform” in late July, citing volatile trading in its…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 6, 2021

Analysts question integrity of new Puerto Rico bonds without legislative OK Bond Buyer

Analysts question integrity of new Puerto Rico bonds without legislative OK

“The key point is the island’s willingness to pay,” said John Ceffalio, senior municipals strategist…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 9, 2021

Auto loans are getting easier to come by Axios

Auto loans are getting easier to come by

"Banks aren't just giving loans to anyone," says Jesse Rosenthal, an analyst at CreditSights.

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 9, 2021

Intel tests investor support for new chip development plan Nasdaq

Intel tests investor support for new chip development plan

"Intel’s capex needs are ramping with the company pouring more investment dollars into leading-edge process…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 10, 2021

AMC bonds rally in secondary after earnings Nasdaq

AMC bonds rally in secondary after earnings

"We continue to believe that AMC will focus on retiring debt at a discount, and…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 10, 2021

Massive Dixie Wildfire To Strain California Fire Fund ZeroHedge

Massive Dixie Wildfire To Strain California Fire Fund

Andy DeVries, a utility analyst for CreditSights, said, "all it takes right now is one…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 10, 2021

Institutions take center stage in taxable trade Bond Buyer

Institutions take center stage in taxable trade

Years ago, it seemed like it used to be if a taxable muni was not…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 11, 2021

Apple’s new debt deal could mean more shareholder rewards after blowout earnings MarketWatchGlobal Capital

Apple’s new debt deal could mean more shareholder rewards after blowout earnings

“We expect Apple AAPL, -0.84% to use the proceeds for shareholder returns and to a lesser extent debt…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: July 30, 2021

New York paper leads heavier new-issue week Bond Buyer

New York paper leads heavier new-issue week

"We reiterate our market underperform on New York City's General Obligation bonds (Aa2/AA/AA-) because current…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 13, 2021

PSEG targets cleaner, clearer growth with fossil fleet sale S&P Global

PSEG targets cleaner, clearer growth with fossil fleet sale

CreditSights analyst Andrew DeVries noted the impairment change is "mostly related to three of the plants…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 12, 2021

Puerto Rico Oversight Board FY2021 revenue projection off by 33% Bond Buyer

Puerto Rico Oversight Board FY2021 revenue projection off by 33%

CreditSights Senior Municipals Analyst John Ceffalio said, “It is encouraging to see Puerto Rico’s strong FY2021…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 17, 2021

HDFC Bank Looks Abroad for Risky Bond Sale After India Clampdown BNN Bloomberg

HDFC Bank Looks Abroad for Risky Bond Sale After India Clampdown

“We expect further issuance from Indian banks given that the domestic market for AT1 issuance…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 18, 2021

PRASA successfully refunds 2012 bonds Bond Buyer

PRASA successfully refunds 2012 bonds

“PRASA and the Oversight Board wanted to save money for ratepayers and to demonstrate they…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 18, 2021

Baidu sells $1b of bonds amid China tech crackdown The Standard

Baidu sells $1b of bonds amid China tech crackdown

Based on Baidu’s outstanding bonds, CreditSights analysts including Joel Liauw estimated in a report that…

Maria AcevedoArticle published date: August 19, 2021