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Intelsat Seeks Bankruptcy Because 5G Couldn’t Save It Barrons

Intelsat Seeks Bankruptcy Because 5G Couldn’t Save It

“Despite its entitlement to receive up to $4.9 billion in clearing payments ...the company was…

creditsightsArticle published date: May 15, 2020

J.C. Penney Faces Possible Snag to a Smooth Restructuring Bloomberg Quint

J.C. Penney Faces Possible Snag to a Smooth Restructuring

creditsightsArticle published date: May 18, 2020

J.C. Penney hopes for a smooth restructuring, but challenges abound Boston Globe

J.C. Penney hopes for a smooth restructuring, but challenges abound

“It’s certainly a messy process,” said James Goldstein, a CreditSights senior analyst. “It doesn’t help that there’s…

creditsightsArticle published date: May 17, 2020

Sri Lanka’s bonds take a beating Global Capital Asia

Sri Lanka’s bonds take a beating

The country’s bonds made up eight of the 10 worst performing high yield bonds in…

creditsightsArticle published date: May 18, 2020

What J.C. Penney’s Bankruptcy Filing Means for Commercial Real Estate Barrons

What J.C. Penney’s Bankruptcy Filing Means for Commercial Real Estate

Analysts at CreditSights say that part of J.C. Penney’s interest savings from debt cancellation during bankruptcy will…

creditsightsArticle published date: May 19, 2020

Coronavirus causes muni spreads to blow up Bond Buyer

Coronavirus causes muni spreads to blow up

Liquidity is just not free, said Patrick Luby, senior municipal strategist at CreditSights. “If the bid-ask…

creditsightsArticle published date: May 19, 2020

Bank of America Says Pandemic Bond Proves ESG a ‘Bear Market Necessity’ Bloomberg

Bank of America Says Pandemic Bond Proves ESG a ‘Bear Market Necessity’

While the deal makes sense for a lender like Bank of America with a large…

creditsightsArticle published date: May 20, 2020

Muni Bonds Set for Best Month Since 2009, Shaking Off Fiscal Hit BNN Bloomberg

Muni Bonds Set for Best Month Since 2009, Shaking Off Fiscal Hit

Patrick Luby, a municipal-bond analyst with CreditSights Inc., said that investor sentiment has grown less negative as…

creditsightsArticle published date: May 22, 2020

J.C. Penney’s Bankruptcy: It’s All About the Real Estate Barrons

J.C. Penney’s Bankruptcy: It’s All About the Real Estate

Then there’s this: CreditSights analysts say part of J.C. Penney’s savings—$127 million to $260 million—from getting rid…

creditsightsArticle published date: May 22, 2020

UK councils’ property bets face coronavirus stress test IFR

UK councils’ property bets face coronavirus stress test

creditsightsArticle published date: May 23, 2020

Muni Bonds Having Strong May, But Are They A Good Long-Term Investment Amid Budget Deficits? IB Times

Muni Bonds Having Strong May, But Are They A Good Long-Term Investment Amid Budget Deficits?

Patrick Luby, a muni bond analyst with CreditSights Inc., a financial research firm, said, state and city…

creditsightsArticle published date: May 26, 2020

Relief Spreads to Risky European Bank Bonds (featuring Tradeweb data) Wall Street Journal

Relief Spreads to Risky European Bank Bonds (featuring Tradeweb data)

The proposals go against the views of the European Central Bank and European Banking Authority,…

creditsightsArticle published date: June 8, 2020

Rally in Europe’s Riskiest Corporate Bonds Masks Lagging Sales MorningStar

Rally in Europe’s Riskiest Corporate Bonds Masks Lagging Sales

The availability of government-guaranteed loans from banks and other forms of financing in Europe means…

creditsightsArticle published date: June 9, 2020

Economic stimulus in China will be ‘very calibrated’: CreditSights News Feature

Economic stimulus in China will be ‘very calibrated’: CreditSights

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The Daily Shot: U.S. Exposure to Rising Oil Prices Is Limited News Feature

The Daily Shot: U.S. Exposure to Rising Oil Prices Is Limited

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Aston Martin White Knight Will Only Fund Months of Running Cost News Feature

Aston Martin White Knight Will Only Fund Months of Running Cost

“Aston needs a liquidity boost,” said Brian Studioso, an analyst at CreditSights. “While Aston has…

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Muni ETFs hit milestone; Housing sector should see stable performance in 2020 News Feature

Muni ETFs hit milestone; Housing sector should see stable performance in 2020

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Property Giant Adds to Deluge of Chinese Bond Deals News Feature

Property Giant Adds to Deluge of Chinese Bond Deals

“The sheer amount of bonds outstanding from Evergrande may lead to market indigestion, which may…

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Why weak energy companies won’t likely get a lifeline from higher oil prices News Feature

Why weak energy companies won’t likely get a lifeline from higher oil prices

McDermott is one of eight energy companies that CreditSights flagged on Wednesday as having the…

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Boeing seeks up to US$12bn in loans to ease liquidity needs News Feature

Boeing seeks up to US$12bn in loans to ease liquidity needs

The company’s debt-to-equity ratio was 9.6 times at the end of 2019 compared with 2.0…

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