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Junk-Rated Companies Search for the Right Time to Tap Investors
CNX Resources Corp.
was initially planning to raise funds in the bond market in January, but the natural gas firm decided to wait until its earnings were out…
Real-Estate Companies Grapple With High Interest Rate Hedging Costs
Real-estate companies are facing soaring costs to protect their variable debt against jumps in interest rates, with prices on some contracts jumping at least 10-fold this month from a year…
Could the Crash of the Pound Cause the Fed to Blink on Rates?
On September 27, 2022, the British pound sterling fell (-3.5%) to $1.084 hitting 37-year lows against the U.S. dollar. The pound tumbled further to a low of $1.0350 after U.K.…
What New Entrepreneurs Should Know Amid Rising Inflation
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Setting up a new enterprise can be both exciting and daunting. You'll have a lot to think about, but one thing…
US stocks end lower, adding to week’s losses
New York: Wall Street stocks ended decisively lower Friday to conclude another difficult week defined by worries over inflation and the worsening Russia-Ukraine conflict.
A closely-watched…
‘Severe economic slowdown’ awaits Europe as energy crunch bites
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a gloomy economic forecast for 2023 on September 26 – suggesting that Europe faces a very…
The Fed just raised interest rates by another 0.75%, putting Main Street economy…
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) in Washington, July 27, 2022.Elizabeth…
Fed hikes interest rates amid rampant inflation, despite recession risk
Intensifying its fight against high inflation, the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate Wednesday by a substantial three-quarters of a point for a third straight…