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The boom in dodgy US corporate debt
Features Investors are flocking back into CDOs – the debt instruments implicated in the financial crisis. But this time hedge funds have a new darling: corporate debt.
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Junk bonds: apocalypse postponed
Features Investors were selling in droves last year and in early 2016. But now they’re back with a vengeance. US high-yield, or junk, bonds, the riskiest segment of the corporate credit market, are among the best-performing major assets this year.
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How corporate bonds work
Videos In this video, Ed Bowsher looks at how risky corporate bonds are, and whether they’re a good investment for most people.
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What the Co-op Bank deal means for its bondholders
Features The Co-op has caved in to pressure and torn up the rescue plan for its troubled banking arm. Ed Bowsher looks at how the new plan will affect Co-op Bank bonds.
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Why do profitable firms go bust?
Videos Tim Bennett explains the warning signs that will help you spot a profitable company that's about to run out of cash.
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