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We have the crippling global pandemic that we're all struggling with, and second, a concurrent collapse in oil prices. The result of this has been a swift and b

Stocks were never as cheap during this crisis as they were in 2008 and 2009, and are unlikely to quickly charge to new highs with earnings falling. After anothe

The IMF said it expects the global economy to contract by 3% in 2020 and negative earnings pre-announcements have been issued by major companies, yet markets co

Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE: MCI) and Barings Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV), each a registered closed-end investment company, announced today that the location of the 2020 Joint Annual Mee

The immutable power of time - with an assist from the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) - is what investors can expect to restore order to the corporate bond marke

Junk bond yields really do look ripe for the picking here. But that’s probably not the best use of capital at the moment. Given the dividend yields on offer acr

In 2008, we had a problem in the credit market (subprime mortgages), which made financial institutions move into credit tightening mode. Soon, that start cascad

On Thursday morning, 1178 companies hit new 52-week lows. Facts of Interest: The largest company by market cap to set a new 52-week low was Nuveen Preferred & Income...

The spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) has increased the downside risks to the fundamental picture for the US HY market. Compounding the situation is th

Friday morning, 940 companies set new 52-week lows. Interesting Points: The largest company by market cap to set a new 52-week low was Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). The...

20 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 15 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV this week. Real estate leads while emerging market income lags. Notes on BTZ

Exactly 25 years ago, Britain's oldest investment bank, which listed Queen Elizabeth II among its clients, was declared insolvent.