The S&P 500 has plunged 15% since President Trump’s tariff announcement, impacting US stocks, global equities, Treasuries, ...

High-yield debt, perjoratively known as junk bonds, is the lowest-rated corporate debt and often comes from shakier financial ...

SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF, a long-time player in the high-yield bond market, is showing signs of volatility. Find ...

Rising competition and a risky reliance on online offerings have weakened Maryville University’s financial position, a credit ...

U.S. high-yield corporate bond spreads surged to 401 basis points as of late Thursday, their highest since November 2023, as ...

Amidst mounting uncertainty and anxiety brought about by the tariff war, economists are predicting that a recession or depression might be on the horizon.

Junk bond spreads are an important indicator of financial conditions reflecting how much of a premium investors demand to hold debt issued by companies with the lowest credit ratings relative to ...

The tariff shock and recession fears that have sent world stocks into a tailspin over the last week are rolling into ...

especially the gap between yields on ultra-safe U.S. government debt and bonds issued by companies with low credit ratings. When the spread widens, it shows less willingness to hold riskier "junk ...