Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund boasts a 10.52% yield but faces risks. Learn why HIO's recent NAV drop makes it a ...

Riskier borrowers have migrated from the public credit market to the $2.5 trillion private market. If trouble hits the public ...

Junk bonds were under pressure on Friday, as investors appeared to have a risk-off mentality in morning trade that dented gains booked earlier this week on the back of the Federal Reserve’s policy ...

Fitch Ratings cited the San Diego-area health district's ongoing fiscal woes in dropping its rating to B-minus from B and ...

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Investors are demanding higher premium to buy the riskiest bonds in the market, a sign of the times in the U.S. as investors ...

Greece’s center-right government on Saturday welcomed a credit rating upgrade by Moody’s, the last major ratings agency to ...

Fresh from a grueling restructuring, French IT firm Atos SE’s bonds are among the surprise winners in Europe’s junk debt ...

That means corporate bond prices fall, so corporate bond yields rise. High-yield (junk) bonds have the highest default risk, and default expectations have more influence on their prices.

Bonds issued by retailers with “junk” credit ratings have been hit by selling as consumer confidence falls, but the selloff ...

U.S. investment-grade bond spreads hit 94 basis points on Tuesday, their widest level since Sept. 18, according to the ICE ...