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- Commercial paper Exodus boosts bond issuance
- As pressure increases on corporations to reduce their reliance on short-term financing, the bond market appears to be taking up much of the slack. While commercial paper sold in the US market in March fell by a record $33.3 billion, investment-grade corporate bonds issued in the same month hit an...
- Research articles 2002-05-01
- Bond Funds For The Long Term
- Recent economic and market turmoil has sent investors big and small seeking safe places to invest their money. The markets have been under fire since July 2007, as the crumbling of the U.S. housing market spread into the biggest liquidity crisis in nearly 80 years. Banks have been tightening lending...
- White papers 2008-10-28
- 7 Drug Companies Explain How They Dodged (or Didn't) the Credit Crisis
- Drug companies have been the eye of the storm in the recent liquidity crash. High profitability, high cashflow (and making products that people literally can't live without) have left them in a comfortable economic position compared to other consumer-oriented companies. Here’s a selection from recent earnings calls...
- Blog posts 2008-10-22
- Nestle issue to refinance existing bonds, borrowings, BUSINESS TIMES
- Business Times Malaysia 03-18-2003 NESTLE Malaysia Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary, Nestle Malaysia Sdn Bhd, plans to issue up to RM550 million of its RM700 million Islamic commercial paper CP and medium-term notes MTN to refinance its Business Times Malaysia ...
- Research articles 2003-03-18
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- Commercial Paper, Corporate Finance, and the Business Cycle
- High credit quality is a requirement for entry into the commercial paper market, but long-term credit quality bond rating is not a sufficient statistic for short-term quality. These characteristics allow firms to issuenear-riskless short-term debt and supply a near-money asset to themarket, thereby reducing their interest costs by the amount...
- White papers 2000-03-03
- Issues and recommendations regarding Commercial Paper settlement practices
- This article is related to commercial papers that are related to equity. The Bond Market Association and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation The Bond Market Association and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation are jointly issuing this Discussion Paper3 regarding the settlement of U.S. commercial paper CP and...
- White papers 2003-03-01
- Telmex launches bond offer in commercial paper.
- MEXICO CITY, Jun 13, 2003 (Notimex/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- Telefonos de Mexico Telmex launched a public bond offer Thursday in commercial paper for 2 billion pesos (US$189 million) with a nominal value of 100 pesos (US$9.74) and a return of 6.10%....
- Research articles 2003-06-13
- For a Lehman Signal, Watch Commercial Paper
- John Jansen submits: Lehman Brothers LEH is one of the largest dealers in Commercial Paper, a decidedly unsexy part of the bond market. That market is accessed by Yankee banks, corporations and structured asset vehicles for short term funding of operations. I am not wishing in any way...
- External links 2008-09-09
- IPL Energy Inc. Launches Commercial Paper Program
- CALGARY, Ab--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 2, 1996--IPL ENERGY INC. (NASDAQ: IPPIF TSE, ME: IPL) IPL Energy Inc. today began issuing Short Term Promissory Notes under its newly established Commercial Paper program. The authorized limit for the program is Cdn. $300 million or the equivalent in other currencies. Dominion Bond Rating...
- Research articles 1996-02-02
- Moody's Corp. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. [Operator Instructions]. We'll go to first to Peter Appert at Goldman Sachs. Peter Appert - Goldman Sachs Thank you, hey Ray can you give us any additional color on what this restructuring charge might look like in the fourth quarter in terms...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-25
- Do Bank Relationships Affect the Firm's Underwriter Choice in the Corporate-Bond Underwriting Market?
- This paper studies the effect of bank relationships on underwriter choice in the U.S. corporate bond underwriting market following the 1989 commercial-bank entry. The paper finds that bank relationships have positive and significant effects on a firm's underwriter choice, over and above their effects on fees. This result is sharply...
- White papers 2004-08-16
- Analyzing Borrowing Costs and Capitalization
- When a company borrows money, there are essentially two costs involved: the issuance expenses, which are fees charged to issue the loan, and the interest payments on the debt. If interest is added to the principle balance of the loan—rather than paid off—it's known as capitalization.Interest rates are usually based...
- Articles 2007-12-12
- Financial Roundup: Bush May Expand Bailout, Commercial Credit Thaws, SBA Loans Dry Up, EU Leaders Want Fast Reform
- Are Feds planning a big bailout expansion? -- With President-elect Barack Obama searching for a new Treasury chief, the Bush Administration may be expanding the $700 billion bailout well beyond the $250 billion earmarked for banks. Beneficiaries could include auto financing firm GMAC, insurers Prudential and MetLife, and homeowners who...
- Blog posts 2008-11-07
- Need to know: Havas bond ... BAA loss ... SAP sales weak ...
- View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap Economics House prices: Figures from the Land Registry showed that house prices in England and Wales rose by 0.9 per cent in September, with the average price of a property now 5.6 per cent lower than in September last year. German inflation:...
- News items 2009-10-28
- Fitch Rates PepsiAmericas' Proposed Debt Issuance 'A'
- CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of PepsiAmericas' PAS senior unsecured debt and bank facility at 'A' and its commercial paper at 'F1' and has assigned an 'A' rating to the company's proposed $500 million bond issuance. Proceeds and commercial paper will be used to finance the tender...
- Research articles 2005-05-11
- Auto bond issuance volumes set to drop.
- Strong investor appetite for auto bonds will be thwarted by a lack of supply this year, as borrowers turn to cheaper means of funding. Issuance volumes are set to drop markedly in 2002 compared with last year when large car manufacturers such as Ford and...
- Research articles 2002-03-04
- Fitch Assigns 'BBB+' Rating To AOLTW's Global Bond Issue
- Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--April 2, 2002 Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB+' rating to AOL Time Warner Inc.'s AOLTW proposed $4 billion global bond issuance, reflecting the fact that the bonds are senior unsecured obligations of the company. Fitch rates the senior unsecured obligations of AOL Time...
- Research articles 2002-04-02
- AT&T Bonds Globally - global bond issue - Company Financial Information - Brief Article
- AT&T named Merrill Lynch & Co. and Salomon Smith Barney as joint- bookrunning lead managers on a global bond offer of about $5-$6 billion, subject to adjustments based upon market conditions. Eight co-managers were named. Formal marketing will come this week and AT&T will price the offer next week. Proceeds...
- Research articles 1999-03-15
- Fitch Rates ComEd's $300MM First Mortgage Bond Issuance 'BBB'; On Watch Negative
- NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has rated Commonwealth Edison Company's ComEd new $300 million issue of First Mortgage 5.90% Bonds, Series 103, due 2036 'BBB'. The Ratings are placed on Ratings Watch Negative along with ComEd's outstanding debt securities. The form and terms of the new bonds are the same...
- Research articles 2007-03-16
- Canadian Forex/Bond Comment: C$ Weakens.
- Byline: Resource News International WINNIPEG, MB, Aug 15, 2007 Resource News International via COMTEX -- The Canadian dollar finished Wednesday's North American trading session on weaker footing. Continued concerns in the global credit market and its implications for Canada's asset-back commercial paper resulted...
- Research articles 2007-08-15
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