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The article discusses improving conditions for firms seeking to raise money through the sale of stocks and bonds. During 2009 secondary offerings of stock have totaled almost $55 billion, the most for a comparable period since 2000. According to Dealogic sales of investment-grade bonds are the strongest they have been since at least 1995.

The article discusses continued deterioration in financial markets. On November 19, 2008 the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a low not seen in five years, and corporate bonds reached twenty-year lows. Investors seeking the safety of government securities pushed the yield on three-month U.S. Treasury bills down to 0.07%

The article discusses the prospect of continuing challenges to global credit markets. A decline in the value of low-rated corporate bonds may prompt banks to sell them for whatever price they can obtain. Additionally, investors are showing little appetite for purchasing securities backed by student loans and municipal bonds.

This article discusses the turmoil of financial markets in 2007 and their subsequent appeal for adventurous investors seeking risk opportunities. An overview of investment opportunities in beaten-down financial sectors, including junk bonds and municipal bonds, is provided. Particular focus is given to the appeal of investing in financial stocks, which lost value due to the 2007 mortgage exposure.

The article offers charts and graphs which present financial markets activity and data as of April 19, 2014, including U.S. and international stock price indexes, corporate bond yields, and foreign exchange values.

The article offers charts and graphs presenting financial markets activity and data as of April 12, 2014, including U.S. and international stock price indexes, corporate bond yields, and foreign exchange values.

The article offers charts and graphs presenting financial markets activity and data as of April 4, 2014, including stock price indexes, corporate bond yields, and foreign exchange values.

The article offers charts and graphs presenting financial markets activity and data as of March 8, 2014, including stock price indexes, corporate bond yields, and foreign exchange values.

The article offers charts and graphs presenting financial markets activity and data as of January 18, 2014, including stock price indexes, corporate bond yields, and foreign exchange values.

The article offers tables and charts presenting financial markets activity and data as of January 11, 2014, including prices for agricultural, petroleum, and financial futures contracts, various benchmark interest rates, and yields and spreads on government and corporate bonds.

The article offers charts and graphs presenting financial markets activity and data as of January 11, 2014, including U.S. and international stock price indexes, corporate and government bond yields, and foreign exchange values.

The article offers several charts and tables presenting financial markets activity and data as of December 27, 2013, including U.S. and foreign stock price indexes, corporate bond yields, and foreign exchange values.

The article presents charts and graphs showing yields on various financial instruments as of December 27, 2013, including U.S. government bonds, foreign government securities, and corporate bonds.

The article offers charts and graphs presenting financial markets activity and data as of December 13, 2013, including stock price indexes, corporate bond yields, and foreign exchange values.

The article presents tables and charts with interest rates, prices, spreads, and other data on various financial instruments in the U.S. and international markets as of December 11, 2013, including U.S. and other government bonds, corporate debt, and syndicated loans.

The article offers several charts and graphs presenting financial markets activity and data as of December 11, 2013, including stock price indexes, corporate bond yields, and foreign exchange values.

The article offers tables and graphs presenting financial markets activity and data for October 18, 2013, including commodity futures prices, movements in corporate and government bond yields and spreads, and changes in corporate dividends.

The article offers charts and graphs presenting financial markets activity and data as of October 19, 2013, including stock price indexes, corporate bond yields, and foreign exchange values.

The article offers charts and graphs presenting financial markets activity and data as of October 12, 2013, including stock price indexes, corporate bond yields, and foreign exchange values.

The article presents tables and charts with financial markets data as of September 21, 2013, including the interest rates for various financial instruments including corporate bonds and U.S. and other government bonds and the prices of commodities including natural gas, metals, and grains.

The article offers charts and graphs presenting financial markets activity and data as of September 20, 2013, including stock price indexes, corporate bond yields, and foreign exchange values.

The article offers charts and graphs presenting financial markets activity and data for July 1, 2013, including U.S. and international stock price indexes, corporate bond yields, and foreign exchange values.

The article offers charts and graphs presenting financial markets activity and data for May 24, 2013, including commodity futures contract prices, yields on government securities and corporate bonds, and benchmark interest rates.

The article offers charts and graphs presenting financial markets activity and data for May 24, 2013, including stock price indexes, corporate bond yields, and foreign exchange values.

This article presents multiple charts documenting changes in the U.S. securities markets as of December 1, 2012 including information on the currencies and commodities markets, the major U.S. stock-market indexes, and the rates of return and yields for treasury and corporate bonds.

The article offers charts and graphs presenting financial markets activity and data for September 18, 2012, including corporate bond yields, government bond yields, and merger and acquisition lending volume.

The Advance Auto Parts executives said the timing was right. The company wanted to capture more business by adding stores and expanding its fleet as motorists kept cars longer and needed more parts. So in January, looking at historically low interest rates and reassured by relative calm in the financial markets, the company issued $300 million in 10-year corporate bonds that pay investors 4.5 percent interest a year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the increase in prices of the U.S. Treasurys in December 2009, which is said to indicate a smooth exit from credit markets. The Federal Reserve (Fed) noted the continued recovery of economic activity and stressed a delay in the deterioration of the labor market. It is stated the investors will be eventually drawn away from Treasurys as the economy continues to gain strength. MFC Global Investment Management portfolio manager Jeff Given cited that such a transition process will be beneficial to corporate bonds.

The article presents an update on the securities markets in the U.S. as of November 2009. It cites firms that arranged for selling risky junk bonds on November 10, including Clearwire Corp. According to Dealogic, over 9.7 billion dollars in dollar-denominated corporate bonds were acquired by investors on November 9. Based on the High Yield Master II index, average spreads, or risk premiums, on junk bonds over risk-free Treasurys declined to 7.57 percentage points on November 9, compared with 7.60 points on November 6.