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The article reports on the impact of interest rate increases on the U.S. corporate bond market. It shows the financial struggle of companies and the vulnerability of businesses in industries like retail, manufacturing and real estate and offers outlook from credit rating agency Moody's on general borrowing conditions for companies. It presents cases of bankruptcies including cosmetics company Revlon and retail chain Bed Bath & Beyond and identifies other signs of distress for businesses.

The article discusses challenges facing Citgo Petroleum Corp., the U.S. subsidiary of Venezuelan state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA). Topics discussed include the possible seizure of Citgo by creditors and other businesses if PDVSA fails to make payment on its 2020 bonds, refineries and gasoline stations owned by Citgo in the U.S., and the call on President Donald Trump to take actions to prevent Citgo's splitting.

The article focuses on Federal Reserve's first-ever foray into the corporate bond market will come to a final close in coming months, with the central bank announcing that it will sell off its exchange-traded fund investments and direct bond holdings.

The article reports on the strong demand among investors of the first international bond offering from oil giant Saudi Aramco launched in April 2019 topping 60 billion U.S. dollars. Topics covered include the eagerness among investors despite concerns that the firm's fortunes are tied to its owner, the Saudi government and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and how Aramco's reputation as a Western-style business has made it attractive to international investors.

The article discusses the consequences of the U.S. Federal Reserve's (Fed) interest rate reversal in 2019. Topics discussed include how the Fed's decision helped halt and partly reverse December 2018's stock sell-off, stress in the market for corporate bonds in December 2018 and implications of the rising value of the dollar.

The article reports that the European Central Bank will stop adding to its stock of government and corporate bonds at the end of December 2018, the so-called quantitative easing program it has used to hold down interest rates and encourage lending. Topics discussed include implication of the wind-down of the bond-buying program and quantitative easing as of the eurozone.

The article reports that prices for government and corporate bonds in China have slumped in December 2016. Topics mentioned include the decision of the government to temporarily restrain some trading and make emergency loans to struggling financial institutions, the decision of the Federal Reserve to raise short-term interest rates, and Beijing's efforts to wring excess money from its financial system.

The authors discuss the economic risks in the corporate bond market and whether current bank regulations can manage financial crises.

The article focuses about junk and government bonds as well as highlights the risk of owning quality corporate bonds.

The article discusses the relevance of the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 in bondholders efforts to ensure that companies pay guaranteed debt payments. Topics addressed include the application of the law to lawsuits regarding the restructuring efforts by casino company Caesars Entertainment Operating Company and the Education Management Corporation, as well as U.S. judges' rulings on the law.

The article discusses a dispute between casino company Caesars Entertainment and corporate-bond investors who hold Caesars' debt. Topics addressed include Caesars purchase of senior unsecured bonds due in 2015 and 2016 from some investors in order to remove its guarantee of principal and interest payments to other investors from its indentures, as well as well as lawsuits resulting from Caesars' actions.

The article offers business news briefs on topics including the first major corporate bonds issued by Argentinian bank Banco Hipotecario in the international markets, the housing production rate in the U.S., and a projected economic growth in Japan in 2016.