Kevin Kingsbury
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A US Credit editor for @markets and @business. Back in NY after 7 years in Hong Kong. On the lookout for the next burst bubble. I speak for me.
Joined September 2011
Mideast war. Rising yields and oil prices. Private credit distress. It barely seemed to matter for corporate borrowers this week as US investment-grade bond sales came close to yet another record -- the latest involving $115 billion of issuance this week.
bloomberg.com
Middle East war. Rising yields and oil prices. Private credit distress. It barely seemed to matter for corporate borrowers this week as US investment-grade bond sales came close to yet another record.
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Not all US debt capital market activity is quiet today. $NXST $TGNA
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Banks led by Bank of America Corp. have launched a $2.75 billion leveraged loan to help fund Nexstar Media Group Inc.’s pending acquisition of rival TV-station owner Tegna Inc, putting investor...
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A $330 million leveraged loan to two units of methanol maker Consolidated Energy is being marketed at what would be the biggest discount in over two years -- 88 cents on the dollar.
bloomberg.com
A $330 million leveraged loan to two units of methanol maker Consolidated Energy Ltd. is being marketed at what would be the biggest discount in over two years.
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Latest results for Carvana were not Shaqtastic. $CVNA
bloomberg.com
Carvana Co.’s shares fell after higher-than-expected costs dented its fourth-quarter profit in a sign of growing pains as the company pursues rapid growth.
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Someone seemed to have known when to bail from Chipotle. $SBUX $CMG
bloomberg.com
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.’s doldrums are set to extend into 2026, with the burrito chain offering a full year-sales target that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations.
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Global publicly syndicated bond issuance has reached $1 trillion in record time as borrowers seize soaring demand to lock in relatively cheap costs.
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Global publicly syndicated bond issuance has reached $1 trillion in record time as borrowers seize soaring demand to lock in relatively cheap costs.
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What's that again about the higher you go the harder the fall? #silver
bloomberg.com
Silver topped $100 an ounce for the first time, extending a scorching rally built on surging demand for haven assets and frenzied buying in retail markets from Shanghai to New York.
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Whew - more than $250 billion of bonds have been syndicated and priced to open 2026, according to Bloomberg-compiled data. The old high for Jan. 1-7 was set last year at $196 billion.
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Only took another bubble..... $CSCO *CISCO SHARES GAIN 0.9% TO HIT FIRST RECORD SINCE MARCH 2000
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Honestly, I'm surprised that it took China this long to make the move given how awful the new-home-sales data have been for so long. But the latest example of Beijing wanting to obfuscate ugly economic numbers.
bloomberg.com
Two of China’s private data agencies withheld monthly home sales figures at the government’s behest, people familiar with the matter said, stoking transparency concerns in a critical sector of the...
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Perhaps a different viewpoint into the Mamdanis. #NYmayor
https://t.co/DpPrZttE6z
wsj.com
The father of New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani says the notorious Ugandan dictator was really an anticolonial hero.
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Blockbuster bond sale from $META after Zuckerberg warns of AI spending surge. Follow today's developments here:
bloomberg.com
Meta Platforms Inc. sold $30 billion of corporate bonds on Thursday, the biggest such offering of the year, after the company received record orders for the debt.
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Kind of an innocuous PR headline. Penn State announces change in football leadership #PennState
https://t.co/lRbSR5zBdc
psu.edu
Penn State has made a change in the leadership of its football program, Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Patrick Kraft announced today. Associate Head Coach Terry Smith will serve as...
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Oracle sells $18 billion US investment-grade bonds, the market’s second-biggest deal of 2025. And the month is approaching just its 5th-ever $200 billion month.
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Here's the "opponents" this weekend for the AP top 5: Grambling Florida International Louisiana Tech Austin Peay Bethune-Cookman #CollegeFootball
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Claire’s is inching closer to filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
bloomberg.com
Claire’s Stores Inc. is inching closer to filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as the teen accessory chain elected to miss June and July rent payments on some stores, according to people familiar with...
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A boffo morning in US leveraged loans with $45 billion of launches, the fourth-most ever. Plenty of time for more this afternoon. @rachelagraf
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Banks sold a larger-than-planned $4.5 billion of debt backing Sycamore Partners’ acquisition of the Boots pharmacy chain $WBA
bloomberg.com
Banks sold a larger-than-planned $4.5 billion of debt backing Sycamore Partners’ acquisition of the Boots pharmacy chain, selling $250 million more than intended to a market hungry for new deals.
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Nothing quite like the 10pm vote of confidence. #Reeves *STARMER SAYS REEVES TO BE UK CHANCELLOR FOR 'YEARS TO COME'
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