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...companies, though, are seeing the same benefit. As a recent Merrill Lynch report pointed out, when companies with lower credit ratings are going to issue debt, they're still paying up. Bonds that fall in the lowest category that still manage to be considered "investment grade" are yielding 5.3 percentage points more than government bonds. That's down from a high spread of 6.2 but still far above the 22-year average of 2.2 points. High-yield bonds, which are even riskier, are at a spread of 15.2. That's down from a high of 19.8 - yet three times...
...prefrosh are finally here! And with a reportedly record turnout and the normally schizophrenic April weather at near-Stanford levels of balmy (compared to Yale's rainy weekend), the Admissions Office must be expecting a boost in yield. Unless their admits value a place to sleep...
...seventh brought Harvard within reach, 7-5. But Brown’s bullpen stifled the Crimson’s momentum, as Andrew Backowski and Matt Kimball combined for 2.2 innings of one-hit ball, preventing Harvard from closing the gap.BROWN 3, HARVARD 1The morning effort did not yield better results for the Crimson, as it floundered against Bears starter Mark Gormley. Harvard mustered only six hits in the contest, perhaps due to over-eager bats.“Brown’s got some good pitchers, but we were also swinging at a lot of bad pitches...
...wealthy families, burial is still an option, but permanent plots are scarce and can cost upward of $30,000. For $3,000, temporary public plots can be rented for 10 years, after which the family can renew for another decade, or exhume the remains and yield the plot to someone else. Some residents have sent bodies abroad to bury, particularly in the U.S. and Canada, or looked across the border to China, but the journey to visit such graves can be taxing for older relatives. Jockeying for burial space in Hong Kong has become so intense that last year...
...firm is taking advantage of the crisis to expand into more areas of investment banking. Teevan has hired 35 people since joining Cantor, with an eye toward building out its high-yield-debt sales and trading business. Other areas Cantor is looking to for expansion include the business of offering advice to troubled companies on how to refinance their debt. The firm is also hoping to break into the business of underwriting stock and bond offerings. "I am very happy I made the move to Cantor," says Teevan. "This place has been rebuilt and it is thriving...