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Speculative-grade companies saw the same window of opportunity and jumped through it, too.

Corporate Issuance Floods the Market Kellie Geressy-Nilsen 2010

Speculative-grade corporate borrowers sold almost $1.5 billion in "junk" bonds Thursday, pushing the week's total to a record high.

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Speculative-grade companies also piled into the market, offering about $1.5 billion of junk bonds Monday, following an $8.7 billion-dollar week to begin the month.

Corporate Issuance Floods the Market Kellie Geressy-Nilsen 2010

Speculative-grade corporate borrowers flooded the junk-bond market with more than $1.75 billion in newly minted notes Tuesday, joining dozens of higher-rated companies that have come to market this summer to take advantage of unusually low interest rates.

Treasurys Rally; Two-Year Yield Hits Record Low 2010

Speculative-grade, or junk-rated, companies raised more than $1 billion in the bond market, taking advantage of renewed investor interest in riskier securities to refinance old debt and fund operations.

Yield-Hungry Investors Feast on Junk Offerings 2009

Speculative-grade bond deals and leveraged loans slated to finance leveraged buyouts continued to be delayed or restructured.

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Speculative-grade bond defaults were barely 2% in the fourth quarter, according to the agency.

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Speculative-grade companies sold $1.25 billion of debt yesterday, surpassing the $1 billion total for August, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

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Speculative-grade notes have lost 1.47 percent since the start of 2011 after forfeiting 5.5 percent in August, according to a Bank of America Merrill Lynch index.

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Speculative-grade, or junk, bonds are rated BB+ or below by Standard & Poor's and Ba1 or lower by Moody's Investors Service.

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