Jonny Fine News Today

(Bloomberg) -- Blue-chip firms have sold $188.57 billion of bonds in the US in January, setting a record for the month, as companies look to take advantage of drops in longer-term borrowing costs. Most Read from BloombergTraders Line Up for ‘Once-in-a-Generation’ Emerging Markets BetTrump Cash Stockpile at Risk From $450 Million Dual VerdictsBlackstone Is Building a $25 Billion Empire of Power-Hungry Data CentersAmazon Drops iRobot Deal; Roomba Maker Cuts 31% of StaffUS Weighs Resp...

The rush by companies to borrow comes as fears of a potential recession recede and executives expect interest rates to remain high.

Dozens of big companies, from car manufacturer BMW to fast food chain McDonald’s, have issued close to $60-billion in bonds in recent days

-This week, home cook Jonny Fine is up against professional chef Tiffani Faison!

-This week, home cook Jonny Fine is up against professional chef Tiffani Faison!

The rush of new deals offers a glimpse at the barrage of issuance expected as companies tap debt markets before central banks begin raising short-term rates.

Whenever, Wherever: Seamless Commerce is the Future of Retail   What will retail look like in the post-pandemic economy? According to Jennifer Davis, head of retail investment banking at Goldman Sachs, it won’t be divided into the traditional categories of brick-and-mortar and e-commerce. “You have customers who are expecting a seamless omnichannel experience overall,” she says in the latest episode of  Exchanges at Goldman Sachs. “Their journey evolves. It may start online. It may st...

US Federal Reserve backstops rising corporate debt mountain As the WSWS noted, there was one notable feature of the passage of the $900 billion relief bill through the US Congress earlier this week that demonstrated the absolute loyalty of the Democrats to the Wall Street financial oligarchy. After abandoning aid for cash-strapped cities and states to provide services and agreeing to a grossly inadequate one-time payment of $600 to most working people, they rose up in arms against at attempt to...