Charles Mead, Bloomberg

• Microsoft Pays Higher Rate on Latest Debt Issue

  By Charles Mead, Bloomberg  |  April 29, 2013

  Company seen trying to beat Apple to market.

• Wal-Mart Bonds Fly Off Shelf

  By Charles Mead, Bloomberg  |  April 5, 2013

  Three-year tranche of $5 bln offering came at the narrowest spread this year.

• Intel Plans $6 Bln Bond Sale

  By Charles Mead, Bloomberg  |  December 4, 2012

  Proceeds will fund repurchases of stock that’s trading at 16-month low.

• Amazon Said to Plan $3 Bln Debt Offering

  By Charles Mead, Bloomberg  |  November 26, 2012

  Issue would be company's first sale in more than a decade.

• HP Debt at Riskiest Level to Dell in Decade

  By Charles Mead, Bloomberg  |  October 5, 2012

  Cost to insure Hewlett-Packard bonds rises after warning on earnings.

• GE Issues $7 Bln of Bonds

  By Charles Mead, Bloomberg  |  October 2, 2012

  Company’s first sale since 2007 includes three-years, 10-years and 30-years.

• Deere Issues Record Debt

  By Charles Mead, Bloomberg  |  September 5, 2012

  Yield on company's notes declines even as profit falters.

• Cat Bonds Are Beating Corporates

  By Charles Mead, Bloomberg  |  August 21, 2012

  Outperformance is biggest in nine months as investors chase returns.

• Companies Sell More Long Debt

  By Charles Mead, Bloomberg  |  August 13, 2012

  Borrowers from Morgan Stanley to FedEx sell 30-year bonds amid record-low yields.

• Valero Rehabs Balance Sheet

  By Charles Mead, Bloomberg  |  August 2, 2012

  Move to split retail from oil refining may let company pay off debt.