Mary Childs, Bloomberg

• ISDA Rolls Out Standardized Interest-Rate Swap Contract

  By Mary Childs, Bloomberg  |  April 24, 2013

  Group seeks to standardize OTC market in the wake of Dodd-Frank.

• Berkshire Deal to Boost Heinz Leverage

  By Mary Childs, Bloomberg  |  February 22, 2013

  Acquisition may strip the food company of its investment-grade rating.

• ETFs Playing Bigger Role in Junk-Bond Market

  By Mary Childs, Bloomberg  |  September 17, 2012

  Funds poised to overtake credit derivatives as way to speculate on high-yield debt.

• Bondholders Skeptical of Best Buy Offer

  By Mary Childs, Bloomberg  |  August 29, 2012

  Trading in securities with poison put suggests investors don’t put much stock in Schulze purchase.

• Dell Seeks Reboot

  By Mary Childs, Bloomberg  |  August 27, 2012

  Traders treat PC maker’s debt like junk as company’s cash declines.

• CIT Bonds Trade Like High Grade

  By Mary Childs, Bloomberg  |  August 20, 2012

  CEO Thain persuades investors that lender’s debt is creditworthy.

• RadioShack Default Odds Rise

  By Mary Childs, Bloomberg  |  July 31, 2012

  80% chance of default was seen by Kodak, AMR within 6 months of bankruptcy filings.

• Bank Bonds Losing Stigma

  By Mary Childs, Bloomberg  |  July 20, 2012

  Financial firms’ earnings reassure investors.

• Credit Risk Climbs

  By Mary Childs, Bloomberg  |  November 22, 2011

  U.S. company credit risk reaches six-week high on budget impasse.