Corporate Borrowing & Debt

The list of nonfinancial companies with the largest debt load is dominated by the tech sector.

Nearly 80 percent of outstanding loans lack maintenance covenants, in deals dubbed “covenant lite.”

Below-zero yields on corporate debt suggest "Japanification" redux.

Some analysts see a parallel between the housing market bubble of the early 2000s and the current market for corporate borrowing.

'Reverse Yankee bonds' are an issuers' market right now, prompting several major U.S. businesses to issue debt across the pond.

Companies are expected to focus on paying down debt in 2019, with the goal of boosting stock prices.