Five-year investigation will soon culminate in fines, according to inside sources.

Packaged-food giant will restate earnings for three years, but expects adjustments to amount to less than 2% of earnings per year.

Bondholders are ratcheting up pressure on high-yield borrowers to make financial data public.

In H2/2018, U.S. companies spent $114 billion on stock buybacks, vs. $38 billion for capex and $28 billion to pay down debt.