junk bond
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The telecommunications company had spent some $15 billion building fiber-optic networks in 27 countries since it was launched by former Drexel Burnham junk bond trader Gary Winnick in 1997.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
Another reason for investors’ apparent equanimity: The junk bond market is generally higher quality now than it used to be.
From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025
A few days later, Moody’s rating service downgraded the debt of the national oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, even further into junk bond status.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024
He later moved to the West Coast, where Milken set up his junk bond shop in Beverly Hills in 1978.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023
His clients included Ivan Boesky, who pleaded guilty to insider trading during the junk bond scandal of the late 1980s, and scores of financial firms.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2023
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