junk bond
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If you’re comfortable taking on more risk, consider some junk bond exposure.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
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
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
Milken, an investment banker who dominated the junk bond market in the 1980s, pleaded guilty to securities violations in 1990 and was pardoned by President Donald Trump in 2020.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024
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
