| 10/8/2015 | BKCVDDHY | S&P rates Alpha Natural loan B+
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| 9/25/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Distressed bonds softer on muted activity; commodity names mixed; Goodrich swapping debt
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| 9/25/2015 | BKCVDDHY | Moody’s rates Alpha Natural DIP loan B1
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| 9/1/2015 | BKCVDDHY | S&P: U.S. speculative-grade default rate hits estimated 2.4% in August
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| 8/13/2015 | BKCVDDHY | Fitch: Several defaults would likely push August default rate to 3%
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| 8/7/2015 | BKCVDDEMHY | Prospect News reports four new defaults for July 30 to Aug. 5, S&P one
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| 8/5/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: FMG Resources mixed on chatter related to Chinese interest; Tronox ticks up post-earnings
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| 8/4/2015 | BKCVDDHY | Moody's downgrades Alpha
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| 8/4/2015 | BKCVDDHY | S&P downgrades Alpha Natural
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| 8/3/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Crude oil drop weighs on distressed bonds; Alpha Natural files for bankruptcy; Sears rises
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| 8/3/2015 | BKCVDDHY | Alpha Natural Resources files for Chapter 11 in ‘challenged market’
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| 8/3/2015 | BKCVDDHY | Alpha Natural Resources files for Chapter 11
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| 7/27/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: AK Steel dips ahead of earnings; Peabody downgraded; Alpha Natural ‘whacked’; Toys drops
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| 7/23/2015 | BKCVHY | S&P lowers Alpha Natural
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| 7/17/2015 | BKBWCVDDHY | Fitch: Natural resources default rate headed ‘into double digits’
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| 7/16/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Alpha Natural falls on bankruptcy prospects; weaker oil prices weigh on sector; CHC falls
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| 7/8/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Distressed bonds decline with broad markets on Greece, China fears; energy names active
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| 7/1/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Peabody punished after earnings warning; California Resources slide continues; Puerto Rico payments help bonds
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| 6/29/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: SS&C prices upsized deal; Greece, Puerto Rico weigh; CalRes falls again; coal up on EPA ruling
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| 6/24/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: New issues push distressed bonds off radar; oil price drops, pressures industry; Verso up
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| 6/23/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: iHeart, Verso bonds come in; Alpha Natural declines; DynCorp steady as S&P reviews rating
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| 6/19/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Peabody Energy improves on asset sale chatter, coal better overall; Caesars bonds move up
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| 6/18/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Hercules Offshore rises on restructuring news; Peabody continues to gain, Alpha in retreat
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| 6/10/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Carmike Cinemas prices; Alliance One reverses course on profit-taking; Gymboree mixed
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| 6/2/2015 | BKCVDDHY | S&P cuts Alpha Natural, debt
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| 6/1/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: SandRidge Energy under pressure; MolyCorp trades flat on missed payment; coal remains weak
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| 5/28/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: SandRidge bonds slide ahead of secured deal; Caesars busy, higher; Alpha convertibles fall
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| 5/20/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Verso Paper ‘hammered’ post-earnings; Samson Resources drops; energy debt largely weaker
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| 5/11/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Distressed credits mostly lower, including oil, coal; Puerto Rico slips; LiqhtSquared lines up loan
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| 5/4/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Oil and gas sector improves as oil prices drift down; Alpha Natural Resources debt weaker
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| 4/30/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Weak earnings pressure Alpha Natural, Key Energy and Affinion; iHeart’s numbers improve
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| 4/30/2015 | BKBWCVHYLM | Alpha Natural Resources cuts debt 10%, ends ‘difficult’ quarter with $1.9 billion of liquidity
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| 4/28/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Cliffs Natural holds ahead of earnings; Magnetation sinks; Alpha Natural results on tap
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| 4/23/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Gymboree reports earnings increase, bonds jump; Peabody firm despite wider loss; FMG busy
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| 4/10/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Murray’s new notes drift down; Constellation reaches for the stars; Halcon up despite downgrade
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| 4/9/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Halcon Resources boosted by exchange news; iron, coal weaker; Fannie, Freddie end mixed
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| 4/3/2015 | BKDDHY | Moody’s lowers Alpha Natural
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| 4/2/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Hexion, Radio One price; new issues in focus; Rite Aid gains on sales; funds gain $315 million
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| 4/2/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Taylor Morrison, Norbord, McGraw-Hill, Sabre price to open April; Samson, Fortescue slide
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| 4/1/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Energy names off despite oil-price surge; Samson slides; Fortescue, Cliffs fall, but ANR up
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| 4/1/2015 | HYPV | New Issue: Alpha Natural Resources prices $214 million 7½% notes due 2020
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| 4/1/2015 | CVHYLM | Alpha Natural Resources buys back $593 million notes, convertibles
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| 3/25/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Energy sector helped by oil rally; Midstates amends revolver terms; Alpha Natural jumps
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| 3/6/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: RadioShack notes slide though DIP approved; oil, coal names busy; Fortescue paper pressured
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| 2/12/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Primary quiet amid earnings blackout; PetSmart deal slates; Wynn busy; funds jump $2.94 billion
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| 2/12/2015 | BKBWCVDDHYLMLW | Alpha Natural Resources ended 2014 with $2.2 billion of liquidity
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| 2/12/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Oil rally boosts energy sector; Alpha Natural reports narrower loss; Alliance rebounding
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| 2/11/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Energy names end mixed, oil prices hit again; Alpha Natural earnings on tap, bonds edge up
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| 2/4/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Oil prices retreat, taking oil and gas bonds along for the ride; coal sector also weaker
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| 1/30/2015 | BKDDHY | Moody’s cuts Alpha Natural, notes, loan
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| 1/14/2015 | HY | Market Commentary: Oil, gas names stay weak despite oil rebound; iron, coal dip as forecasts cut; Ocwen falls
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| 12/31/2014 | HY | Outlook 2015: Junk market survives Fed tapering – but oil slide emerges as challenge for 2015
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| 12/8/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Oil, gas sector takes hits as oil prices hit five-year low; Cliffs, Alpha Natural soften
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| 12/4/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Cliffs declines as tender, bond offer nixed; mining sector ends weaker; RadioShack rises
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| 11/10/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: NII Holdings posts more subscriber defections; Alpha Natural debt gains; Caesars subdued
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| 11/6/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Molycorp bonds mauled on poor earnings; Cliffs clobbered too; hard-hit Aegerion comes back
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| 11/5/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Trading subdued after elections; MolyCorp dips ahead of earnings; energy tries to rally
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| 10/31/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Verso Paper climbs as NewPage sells mills; investors continue to react to coal earnings
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| 10/30/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Walter Energy, Alpha Natural earnings beat expectations; Affinion revenue dips, debt gains
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| 10/30/2014 | BKBWCVHY | Alpha Natural boasts $2.3 billion liquidity in Q3, subsidiary to sell assets for $86 million
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| 10/17/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: NOVA prices as tone brightens; secondary roars back to close volatile week; energy, coal rally
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| 10/16/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: BPZ Resources pulls offering; Chesapeake rises on asset sale; funds see $549 million outflow
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| 10/10/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Dynegy leads $6.7 billion of new deals; secondary down further; Toys, AMD retreat; coal soft
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| 10/9/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Eco Services, Natural Resource Partners price; AMD declines; funds see $1.28 billion inflow
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| 10/8/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Albertson’s, Jefferies price; secondary mixed; Caesars falls after receiving default notice
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| 10/8/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Fed minutes result in mixed results for distressed debt; Caesars slips on default notice
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| 10/1/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Fannie, Freddie dominate distressed; Arch Coal, other natural resources names again active
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| 9/30/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Distressed bonds mostly up as junk gains at quarter’s end, but Quicksilver, PDVSA punished
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| 9/24/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Burger King, Ally lead $5.62 billion session; bonds softer despite equity gain; Toys firms
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| 9/23/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Coal names continue to soften; Walter to pay interest in-kind; Caesars ends mostly weaker
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| 9/22/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Quicksilver Resources under pressure as coupon looms; coal retreats again; NII ends mixed
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| 9/19/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: NII Holdings debt mixed; coal sector rebounds, still down over week; Gymboree up ‘a shade’
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| 9/18/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Upsized American Airlines leads session; recent deals show strength; funds lose $1.19 billion
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| 8/29/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Holiday weekend results in muted marketplace for distressed debt; American Apparel unmoved
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| 8/19/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: NII Holdings gives up gains in active trading; coal, mining names continue to climb higher
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| 8/13/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: NII Holdings remains weak as investors wait for bankruptcy; Caesars bonds under pressure
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| 8/6/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Alpha Natural earnings beat expectations, but bonds weaken; MolyCorp boosted by financing
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| 8/5/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Caesars bonds active, mostly off amid dueling lawsuits; coal credits climb
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| 8/4/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Coal space rebounds from previous week; Quiksilver, 21st Century weaken; Caesars active, soft
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| 8/1/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: RadioShack dips as fund urges repayment of lenders; coal space bonds continue to decline
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| 7/10/2014 | BKBWCVDDHY | Coal companies cope with softer markets – but for how much longer?
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| 7/3/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Verso jumps on revised exchange offer; NQ Mobile convertibles steady despite stock slide
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| 7/2/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Distressed activity mixed, muted ahead of holiday; RadioShack inches up; coal sector mixed
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| 6/27/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Alpha Natural to idle Cherokee mine, sector ends mostly soft; Toys ‘R’ Us stays in retreat
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| 6/23/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Coal names continue to rally; Caesars mixed, investor weighs options; NII gaining ground
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| 6/19/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Verso Paper remains weak, NewPage merger concerns grow; Alpha Natural bonds gaining steam
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| 6/17/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Distressed bonds push up; coal names gain; Caesars unchanged to higher; NII debt holds in
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| 6/11/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Logan’s Roadhouse loss widens, bonds dip; coal names trade all over the map; Caesars mixed
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| 6/11/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Logan’s Roadhouse loss widens, bonds dip; coal names trade all over the map; Caesars mixed
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| 6/10/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: RadioShack up from lows, weak post-earnings; coal sector mixed; Energy Future DIP breaks
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| 6/9/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Market muted, firm; NII quiets down; retailers, coal sector start week with positive tone
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| 5/29/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Upsized Baytex, Precision price, firm up; Cedar Fair drives by; funds see $600 million gain
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| 5/27/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Upsized Interface prices in quiet market; Pinnacle dives as Pilgrim's Pride threatens merger
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| 5/14/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Primary takes a breather; new Sabine bonds move up; Molycorp, Sears, new Suburban active
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| 5/13/2014 | BKCVDDHY | Moody's cuts Alpha Natural debt, rates notes B2
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| 5/13/2014 | HY | New Issue: Alpha Natural Resources sells upsized $500 million six-year notes at par to yield 71/2%
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| 5/13/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Sabine megadeal leads $3.28 billion primary session, gains in secondary; Genesis, Suburban busy
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| 5/13/2014 | BKCVDDHY | S&P cuts Alpha Natural notes, rates notes B
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| 5/12/2014 | HY | Alpha Natural Resources announces $400 million secured notes offer
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| 5/12/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Energy XXI, Suburban Propane, Genesis Energy price; new Suburban busy; Friday's Kratos gains
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| 5/1/2014 | BKCVHY | Alpha Natural Resources ends first quarter with $2.1 billion liquidity
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| 4/3/2014 | HY | Momentive bonds firm ahead of potential bankruptcy; Alpha Natural gains; Claire's weak
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| 3/20/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Ocean Rig, KB Home, Pactera deals price; new Walter PIKs pummeled; funds gain $455 million
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| 1/31/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Parsley, SFX, Seven Generations deals cap $6 billion week; market off from Thursday gains
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| 1/30/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: No deals price, but recent issues gain in line with firmer market; funds lose $909 million
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| 12/12/2013 | BKCVHY | S&P rates Alpha Natural convertibles B-
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| 12/9/2013 | BKCVHY | S&P cuts Alpha Natural
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| 8/12/2013 | HY | Alpha Natural debt gains, Patriot Coal slips; Caesars boosted by news of Macau asset sale
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| 8/5/2013 | BKCVHY | Moody's could cut Alpha Natural
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| 8/2/2013 | BKCVHY | Alpha Natural Resources ends quarter with $3.4 billion long-term debt
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| 7/30/2013 | HY | Market Commentary: Pinnacle Entertainment, Dana drive-bys lead session; KeHE bonds jump; Arch off after numbers
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| 7/2/2013 | HY | Market Commentary: Domestic primary stays quiet; Europe sees FTE deal hit the road; Linn Energy off on SEC probe
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| 5/13/2013 | BKCVHY | Moody's rates Alpha Natural loan Ba1
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| 5/10/2013 | BKCVHY | S&P: Alpha Natural loan BB, convertibles B+
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| 2/14/2013 | BKCVHY | Alpha Natural Resources ends year with $3.4 billion of long-term debt
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| 2/12/2013 | HY | Market Commentary: Flextronics prices $1 billion two-part deal; new NII bonds continue rise; market has firmer tone
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| 11/8/2012 | HY | Market Commentary: Sprint sells $2.28 billion; coupon question for Edison; James River off; funds up $82 million
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| 11/7/2012 | HY | Market Commentary: Vivint leads $2.4 billion day; junk softens post-election; coal drops on vote, James River
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| 11/2/2012 | HY | Market Commentary: Six deals price; junk closes chaotic week with firm tone; earnings boost Ally, Alpha Natural
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| 10/2/2012 | HY | Market Commentary: MetroPCS bonds pop on merger chatter; Sprint declines; Cenveo dips as rating up for review
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| 10/1/2012 | HY | Market Commentary: New issue calendar busy; Sabine's deal boosts tendered debt; Alpha Natural issues firmer
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| 9/28/2012 | HY | New Issue: Alpha Natural Resources sells $500 million 93/4% notes due 2018 at 98.959 to yield 10%
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| 9/28/2012 | HY | Market Commentary: New issues dominate high-yield market; Ryerson's new deal volatile; Dean Foods loses ground
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| 9/27/2012 | BKCVHY | S&P lowers Alpha Natural, rates notes B+
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| 9/27/2012 | BKCVHY | Moody's rates Alpha notes B2
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| 9/27/2012 | HY | Alpha Natural Resources talks $500 million 5.5-year bullet notes with 10% area yield
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| 9/27/2012 | HY | Market Commentary: Ryerson, Regency deals lead nearly $4 billion day; market improves, but funds lose $310 million
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| 9/26/2012 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk rally starts to look tired; Claire's dips despite upgrade; Sprint down; Burger King hit
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| 9/25/2012 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk market ends with softer tone; ArcelorMittal brings new hybrid; commodity credits get cheap
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| 9/19/2012 | BKCVHY | S&P: Alpha Natural on watch
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| 8/27/2012 | HY | Advantage Data: Coal climb continues, as major sectors rally again
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| 8/21/2012 | HY | Market Commentary: Pricing parade halts as primary silent; new VWR firms; DaVita gains; market quiet but firm
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| 7/16/2012 | HY | Market Commentary: Upsized MEG Energy drives by, firms later; Harland Clarke returns; SuperValu down again
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| 6/29/2012 | HY | S&P cuts Alpha Natural view
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| 6/28/2012 | BKCVHY | Moody's cuts Alpha Natural
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| 6/26/2012 | HY | Market Commentary: SM Energy prices, firms; new Sonic bonds soar, recent issue doing well; coal names clobbered
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| 5/23/2012 | HY | Market Commentary: No pricings; market awaits Carrols, Global Brass, Roofing Supply; Univar scrubbed; Ford flies
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| 5/22/2012 | HY | Market Commentary: Consolidated Communications, NGPL price, move up; coal names get crushed, Ford up on upgrade
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| 5/8/2012 | BKCVHY | S&P cuts Alpha Natural, notes
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| 4/2/2012 | HY | Market Commentary: SandRidge, Actuant price drive-bys with Vantage, New Gold deals adding to $2 billion day
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| 3/29/2012 | HY | Market Commentary: Lawson mega-deal prices, jumps in trading; USG, Kemet issue; funds gain $457 million on week
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| 3/28/2012 | HY | Market Commentary: Harron deal prices, trades up, Lawson on tap; coal names get crushed in otherwise dull day
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| 2/24/2012 | BKHY | Moody's: Alpha Natural negative
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| 2/6/2012 | BKCVHY | S&P: Alpha Natural unchanged
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| 12/9/2011 | BKCVHY | Moody's: Alpha unaffected
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| 7/19/2011 | HYLM | Alpha Natural calls Foundation PA Coal's $298.3 million 71/4% notes
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| 6/6/2011 | BKCVHY | S&P affirms Alpha Natural
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| 6/1/2011 | HYLM | Alpha Natural accepts tenders for $499.71 million Massey 6 7/8% notes
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| 5/20/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Connacher, JBS, Kindred lead $2 billion-plus day to close out very busy week
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| 5/19/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Chrysler, split-rated ILFC megadeals price late; new Alpha bonds gain; funds up $373 million
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| 5/18/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Alpha Natural mega-deal, Cricket, upsized Concho price; market awaits giant Chrysler deal
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| 5/18/2011 | HY | New Issue: Alpha Natural Resources prices $1.5 billion senior notes in two parts
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| 5/16/2011 | BKCVHY | S&P: Alpha Natural notes BB
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| 5/13/2011 | BKCVHY | Moody's rates Alpha notes Ba3
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| 5/13/2011 | HY | Alpha Natural Resources intends to sell $1.5 billion eight-, 10-year senior notes in May 16 week
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| 5/13/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Emergency Medical leads $2.6 billion deal parade to close week; NewPage again knocked lower
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| 5/10/2011 | HYLM | Alpha Natural tenders for any and all of Massey Energy's 6 7/8% notes
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| 3/1/2011 | BKHY | Alpha Natural sets Thursday investor call for $1.7 billion bridge loan
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| 2/25/2011 | BKHY | Alpha Natural Resources plans $1.6 billion credit facility, $1.7 billion notes for Massey buy
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| 1/31/2011 | BKCVHY | Alpha Natural gets $3.3 billion commitment for Massey buy, will look to high-yield market later
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| 1/31/2011 | BKCVHY | Moody's may cut Alpha Natural
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| 3/15/2010 | CVHY | Alpha Natural Resources files shelf covering preferreds, stock, debt
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| 11/30/2009 | BKBWCVHY | Alpha Natural may achieve greater-than-expected merger synergies
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| 8/4/2009 | BKCVHY | S&P ups Alpha Natural, Foundation senior unsecured
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| 7/15/2009 | HY | Alpha Natural extends consent solicitation for Foundation PA 71/4% notes
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| 7/1/2009 | HY | Alpha Natural solicits consents for Foundation PA Coal's 71/4% notes
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| 6/24/2009 | BKCVHY | S&P still may lift Alpha Natural
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| 5/12/2009 | BKCVHY | Foundation Coal plans loan, bond amendments with Alpha Natural merger
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| 5/12/2009 | BKCVHY | S&P: Alpha Natural on positive watch
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| 5/12/2009 | BKCVHY | Moody's may lift Alpha Natural
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| 2/13/2009 | BKCVHY | S&P lifts Alpha Natural
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| 11/18/2008 | BKCVHY | S&P: Alpha Natural on positive watch
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| 7/16/2008 | BKCVHY | Moody's affirms Alpha Natural
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| 5/5/2008 | HY | Alpha Natural to redeem remaining 10% notes due 2012
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| 4/14/2008 | HY | Alpha Natural Resources receives consents to amend 10% notes
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| 4/3/2008 | BKHY | S&P rates Alpha Natural notes B
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| 4/2/2008 | BKHY | Moody's ups some Alpha loans
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| 4/1/2008 | HY | Alpha Natural Resources launches tender offer for 10% notes
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| 9/27/2006 | BKHY | Moody's introduces new ratings
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| 7/27/2006 | BKHY | Moody's lifts Alpha Natural Resources
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| 5/12/2006 | CVHY | Alpha Natural Resources files automatic shelf
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| 10/6/2005 | BKHY | S&P rates Alpha Natural loan BB-
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| 10/6/2005 | BKHY | Moody's assigns Alpha Natural loans B2
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| 8/5/2005 | BKHY | S&P upgrades Alpha Natural
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| 5/13/2004 | HY | New Issue: Alpha Natural Resources downsized $150 million eight-year notes yield 10%
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| 5/13/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Revlon, two more deals shelved, as five price; funds see $2.145 billion outflow
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| 5/12/2004 | HY | Alpha Natural Resources widens talk on $200 million offering 100 bps to 91/2%-93/4%
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| 5/12/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Milacron, Lazydays deals price; secondary market steps back
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| 5/11/2004 | HY | Alpha Natural Resources $200 million eight-year notes talked 81/2%-83/4%, to price Wednesday
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| 5/6/2004 | BKDDHY | S&P rates Alpha Natural notes, loan
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| 5/5/2004 | BKHY | Moody's rates Alpha Natural loan, notes
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| 5/5/2004 | HY | Alpha Natural Resources starts roadshow for $200 million eight-year notes
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| 5/5/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Itron, Whiting, Preem deals price; Telewest moves lower
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