11/28/2011 | CADDHYLM | OPTI Canada to redeem all $825 million of first-lien secured notes
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9/7/2011 | CADDHY | Most OPTI Canada second-lien noteholders vote to approve master plan
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8/24/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk stays split from stocks as market drifts lower; most names on downside, primary becalmed
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8/10/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk back on the slide as rebound fizzles, many names down points, funds see big redemptions
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7/20/2011 | CADDHY | OPTI: CNOOC unit agrees to acquire second-lien notes, common shares
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7/20/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: SunCoke Energy, Trader, Capsugel price, North Atlantic on tap; OPTI zooms on Cnooc sale plan
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7/14/2011 | BKDDHY | Moody's downgrades OPTI Canada
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7/13/2011 | BKCADDHY | S&P cuts OPTI
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7/13/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: No deals price, but Warner Music, ExamWorks seen on tap; Dynacast holds gains; secondary firm
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6/29/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Crown Media prices, jumps, National CineMedia debuts also; secondary sees better tone
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6/16/2011 | BKCADDHY | S&P downgrades OPTI Canada
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6/15/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Merge Healthcare add-on prices; primary otherwise still; secondary sags; NewPage off again
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6/14/2011 | CADDHY | OPTI Canada to miss June 15 interest payments on 81/4%, 7.785% notes
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6/9/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Clear Channel add-on trades higher, others fall; Caesars gyrates post-report; Hovnanian down
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6/8/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Arch prices $2 billion; Clear Channel falls on add-on; Chrysler down; OPTI subs take a dive
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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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4/29/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Cumulus, iPayment, Xinergy lead $1.4 billion primary, new bonds firm; TXU trades actively
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4/27/2011 | BKCADDHY | OPTI Canada must address balance sheet this year, CEO says
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4/27/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Downsized Iasis prices, also Allison, Brown Shoe, new bonds firm; OPTI gyrates, Ford flies
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4/19/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Medical Properties Trust, Dematic price; losses mounting in NewPage debt; Nebraska Book drops
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3/15/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: No deals price as market conditions weigh on calendar; American Gaming slates; secondary slips
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3/10/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Kodak, Dresser-Rand, Hooters lead $1 billion session; new Hooters flies; funds up $574 million
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3/7/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Hertz, Bumble Bee drive by, firm in aftermarket; Ingalls, JMC hold Friday gains; CKE on menu
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2/28/2011 | HY | TXU bonds end mixed as company faces default charges; Solo Cup debt crumbles; OPTI rallies
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2/28/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: TXU ends mixed as company fights default allegations; Solo Cup debt crumbling; OPTI rallies
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2/24/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: GM debt declines in sympathy with equity; Chesapeake at recent highs; OPTI, NewPage active
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2/23/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Nexeo is day's sole deal; secondary remains pressured; Leap dips on results; NewPage, OPTI up
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2/17/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Upsized Burlington, Claire's deals price, trade up; Rite Aid up on loan news; funds gain
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2/16/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Dave & Buster's prices, new Clear Channels gain; Burlington, Claire's ahead; Ahern plunges
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2/14/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Cambium prices, firms; market awaits Clear Channel; Hughes Network up on EchoStar buyout deal
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2/11/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Primary activity slows, small Afren add-on only pricing; market awaits Cambium; OPTI settles
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2/10/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Regal drive-by, Venoco, Provident lead $1.5 billion primary; OPTI gyrates wildly; funds jump
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2/10/2011 | CADDHY | OPTI Canada provides operational update on Long Lake; outlook unsure
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2/9/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: MarkWest, Florida East Coast drive-bys, PlyGem pace $1.5 billion day; await Venoco, Energy XXI
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2/7/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: UPC, Chaparral drive-bys lead primary; Pride up on acquisition, Chesapeake gains on asset sale
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2/4/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Aleris, Yankee Candle lead late deal surge; OPTI, Kodak extend comebacks; US Oncology a puzzle
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2/3/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Valeant, Denbury drive-bys pace primary; new Ford busy; OPTI Canada rebounds; funds gain
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2/2/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Ford Credit, upsized Kraton, add-ons pace busy primary; OPTI Canada carnage continues
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2/2/2011 | BKCADDHY | Moody's cuts Opti Canada
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2/1/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Downsized Del Monte prices, trades up; Geo, MedImpact, Westmoreland price; OPTI gets bopped
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1/26/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: VimpelCom, Fresenius, Casella price in $2.3 billion session; DirectBuy down, Kodak gets killed
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1/25/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Hertz drive-by, Dana two-parter lead nearly $2 billion primary; new deals move up; OPTI busy
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1/24/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Swissport prices, bonds up in trading; paper names pop on RockTenn news
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1/20/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Upsized Vanguard leads $1 billion-plus primary; new Florida Rail rises; funds up $739 million
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1/18/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Crown Holdings, Empire Today price upsized drive-by deals; post-holiday market largely quiet
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1/14/2011 | HY | Looming holiday creates muted climate; OPTI bonds weaken again; Nebraska Book paper gains
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1/7/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Windstream sells add-on, new bonds gain; Rafaella up on buyout; market ends week mostly firm
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1/5/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: AmeriGas prices 10-years, new Charter bonds active; First Data busy, AIG up on unit-sale talk
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1/3/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk market roars back to life as 'January Effect' kicks in; CommScope plans secured deal
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12/22/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: Gala Coral plans euro deal; secondary quiet, mostly firm; A&P retreat continues, Freescale up
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12/21/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: J. Crew deal joins calendar, but primary otherwise dead; A&P post-filing surge ends; OPTI up
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12/17/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: ConvaTec mega-deal, TransDigm add-on end $4.7 billion primary week; A&P up more, OPTI rebounds
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12/16/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: Syniverse, ResCare price, move up; ConvaTec awaits; OPTI off again; funds up $403 million
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12/14/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: CNO, Aurora downsize; Kansas City Southern, Landry's price; OPTI Canada off post-downgrade
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12/13/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: Scotts Miracle brings 10-year deal; Swift, CNO await; First Data climbs; bankrupt A&P moves up
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12/8/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: Seagate drives by; Nalco, Pilgrim's Pride, Trinidad to come; McClatchy hops, NewPage drops
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12/7/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: Standard Pacific sells; First Capital talks; Sprint, OPTI lose ground; Harrah's gets boost
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12/6/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: Kinder Morgan, Hertz, AK Steel drive-bys lead $2.5 billion session; Citadel, Bumble Bee price
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12/1/2010 | HY | Distressed debt turns positive; exchange offer gives Realogy a boost; Harry & David lower
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11/23/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: Rain CII, Brightstar, American Reprographics price, but Performance Foods, Spencer drop out
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11/19/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: Petco, upsized Paetec price, both rise to close out $10 billion week; secondary slide resumes
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10/28/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: Boyd, Huntsman lead drive-by deluge on $2.4 billion day; new Momentives up; funds also rise
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10/28/2010 | HY | OPTI Canada says recent debt sale boosts liquidity, buys time for operations ramp-up, strategic review
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10/25/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: MGM sells $500 million eight-years, bonds rise; Dunkin' slates; Fortescue $2 billion awaits
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10/22/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: Omnova, Sabra, Prestige price, gain in trading; Momentive, Hexion bonds busy on new-deal news
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10/1/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: Burger King deal beats talk; U.S., European deals price; new Breitburn up; energy names active
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8/13/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: Chemtura, New Enterprise, Tower close out record primary week; Blockbuster plunges on warning
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8/12/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: Warner Chilcott, MultiPlan lead $2.7 billion primary; Exide put off; funds gain $574.8 million
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8/11/2010 | HY | New Issue: OPTI Canada sells $400 million first-lien notes in two parts
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8/11/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: First Data, OPTI, Peabody, Elan price; ILFC brings huge split-rated deal; new Tembecs tumble
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8/11/2010 | BKDDHY | S&P drops OPTI Canada to CCC+
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7/15/2010 | BKBWHY | OPTI Canada to evaluate financial resources for 2011, seek to delever
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7/7/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: FCE, Postmedia price, new CKE up a bit; Gulf energy names, TXU gain, Skilled Healthcare dives
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6/18/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: Downsized Citgo prices, moves up, DynCorp slates; soccer quiets secondary, but junk ends firm
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6/17/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: Talk out on Citgo deal, Radio One shops notes; secondary firm again, funds back in the black
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6/16/2010 | BKBWHY | OPTI Canada: Oil sands project keeps ramping up - but heavy debt load must come down
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6/16/2010 | HY | Market Commentary: Upsized TitleMax prices, Michael Foods shops deal; Gulf energy names mixed; NewPage rebounds
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2/9/2010 | BKBWHY | OPTI Canada reviewing strategic alternatives, looking to reduce leverage, position for growth
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11/18/2009 | HY | Market Commentary: Clearwire mega-deal leads $2.75 billion day; AMD slates bonds, existing debt firms on call
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11/17/2009 | HY | Market Commentary: Unitymedia, HealthSouth and Landry's price deals; market awaits Clearwire; GM gains again
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11/16/2009 | HY | Market Commentary: OPTI, Altra price; market awaits HealthSouth, Unitymedia, Landry's; GM jumps on repayment plan
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11/16/2009 | BKDDHY | S&P gives OPTI notes, loan B+
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11/16/2009 | BKDDHY | Moody's drops OPTI, rates loan B1, notes B2
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11/16/2009 | HY | New Issue: OPTI Canada prices $425 million 9% three-year secured notes at 97 to yield 10.156%
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11/16/2009 | HY | Market Commentary: OPTI, Altra price; market awaits HealthSouth, Unitymedia, Landry's; GM jumps on repayment plan
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9/28/2009 | BKDDHY | Moody's confirms OPTI
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6/5/2009 | BKDDHY | Moody's downgrades OPTI Canada
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3/11/2009 | BKHY | S&P lowers OPTI
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2/27/2009 | BKHY | Moody's lowers OPTI Canada
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12/17/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: Better junk tone despite stock slump; Opti Canada, Charter, lead gainers; GMAC gains on exchange progress
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11/24/2008 | BKHY | Moody's drops OPTI Canada
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11/21/2008 | HY | Market Commentary: GMAC gives up gains amid continued auto uncertainty, GM bankruptcy buzz; Buffett buys into USG
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11/16/2007 | HY | Market Commentary: Connacher, Gastar deals price; ResCap slides on default, bankruptcy fears; AMD up on equity infusion
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7/9/2007 | HY | Market Commentary: Swift pulls $600 million deal; Sequa up on M&A news; Dura asset-sale bounce continues
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6/26/2007 | BKHY | S&P lowers OPTI Canada
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6/25/2007 | HY | Market Commentary: OPTI Canada, Nevada Power/Sierra Pacific deals price; Dobson firms on sale possibility
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6/25/2007 | BKHY | Moody's rates OPTI Canada notes B1
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6/25/2007 | HY | New Issue: OPTI Canada's $750 million 7.5-year notes yield 7 7/8%
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1/10/2007 | HY | Market Commentary: Delta flies on sweetened takeover bid; Kodak firms on asset sale; Chaparral Energy prices upsized deal
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12/11/2006 | HY | Market Commentary: Ford prices upsized $3 billion deal; Northwest bonds continue to fly
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12/8/2006 | HY | Market Commentary: OPTI Canada, Buffalo Thunder push issuance to record, move up in trading; Northwest jumps
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12/8/2006 | HY | New Issue: OPTI Canada $1 billion eight-year notes yield 81/4%
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12/6/2006 | HY | Opti Canada talks $1 billion eight-year notes at 81/4%-81/2%
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12/6/2006 | HY | Market Commentary: Williams Partners prices $600 million deal; Movie Gallery bonds jump
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11/28/2006 | HY | OPTI Canada to start roadshow Wednesday for $1 billion eight-year notes
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11/28/2006 | HY | Market Commentary: Airline slide continues, market mulls Harrah's buzz; Chesapeake, OPTI Canada slate deals
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11/22/2006 | BKHY | S&P rates OPTI Canada loan BB+, notes BB
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11/22/2006 | BKHY | Moody's rates OPTI Canada loan Ba3, note B1
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11/16/2006 | BKHY | OPTI Canada plans $1 billion of notes, C$500 million revolver, C$200 million bridge loan
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