3/13/2025 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Junk primary stays sidelined; CCC credits hard hit in secondary; funds lose $569 million
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2/14/2025 | DD | Market Commentary: Retailers pressured in 2025; Michaels notes pick up; Staples secured paper softens
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1/8/2025 | DD | Market Commentary: Retail sector weakens in distressed debt market; Michaels takes a hit; iHeart lower
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12/24/2024 | DD | Market Commentary: Markets get Christmas Eve boost; Staples paper softer in December; Michaels notes slip
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12/2/2024 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Ryan Specialty prices add-on; Gray Television active; Staples under pressure; Nissan lower
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9/18/2024 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Junk market unfazed by 50 bps rate cut; Help at Home rises; Staples eliminates losses
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9/17/2024 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Alpha Generation joins junk calendar; Royal Caribbean adds; Staples, Michaels lower on earnings
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8/23/2024 | DD | Market Commentary: Staples exchange notes gain; late-summer trading action slows; distressed index up
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8/22/2024 | DD | Market Commentary: Staples’ exchange notes drift to distressed space; Sinclair TV stronger; Gray Media up
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6/27/2024 | DD | Market Commentary: Staples notes under pressure in secondary market; iHeart paper extends downtrend
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6/18/2024 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Junk: Copeland, MGM China, Diana Shipping price; Sealed Air flat, existing notes come in
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6/4/2024 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: High yield: Herc prices; Brink’s on deck; Staples pares losses; loanDepot notes jump
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5/29/2024 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Alliance Resource prices junk; Staples, Service Properties decline; Hertz under pressure
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5/28/2024 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Velocity Vehicle joins junk calendar; Staples, Gray down again; Atlantica jumps on buyout
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5/24/2024 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Junk primary takes breather from largest-volume month of year; Staples, Gray struggle
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5/23/2024 | DDHYLM | Staples gives early results of exchange offer, modifies consideration
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5/22/2024 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Three junk issuers price $1.5 billion; Staples eyed; Bombardier, California Resources soften
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5/20/2024 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: ION, Owens-Brockway, PennyMac price; calendar balloons; Service Properties struggles
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5/17/2024 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Junk: Service Properties prices, existing notes lower; broadcasters in focus; AMC lower
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5/13/2024 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Encore Capital, Icahn drive-by; Baldwin Insurance holds premium
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5/13/2024 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Encore Capital, Icahn drive-by; Baldwin Insurance holds premium
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5/10/2024 | DD | Market Commentary: Staples notes climb; bond market feels a ‘little wobbly’; iHeart extends losses
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5/10/2024 | BKDDHY | S&P rates Staples first-lien debt B-
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5/10/2024 | BKDDHY | Staples kicks off refinancing to address 2026 maturities Monday
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5/6/2024 | DD | Is Staples’ chance to address $6 billion of debt in HY market fading?
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4/23/2024 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Junk: Xerox pressured post-earnings; Hertz down on macro risks; Staples jumps on unit sale
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3/18/2024 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed retail paper higher after Joann bankruptcy; Michaels, Staples notes improve
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2/27/2024 | DD | Market Commentary: Altice’s CSC distressed bonds up again; Staples notes climb; distressed volume grows
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2/27/2024 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Altice/CSC Holdings levels off in junkland; Staples, Adept Health up on earnings
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2/22/2024 | DD | Market Commentary: Ardagh distressed bonds jump on financial results; Staples up after outlook change
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2/22/2024 | BKDDHY | Moody’s moves Staples view to negative
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2/20/2024 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed retail names mostly gain as earnings eyed; Qurate, QVC, Michaels, Staples up
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1/4/2024 | DD | Market Commentary: DISH Network notes gain in trading; AMC paper under pressure; Staples climbs higher
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12/29/2023 | BKCVDDEMHY | Outlook 2024: Higher corporate defaults likely as volatility mounts, default candidates grow
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12/6/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: Staples moves higher; WW International notes jump in trading rush; DISH bonds improve
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12/5/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed private retail in focus; Michaels bonds climb; Staples gains; WW paper down
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11/30/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: Enviva bonds hit 50s handle; Staples extends rally; Qurate Retail mixed; Glatfelter down
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11/29/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: Staples notes rebound; Spirit Airlines’ paper higher in post-holiday trading; AMC notes up
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9/22/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: Staples, Michaels bonds trade up on day, lower on week; Lumen one of week’s top gainers
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9/21/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: DISH paper declines; Altice’s CSC bonds soften; Rite Aid mixed; Staples heads lower
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9/20/2023 | BKDDHY | S&P pares Staples
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9/15/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: Staples active, mixed post-earnings call; iHeart jumps; Altice France secureds gain
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9/13/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: Staples in focus, secured notes drop; Bausch Health active; Lion’s Gate paper rises
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9/12/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: Staples notes improve pre-earnings; AMC rebound continues; Lumen gives back gains
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8/17/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: Cracks widen in Rite Aid, CDS spreads ease nearly 5,000 bps; DISH drops; Lumen softens
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7/13/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: Rite Aid bonds rebound, CDS spreads gap out; Staples notes, CDS improve; Level 3 higher
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7/3/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: Community Health notes up; Bausch Health mixed; QVC down; Michaels dips; Staples better
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6/30/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed trading thins; DISH better; Bed Bath & Beyond paper moves lower; Staples flat
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6/22/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: AMC notes move higher after court hearing set; Staples better; Grubhub bonds decline
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6/21/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: AMC paper declines; Staples’ senior and secured bonds pressured; iHeartMedia notes down
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6/16/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: Staples notes drop in strong volume; Mallinckrodt lower; Bausch Health flat; Carvana up
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6/16/2023 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Junk: Ford recent tranches mixed in active trade; DISH rebounds; Staples under pressure
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6/13/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: AMC, Staples distressed paper stronger; Michaels gains; Community Health, Bausch up
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4/14/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: QVC notes lower; Bausch Health, Community Health paper up; WeWork better; Talen softens
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4/5/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed trading thin; Carvana softens; DISH lower; AMC down; Staples off; Level 3 declines
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1/17/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: Carvana notes flat in active trade; Staples adds to gains; Michaels’ uptrend pauses
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1/13/2023 | DD | Market Commentary: Retail in focus; Bed Bath & Beyond gives back gains on bankruptcy talks; AMC weakens
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12/30/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: Outlook 2023: Distressed market on watch for prospects as defaults climb; retail in focus
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12/13/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed retail paper up in heavy trading; Staples, Michaels improve; Avaya slides
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10/24/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed notes from retailers Michaels, Bed Bath & Beyond soften; Staples improves
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10/6/2022 | BKDDHY | S&P stabilizes Staples outlook
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9/15/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed retail mixed; Staples notes decline, CDS spreads firm; Plains, CHS improve
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9/9/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed paper lifted in light secondary supply; Bausch, Staples gain; FLY Leasing up
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8/25/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: Rite Aid, Staples, Kohl’s paper, CDS spreads under pressure; Avaya notes climb higher
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8/11/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: Qurate Retail, Rite Aid, Staples paper up on week, CDS spreads improve; Avaya declines
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8/4/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: Rite Aid, Staples paper, CDS spreads better; bankrupt Revlon notes down; EnLink eyed
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6/24/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: Rite Aid up, CDS spreads firm; Staples mixed; Nabors softens in June; Beazer Homes pressured
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6/9/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: Travel names under pressure; Carnival, Royal Caribbean paper eyed; Talen, Staples down
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6/3/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: Bausch Health bonds active; Avaya uptrend continues; At Home notes move lower
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5/20/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: Talen Energy bonds lifted; Diebold Nixdorf softens following downgrade; Staples lower
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5/19/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: Rite Aid notes, CDS soften; Qurate Retail declines; Staples lower; default rate eyed
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5/5/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: Talen notes, CDS spreads improve; Rite Aid lower; Staples bonds, CDS spreads soften
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4/27/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed retail paper mostly soft; Bed Bath & Beyond, Staples, Michaels, Rite Aid off
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3/17/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: Talen notes slide, CDS spreads move out; Transocean up as oil rallies; Staples better
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2/9/2022 | BKDDHY | Moody's downgrades Staples
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1/13/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: Diamond Sports gains in heavy trading; PBF improves; Staples up; Sunac China slides
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1/12/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: PBF, Transocean notes higher; Diamond Sports up; Staples strongly traded; Sunac mixed
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1/7/2022 | DD | Market Commentary: Diamond Sports up; Bed Bath & Beyond slides; Exela down; PBF better; Shimao, Sunac lower
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12/16/2021 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Skillz high-yield bonds tucked away; Staples active post-earnings; Coinbase bounces off lows
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6/18/2021 | DD | Market Commentary: Talen higher; Peabody notes decline; Staples steadies; CWT softens; Credito Real down
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6/17/2021 | DD | Market Commentary: Talen Energy notes mixed; PBF wilts; Energy Transfer up; Staples, Washington Prime down
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9/9/2020 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Primary prices whopping $7.4 billion; forward calendar grows; Tegna improves
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12/12/2019 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Cox Media, Korn Ferry, AmWINS add-on price; Calpine, Charter active; Antero jumps
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4/12/2019 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Mineral Resources carries over; Crestwood Midstream up; Staples tranche closes at par
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4/11/2019 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Crestwood Midstream prices; Staples improves; PG&E gains; funds add $655 million
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4/9/2019 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Staples prices, lags in secondary; Golden Entertainment active; U.S. Steel mixed
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4/8/2019 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Golden Entertainment prices; Staples upsizes offering, closes books; Ensign Drilling drops
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4/5/2019 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Ensign Drilling, Forestar price; Staples eyed; Enlink, NGL trade up; Rackspace gains
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4/4/2019 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: EnLink, NGL price; Euro deals trade up; Weatherford tanks; Tesla drops
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4/3/2019 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Forestar, NGL Energy on tap; Cable & Wireless hovers at issue price; Intelsat jumps
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4/2/2019 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Cable & Wireless prices; Staples, Golden Entertainment on tap; JBS trades up
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3/29/2019 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: New paper in focus; Darling Ingredients, Surgery Center trade up; MGM, Realogy gain
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3/22/2019 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Nexeo Plastics prices; Kodiak pushed; Staples plans $2.13 billion; ADT, Kosmos below par
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3/4/2019 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Credit Acceptance on tap; Digicel gains; recent deals active; Staples drops
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12/20/2018 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Junk bonds sell off as credit spreads widen, crude oil plummets; Intelsat, Avantor down
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12/7/2018 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Primary expects zero December new issuance; energy names up; Staples jumps; Envision down
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9/11/2018 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Popular prices, Fortress on tap; Refinitiv accelerates timing; PetSmart, Staples gain
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1/26/2018 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Hunt Cos. caps $5.2 billion week, gains in busy trading; Staples, Bombardier surge
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11/21/2017 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed/underperforming market quiet; energy names mixed, Neiman Marcus, Staples up, telecoms firm
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10/26/2017 | DD | Market Commentary: Rite Aid struck on Amazon challenge; Intelsat falls on earnings, Bombardier recovers a little
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10/25/2017 | DD | Market Commentary: Staples struck down on Amazon challenge; Bombardier battered on C-Series glitch; hospital names off
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10/25/2017 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Quality Tech drives by; new Wind Tre, Netflix active and off; Staples, Bombardier drop
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8/31/2017 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: European primary sees activity; Tesla, other recent deals busy; funds lose $277 million
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8/29/2017 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Primary stays becalmed; new Tesla tops actives, supermarkets still pressed; energy quiets
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8/21/2017 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Primary market silent as mid-summer lull sets in; Tesla trades up; Staples still struggles
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8/18/2017 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Enova caps slower $4.4 billion week; Tesla, Staples pressured; Calpine mostly off on buyout
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8/16/2017 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: New high-yield bonds eyed; Tesla trades active; Staples hits par; Trinseo performs well
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8/15/2017 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Upsized Big River Steel, Trinseo, downsized Club Corp. price; Staples struggles, Tesla too
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8/14/2017 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: AES drive-by prices; Staples downsizes megadeal; busy Tesla trading; Calumet bonds jump
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