debt

The St. Louis Fed released a paper this month with very ominous overtones. It spoke of both economic and financial "ruin," but didn’t mention interest rates or tariff risk once. The existential risk that has the Fed worried is debt. In “Making Sense of the National Debt,...

Steven Orr, Benzinga's senior vice president, recently shared his insights on the trading industry. Orr is known as "Big Beat" in the office and in the financial world. His interest in trading started at a young age. “My parents asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up; I...

Shares J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) fell Friday morning after Reuters reported the struggling department store may have hired debt restructuring experts. What Happened JC Penney tasked experts to explore options that would give the company more time to oversee a turnaround in the face of $4...

Arizona-based, multistate cannabis company Harvest Health & Recreation Inc (OTC: HRVSF) announced Monday that it closed the first tranche of its brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $100 million. What Happened The company offered unsecured convertible debentures at a price of $1,000...

The government shutdown may have ended in January, but it’s highly likely that some of the nearly one million government employees affected are still feeling the financial ramifications. That’s because for many Americans, it’s becoming harder and harder to simultaneously save and...

Loans are a means of funding projects or expenses that borrowers can't afford upfront. By paying back the lump sum through a series of payments with interest, loans can set borrowers up for success in their personal or professional lives when used correctly. They're used to pay for academic...

Yet another $840-billion U.S. federal deficit in 2018 has pushed the national debt to $21.8 trillion as the year draws to a close. While most Americans are finalizing their 2018 finances in the last several weeks of the year in preparation for 2019 tax season, Benzinga took a look at just how much...

A public company, apart from the capital raised by offering shares on an exchange, is financed by another component: debt capital. It comes with an obligation to repay the amount borrowed plus interest at a later date.  Why take on debt? Couldn't a company be content with equity? How...

Americans paying off student loan debt now have a new way to add to their 401(k) retirement savings. What Happened? A new private letter ruling by the IRS suggests the agency may be open to employers matching employee student loan payments with contributions to their 401(k), according to...

By Daniel Czulno The National debt is rarely a riveting topic that one looks forward to as part of, say, your average dinner table conversation. However, many of the ideas we often take at face value regarding national debt, the economy, and how nations function don't necessarily stand up to...

A bloodbath in retail, a shortage of seasonal farmworkers, two bummer summers at the box office, a meltdown in bridal gowns and the flatlining of crude oil prices: This is the stuff of bankruptcy. Whether up close and personal or global in scale, underwater businesses and laid-off workers are often...

There’s no quick fix or magic bullet for eliminating debt. However, coming up with a solid strategy for paying down debt and sticking to that plan is absolutely necessary. The smartest and fastest way to eliminate debt is a strategy known as the debt avalanche. Take Inventory Regardless of...

Companies based in emerging markets are tapping the US debt market at record levels. According to a Bloomberg report, debt issuance from emerging companies that are denominated in U.S. dollars soared 159 percent so far in 2017 to $160 billion. Emerging market companies suffered a brief setback...

American companies have been very active in selling bonds during the first three months of 2017. According to Gadfly's Lisa Abramowicz, this implies that Corporate America owes Wall Street bans a big thank you. Abramowicz commented in a report that companies raised more than $416 billion in debt...