Interest rates were set to fall. Now, companies are hunting for ways to offset higher debt costs, making sure potential deals are worth the extra financing cost and bracing for more sales pressure.
Kristin Broughton is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, covering CFOs and corporate finance. Her reporting focuses on topics such as mergers and acquisitions, debt financing, cost savings initiatives, and the impact of macroeconomic trends on corporate finance strategies. Kristin's work has also appeared in publications like Yahoo Finance and LiveMint.