Sam Goldfarb

The ranks of companies with ultralow credit ratings is growing as corporate defaults also rise, according to new reports from Moody’s Investors Service. The good news: both signs of credit stress are hardly elevated by historical standards. At the end of March, 227 companies were rated B3 negative

Some good news for Western Alliance Bancorp: Not only is its stock surging Wednesday, its bonds are too, suggesting the Phoenix-based bank’s future cost of funding won’t be nearly as expensive as it looked like it would be a few weeks ago. Announcing its first-quarter earnings after the market clos

A surge of cash into short-term Treasurys, the looming approach of the government’s borrowing limit and uncertainty about the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate policy are combining to drive a surprising rally in the 1-month Treasury bill. That rally gained even more momentum on Thursday. The yield on

Investor anxiety about the debt ceiling is showing up in where traders are putting their money. Investors have been pouring into 1-month Treasury bills, which mature before the government is expected to bump again

McDonald’s and PepsiCo earnings suggest Americans are still willing to pay more for burgers and soda.

Yields on Treasury bills maturing in early June have jumped nearly a percentage point after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. could run short of cash as soon as June 1 if Congress doesn’t raise the debt ceiling. In recent trading, the yield on a bill maturing on June 1 was 5.435%, accor

Many investors believe the Fed has reached the end of its tightening campaign.

Rising yields on debt threaten higher borrowing costs for lenders.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note has topped 3.6%, its highest since March.

A lack of progress in negotiations over the debt ceiling has weighed on U.S. stocks this week.