Finance chiefs are issuing debt in the commercial paper market to save on interest costs and prepare their balance sheets for a likely rate cut from the Federal Reserve. The short-term debt appeals to ...

Commercial paper is a type of short-term investment instrument issued by corporations in order to cover certain types of debt liabilities. Corporations issue commercial paper when they need to cover ...

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Interest rates on unsecured commercial paper, an important source of short-term funding for banks, have reached the highest levels since the Great Recession, raising the possibility of a credit crunch ...

67 Lincoln St., Worcester. The Nativity School's acquisition of this building was stalled due to trouble in the commercial paper market. PHOTO/LIVIA GERSHON By now, even folks with little or no ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. A funding backstop the U.S. Federal Reserve launches on Tuesday should help address liquidity problems that ...

Commercial paper is a form of unsecured debt that allows companies to bypass a traditional lender, according to the SEC. Companies may issue commercial paper when they need to raise money. Commercial ...

Commercial paper is a promissory note in which the issuer promises to pay the buyer a specified amount at its maturity. Buyers purchase commercial paper at a lower rate than they are expected to ...

(Reuters) - The latest corner of credit markets hit by fears of U.S. subprime mortgages is commercial paper, a kind of short-term IOU that companies use to fund their daily operations. Here is how the ...