8/1/2017 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: U.S. Steel, Diamond Offshore, Penske price; new Penske bonds jump; Hertz rebounds
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7/31/2017 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Cliffs add-on, M/I Homes price; new M/I gains; recent issues busy; Hertz, Charter lower
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7/31/2017 | BKDDHY | Moody’s ups Cliffs Natural notes to B2
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4/17/2017 | DD | Market Commentary: Avaya higher on reorganization plan filing; health care largely unchanged following HCA’s forecast; Hertz up
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4/12/2017 | DD | Market Commentary: Toys ‘R’ Us up several points after posting fourth quarter results; Endo International rebounds; Valeant down
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2/21/2017 | DD | Market Commentary: Community Health explodes post-earnings; Quorum Health follows; pharma mixed, Valeant, Intelsat up
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2/15/2017 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Upsized Aecom and Gateway Casinos price, trade actively; Murray Energy gains continue
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2/14/2017 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Quiet primary preps for Gateway deal, new-issue revival ahead; Murray Energy, AerCap rise
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2/13/2017 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Dollar primary market quiets down; new Cliffs busy, easier; Chemours jumps on settlement
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2/10/2017 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Cliffs deal closes $8.87 billion week, year’s busiest; new bonds busy; Freeport firms
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2/10/2017 | DD | Market Commentary: Cliffs surges higher for a second session; E&P uplifted by oil prices; Neiman stops dramatic losses
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2/10/2017 | BKDDHY | S&P upgrades Cliffs Natural, rates notes B
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2/10/2017 | BKDDHY | Moody’s ups Cliffs Natural, debt; rates notes B3
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2/9/2017 | DD | Market Commentary: After downgrade, Neiman continues to trade lower; California Resources, Murray Energy rise; Cengage pares
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2/9/2017 | BWDDHYLM | Cliffs Natural aims to repay debt due 2020; Q4 sees major cash inflow
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12/22/2016 | DD | Market Commentary: Navios up as contract in ‘full force and effect’; iHeart, Peabody keep moving; retailers trade pre-holiday
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12/20/2016 | DD | Market Commentary: Volume stays low in pre-holiday calm; Valeant down; iHeart mixed as decision looms; one-off names trade
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12/20/2016 | BKDDHY | S&P takes actions on metals, mining companies
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11/23/2016 | DD | Market Commentary: Trading slows before holiday; Peabody amends DIP loan; EP Energy, California Resources up
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11/22/2016 | DD | Market Commentary: Ultra Petroleum gets huge gain after plan support agreement; Peabody rallies on commodities; oil mixed
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11/21/2016 | DD | Market Commentary: Energy sector sees boom amid OPEC speculation; coal down; Community Health and Quorum on the upswing
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11/18/2016 | DD | Market Commentary: Community Health sees mixed movement after $425 million sale; oil back-and-forth; coal down, again
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11/9/2016 | DD | Market Commentary: Trump presidency trickles down for upticks, several industries decline; energy, pharma up; hospitals lose
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10/28/2016 | DD | Market Commentary: Community Health slows after tumultuous Thursday; other healthcare mixed following suit; energy wobbles
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9/8/2016 | DD | S&P downgrades Key Energy
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9/8/2016 | BKDDHY | Moody’s upgrades Cliffs, notes
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8/11/2016 | BKDDHY | Moody’s might lift Cliffs Natural
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6/17/2016 | DD | Market Commentary: Elizabeth Arden debt pops on Revlon merger news; Cliffs steady; oil price rally boosts energy sector
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6/16/2016 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Primary stays quiet, recent deals active; Cliffs up on equity issue; funds lose $1.8 billion
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6/16/2016 | DD | Market Commentary: Cliffs jumps on possibility of debt take-out; California Resources’ paper retreats with oil
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4/18/2016 | BKCVDDEMHY | S&P reports five new global corporate defaults for April 7 to April 13
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4/15/2016 | BKDDHY | S&P lifts Cliffs Natural, rates new notes B
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4/13/2016 | BKDDHY | S&P lowers Cliffs Natural
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4/11/2016 | BKCVDDHY | Moody’s estimates that global default rate will hit 4.6% in one year
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3/15/2016 | DDHYLM | Cliffs to fight lawsuit by noteholder group on private debt exchange
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3/14/2016 | DDHYLM | Cliffs subject of class action suit brought for 8%, 6¼% bondholders
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3/11/2016 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed debt finishes week firm; oil and gas bonds continue to climb; mining names also improve
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3/9/2016 | BKCVDDEMHY | S&P global speculative-grade default rate falls to 2.66% in January
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3/7/2016 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Iron ore, oil credits up on price gains; primary quiet, though TRAC Intermodal hits road
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3/7/2016 | DD | Market Commentary: Commodities lead distressed bonds higher; iron names firm as prices surge; oil and gas remains strong
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3/4/2016 | BKDDHY | Moody’s rates Cliffs Natural notes Caa3
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2/29/2016 | DDHYLM | Cliffs to issue $219 million 8% 1.5-lien notes due 2020 in exchange
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2/10/2016 | DDHYLM | Cliffs extends early deadline in exchange, ups price for 3.95% notes
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2/3/2016 | BKCVDDHY | Moody’s drops Cliffs Natural, notes
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2/1/2016 | DD | Market Commentary: Weak crude prices push down sector’s bonds; Freeport-McMoran continues rebound; Cliffs’ debt fades
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1/29/2016 | BKCVDDHY | S&P lowers Cliffs Natural
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1/27/2016 | BKBWDDHYLM | Cliffs Natural Resources cut debt in 2015, unveils exchange offer to further reduce balance
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1/27/2016 | DDHYLM | Cliffs offers $710 million 8% 1.5-lien notes in exchange for six notes
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1/20/2016 | DD | Market Commentary: Post-holiday distressed bond market quiet, energy issues seen mixed; miners better
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1/5/2016 | BKCVDDHY | Moody’s cuts Cliffs Natural, notes
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12/9/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed oil, gas bonds climb as crude gyrates; steel names firm; iron, coal names drop
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10/29/2015 | BWCVDDHY | Cliffs claims cost cuts are paying off as debt falls $400 million
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8/28/2015 | DDHYLM | Cliffs gets tenders for $1.15 million more 3.95% notes, all accepted
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8/14/2015 | DDHYLM | Cliffs gets tenders for $123.69 million 3.95% notes, ups purchase cap
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7/31/2015 | DDHYLM | Cliffs begins tender offer for $100 million 3.95% notes due 2018
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7/29/2015 | BKDDHYLM | Cliffs Natural Resources has ‘ample’ liquidity, controls destiny on cash-spending priorities
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7/28/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Peabody rises despite wider loss; Consol inches up; AK Steel beats outlook; Cliffs ends mixed
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7/15/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Coal issues stay lower amid talk Walter may file; iron ore names calm down
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7/9/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed debt improves after volatile week; Pacific Rubiales dives as deal nixed; Caesars up
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7/8/2015 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Pricing drought continues; Eldorado Resorts plans deal; energy mixed, but iron ore slides
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5/29/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: SandRidge declines on new issue; Cliffs Natural sees late-day weakness; coal sector stays soft
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5/26/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed debt market in post-holiday lull; FMG bonds bounce on rumors of Chinese investment
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5/20/2015 | BKCVDDHY | Cliffs Natural: Wabush group added to Bloom Lake group CCAA proceeding
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5/12/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Oil, gas bonds dip despite crude gains; coal sector weighed by Patriot filing; JCPenney softer
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5/12/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed credits mostly lower, including oil, coal; Puerto Rico slips; LiqhtSquared lines up loan
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4/30/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed market mixed as investors digest FOMC; Cliffs up despite earnings miss, stock slide
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4/28/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Cliffs Natural’s debt holds ahead of earnings; Magnetation sinks; Alpha Natural results on tap
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4/27/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Cliffs unchanged, better ahead of earnings; W&T Offshore bonds come in; Colt debt on the rise
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4/24/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Peabody stays strong post-earnings; Cliffs debt rises as BHP cuts expansion; Gymboree comes in
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4/23/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Gymboree reports earnings rise, bonds jump higher; Peabody firm despite wider loss; FMG active
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4/13/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Oil’s third consecutive gain boosts oil, gas names; iron space rises, Citi sees prices hit $30
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4/2/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Commodities mixed in week’s last full session; Longview Power pushes up loan deadline
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4/2/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Energy names off despite oil-price surge; Samson slides; Fortescue, Cliffs fall, but ANR up
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4/1/2015 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Taylor Morrison, Norbord, McGraw-Hill, Sabre price to open April; Samson, Fortescue slide
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3/26/2015 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Esterline prices; energy sector lifted; Cliffs declines; funds see $856 million inflow
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3/26/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Oil prices up on Yemen bombings; energy names improve; Cliffs bonds slip after deal prices
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3/25/2015 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Cliffs, Consol calendar deals, four others price in busy session; Heinz jumps on Kraft news
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3/25/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Energy sector helped by oil rally; Midstates amends revolver terms; Alpha Natural debt jumps
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3/24/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Linn Energy enters joint venture with Quantum, bonds rise; Cliffs debt gains, new deal shopped
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3/20/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Transocean scrapping more rigs, bonds weaken; Cliffs gains ahead of new issue; MagnaChip wanes
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3/19/2015 | DD | Bloom Lake parent sued for $52.6 million in guarantee breach lawsuit
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3/12/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Energy names weaken as supply glut pressures oil prices; Cliffs extends early tender date
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3/11/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed market ticks up; NII debt improves post-earnings; commodities remain under pressure
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3/9/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed bonds begin week with soft tone; Midstates interim CEO to resign; Vantage debt dips
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3/7/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: RadioShack notes slide though DIP approved; oil, coal names busy; Fortescue paper pressured
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3/2/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Goodrich Petroleum continues climb post-earnings, stock sale; SandRidge remains under pressure
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2/27/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Goodrich rises despite earnings miss; SandRidge profit improves, but bonds dip; Hercules slides
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2/21/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed bonds end week quietly, but activity in Caesars, energy credits like Chaparral
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2/3/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Oil price surge bodes well for energy; Arch reports smaller loss, cuts dividend; Cliffs firms
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1/30/2015 | BKCVDDEMHY | Prospect News reports two new defaults for week of Jan. 22 to Jan. 28
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1/29/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Oil rebounds modestly, pushing oil and gas names higher; Fortescue bonds rise on CEO comments
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1/27/2015 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Almost-blizzard lulls U.S. junk primary; Europe busier; new Heinz active; Cliffs gains
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1/27/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Snowstorm weighs on distressed debt liquidity; Cliffs Natural remains in focus, ends up again
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1/27/2015 | DD | Cliffs Natural Bloom Lake mine affiliates begin Canadian restructuring
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1/26/2015 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Heinz prices $2 billion secured deal as blizzard quiets market; Regency jumps on buyout deal
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1/26/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed debt takes backseat, snowstorm looms; Cliffs rises on debt cuts; NII selling assets
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1/22/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Oil and gas mixed, U.S. oil stockpile increase pressures prices; other commodities also mixed
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1/15/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Caesars unit enters bankruptcy, bonds gain; RadioShack eyes filing; oil dips, weighs on sector
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1/14/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Oil, gas names stay weak despite oil rebound; iron, coal decline as forecasts cut; Ocwen falls
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1/8/2015 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Market continues to firm; ArcelorMittal prices euro deal; junk funds lose $922.2 million
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1/6/2015 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Oil names off again as crude slides goes on, but drop slows; Cliffs climbs; NCI deal slates
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1/6/2015 | DD | Market Commentary: Another oil drop weighs on E&P sector; Cliffs Natural Resources gains ground; JCPenney weakens
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12/24/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed market steady pre-holiday; energy names hold in as oil prices weaken again
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12/22/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed market gains amid lightened liquidity; Caesars plans all-stock merger, bonds go up
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12/9/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Oil, gas sectors retreat as oil prices rebound; coal debt in slump; broad market finishes weak
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12/8/2014 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: OneMain two-part prices, await Westmoreland terms, JBS postpones deal; oil names battered again
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12/8/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Oil, gas sector takes hits as oil prices hit five-year low; Cliffs, Alpha Natural bonds soften
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12/4/2014 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Upsized Cott, downsized Dana Corp., ADT price; oil gyrations continue; Cliffs off on news
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12/4/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Cliffs bonds decline as tender, bond offer nixed; mining sector ends weaker; RadioShack rises
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12/3/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Cliffs selling more coal assets, ends mixed; RadioShack debt drops further; Claire’s declines
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12/1/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Oil, coal sectors remain under pressure despite surge in oil prices; ‘China cliff’ worrying investors
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11/25/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: NII paper mostly better on heels of new plan; Cliffs notes weaker again; Caesars closes mixed
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11/24/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: NII Holdings releases restructuring plan; Cliffs ends weaker; iHeart debt declines with market
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11/20/2014 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Upsized MGM Resorts, Woodside Homes add-on price; tender boosts Cliffs Natural Resources
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11/20/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Cliffs Natural Resources announces tender, bonds pop; CGG debt remains firm on Technip offer
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11/19/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Cliffs looks to exit Bloom Lake mine, bonds ‘all over the place’; Guitar Center debt firm
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11/18/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Cliffs bonds weaken as iron prices fall; OAS probed in graft investigation, debt declines
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11/6/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Molycorp bonds mauled on poor earnings; Cliffs also clobbered; hard-hit Aegerion comes back
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11/5/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Trading subdued post-midterm elections; MolyCorp dips ahead of earnings; energy tries to rally
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10/31/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Verso Paper climbs as NewPage sells mills; investors continue to react to coal sector earnings
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10/29/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Cliffs Natural bonds stay active on earnings; Arch ends mixed; Walter, Affinion set to report
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10/28/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Cliffs Natural Resources bonds climb on numbers; iHeart off post-results, Twitter converts slide
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10/28/2014 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: Jaguar Land Rover, Fortress Drawbridge add-on drive by; Cliffs Resources jumps on Q3 numbers
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10/27/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Cliffs Natural Resources up ahead of earnings; Arch numbers on tap; Quicksilver, Hercules drop
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10/24/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Cliffs Natural Resources, Walter Energy, Arch Coal have earnings on tap, end mostly lower
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10/23/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Hercules Offshore’s loss wider than expected, bonds come in; Cliffs debt mixed; NII notes rise
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10/22/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Equity sell-off weighs on distressed debt; oil, coal names mixed; Caesars, NII continue climb
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10/21/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed bond market gains for second day; iHeart busy, better; mining, coal continue rally
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10/20/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed market recovers ground; Sears debt gains on rights offering; Peabody earnings beat
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10/17/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Secondary space roars back to close out week; energy, coal see decent rally; AMD profit misses
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10/15/2014 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: High yield in retreat amid market volatility; oil and gas take a beating; mining names weaker
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10/15/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed debt closes soft in volatile trading; oil and gas take beating; mining names weaker
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10/14/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed bonds continue to retreat; Endeavour up on restructuring plan; Cliffs debt rebounds
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10/9/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: AMD bonds drop on CEO change; coal, energy paper get ‘bombarded’; Fannie, Freddie bounce back
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10/7/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Cliffs Natural Resources bonds drop on downgrade; coal sector still soft; Fannie, Freddie fall
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10/2/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac preferreds continue downward drift; DFC down; Walter Energy weaker
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10/1/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Fannie, Freddie dominate distressed; Arch Coal, other natural resources names again active
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9/30/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed bonds mostly up as junk gains at quarter’s end, but Quicksilver, PDVSA punished
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9/26/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed bonds softer despite positive GDP; 21st Century pops on new financing; Cliffs down
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9/25/2014 | BKCVDDEMIGPV | Market Commentary: DPL brings $200 million; high-yield bonds lose ground; Sears declines; coal names take hit
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9/25/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Sears declines as loan hits obstacle; Toys ‘R’ Us debt gives up gains; coal sector takes hit
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9/24/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Toys ‘R’ Us firms as debt called; coal, mining sectors remain under pressure; Nortel bonds dip
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9/11/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: RadioShack warns of bankruptcy, bonds fall; Gymboree continues to weaken; Cliffs debt slides
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8/29/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Holiday weekend results in muted marketplace for distressed debt; American Apparel downgraded
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8/11/2014 | DD | Market Commentary: Caesars Entertainment reports wider loss, bonds mixed; NII debt quiet, lower ahead of earnings
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