Microsoft may sell debt later this year to fund share buybacks and dividend payments for shareholders of the world’s largest software maker. The company may opt to issue debt because interest rates are near record lows.
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Forget the gloomy predictions: According to Richard Berner of Morgan Stanley, U.S. consumers are a year ahead of schedule in repairing their household balance sheets, giving them the ability to start spending again soon. And t…
It’s no secret that stock investors have suffered through roller-coaster volatility this year for little or no return, while bond investors have been having a ball. The longest-dated Treasury mutual funds have returned nearly 2…
Dubai World, the state-owned conglomerate, reached a deal to restructure about $24.9 billion of liabilities.
Dubai’s government said that Dubai World reached an agreement with more than 99% of its creditors, Reuters reported. In a separate statement, Dubai World said it plans to close the restructuring in “the coming weeks.”
“The agreement formalizes a strong consensus about a fair…
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Credit card use plunged for the sixth straight month in July, with total consumer debt falling by $3.6 billion, or 1.75%, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced Wednesday.
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