M&A Push Puts July IG Bond Sales on Pace for Decade High
Bank of America projects $130 billion of July U.S. investment-grade issuance, just shy of 2015’s record, as M&A financing and Big Tech capex flood the tape.
Amkor Tumbles 25% as Cautious Q3 Guide Overshadows Q2 Beat
Amkor Technology posted a record Q2 with $1.90B in sales, but a soft Q3 guide and heavy AI-packaging capex sent AMKR down nearly 25% on July 28.
Preferred Stock vs Common Stock: What’s the Difference?
Preferred stock vs common stock: voting rights, dividend priority, liquidation order, cumulative vs non-cumulative, and where preferreds fit.
Warsh’s Second FOMC: Bonds Brace as Inflation Runs Hot
Kevin Warsh’s second FOMC meeting begins today with the fed funds rate at 3.50-3.75% and PCE at 4.1%. Here is what bond investors are watching.
Meta, BlackRock Team on $14B El Paso AI Data Center
Meta and BlackRock unveiled a $14 billion joint venture for a 1-gigawatt El Paso AI data center, financed by a $12B bond sale kept off Meta’s balance sheet.
The Yield Curve: Shape, Inversion, and What It Predicts
How the U.S. Treasury yield curve works, why its shape matters, what inversion has and hasn’t predicted, and how to read today’s curve.
Zhongji Innolight Raises $6.81B in Hong Kong’s Top 2026 IPO
China’s Zhongji Innolight priced a $6.81 billion Hong Kong listing at HK$980 a share, the exchange’s biggest IPO of 2026 and Asia’s second-largest, ahead of a July 30 debut.
CXMT Pops 466% in Shanghai IPO; U.S. Memory Stocks Slide
China’s CXMT surged 466% in its $8.6B Shanghai debut, becoming the country’s most valuable A-share and sending Micron, SanDisk, and SK Hynix sharply lower.
Covered Calls Explained: How They Work and When They Don’t
A plain-English guide to covered calls: mechanics, payoff, breakeven, a real worked example, when the strategy earns its premium, and when it costs you.
Coca-Cola Taps Bankers for $1B India Bottler IPO
Coca-Cola has invited Kotak, HDFC and Citi to pitch on a $1B IPO of Hindustan Coca-Cola Holdings at a ~$10B valuation, targeting a 2027 BSE/NSE listing.