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High yield corporate bonds, often called junk bonds, are issued by companies with weaker credit ratings that are theoretically more at risk of suffering losses in bankruptcy.
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 17 June 2025
Bondholders, meanwhile, have soured on debt the company raised just six months ago, trading some of the $2.2 billion in junk bonds used to fund the Neiman’s acquisition down to as low as 38 cents on the dollar.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 May 2025
The Wall Street analyst also addressed WBD recently being downgraded to BB+, or junk bond status, for 2025 and 2026 by S&P Global over linear TV weakness as the Hollywood studio continues to pivot to the streaming space.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
Warner Bros Discovery unveiled David Zaslav’s $52 million payday the month before the company was cut to junk bond status (more on that below).
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 May 2025
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 17 June 2025
Bondholders, meanwhile, have soured on debt the company raised just six months ago, trading some of the $2.2 billion in junk bonds used to fund the Neiman’s acquisition down to as low as 38 cents on the dollar.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 May 2025
The Wall Street analyst also addressed WBD recently being downgraded to BB+, or junk bond status, for 2025 and 2026 by S&P Global over linear TV weakness as the Hollywood studio continues to pivot to the streaming space.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
Warner Bros Discovery unveiled David Zaslav’s $52 million payday the month before the company was cut to junk bond status (more on that below).
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 May 2025
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“Junk bond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junk%20bond. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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