12/23/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement issuance grinds to a halt ahead of holiday; Immersion raises $20 million
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12/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Intelsat resets launch of $650 million credit facility for Jan. 3 week
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12/23/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Northwest, AMR post gains in first half of day before trading back down; Continental stays up
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12/23/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: RCN bonds edge higher in very quiet trading on Chapter 11 emergence
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12/23/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Lights off for emerging markets trading; prices lower
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12/23/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Dura, Ahold, Nextel Partners unchanged despite news in dead pre-holiday dealings
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12/22/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Brinker trades on redemption news; AmerisoureBergen plummets on revised guidance
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12/22/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: ATA continues post-ruling climb; Exelon bank debt active, though little changed
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12/22/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt bounces along with U.S Treasuries; Brazil down
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12/22/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Belden & Blake bonds rocked as heads roll; primary seen quiet
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12/22/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement volume sluggish despite higher stocks; Loudeye wraps $25.2 million deal
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12/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: LNR Property term loan B breaks at plus par levels in otherwise silent pre-holiday market
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12/21/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: General Mills issues buck downdraft in stock; gains also in InterActive, Cablevision
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12/21/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: ATA bonds gain as asset sale to Southwest approved; Gate Gourmet bank paper hangs in
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12/21/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt drifts as year-end approaches; Russian paper unfazed by mystery buyer
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12/21/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Atrium prices deal; Cablevision zooms as it looks to dump VOOM
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12/21/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement volume dips ahead of holiday; Bookham closes $25.5 million deal
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12/21/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Constellation Brands, Vought Aircraft, Cooper-Standard break for trading, top 101
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12/20/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Tropical Sportswear bonds up again; Mirant bank debt firmer
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12/20/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market prices up in light trading; Russia's mystery buyer
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12/20/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Global Crossing prices upsized deal; PanAmSat bonds seen better
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12/20/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: National Bedding term loan B opens around 101; Gate Gourmet lower on selling pressure
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12/20/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement volume improves despite shaky stocks; Interchange raises $15 million
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12/20/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Goodyear treads higher ground; Toys "R" Us drops 0.375 points; Gateway off, BearingPoint up
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12/17/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets stronger but investors eye Russian developments; IDBI prices $250 million
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12/17/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Inergy, Spheris price deals; Rite Aid bounces back from post-earnings dip
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12/17/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement volume weak on lower stocks; Global Alumina prices $30 million deal
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12/17/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Reliant, American Airlines, International Mill break above 101; Leap Wireless wraps around par 1/2
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12/17/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: IVAX reoffered at 98.5; BearingPoint up to 101.25; Charter up on M&A talk; PSEG soars on buyout buzz
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12/17/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Tropical Sportswear rises on asset sale to Perry Ellis; ATA flies a little lower
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12/16/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Levi, Magnachip, Cooper price deals; Rite Aid off on earnings fall; funds see $149 million outflow
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12/16/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: U.S. private placements stall on mixed stocks; CancerVax sells $12 million in collaboration
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12/16/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Reverse flexes and fund shifts galore on in-market deals; TRW breaks around par
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12/16/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Abgenix goes to 104; NRG climbs to 106.5; Gateway, BearingPoint up when-issued
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12/16/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: ATA firmer as Southwest wins bid battle; Adelphia bonds up
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12/16/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt lower on drop in jobless claims; inflows stand at $290 million for week
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12/15/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Church & Dwight, DRS, Goodman, Landry's price; Levi up on tender offer for notes
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12/15/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement volume maintains on modest stock gains; Genitope raises $60.5 million
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12/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Novelis, NRG cut pricing on all tranches; Dollarama breaks around 101; Gate Gourmet lower
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12/15/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Abgenix bid at 102.5 in gray market; NRG goes to 105; Gateway, Dover, BearingPoint rush market
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12/15/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: ATA bonds continue climbing on Southwest news; Mirant bank debt bounces from Tuesday levels
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12/15/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt climbs as U.S Treasuries rally; Brazil's Central Bank hikes rates
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12/14/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement volume improves; First Avenue Networks wraps deal for $93.3 million
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12/14/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Jarden, Wynn and Universal City top 101 on the break; Gate Gourmet recouping some losses
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12/14/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: NRG trades up 3.5 points in gray market, terms tightened; Abgenix launches new deal
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12/14/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: ATA bonds soar as Southwest bid seen; Mirant bank debt off on Pepco brouhaha
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12/14/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt up as Fed surprises no one; Brazil, Turkey and Peru up; Mexico down
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12/14/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Reliant, IWO deals price; Avecia group climbs on asset-sale news
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12/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: TRW Automotive ups pro rata sizes, cuts institutional size and pricing; Regency Gas breaks
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12/13/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Nextel higher on Sprint talks; Kerzner slides amid 'trouble in Paradise'; NRG deal appears
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12/13/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Mirant bank debt off on court ruling; ATA bonds firm as asset battle looms
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12/13/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt tightens ahead of FOMC meeting; Lula's government dealt a blow
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12/13/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Bombardier off as CEO is axed; Reliant downsizes $1 billion-plus bond deal
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12/13/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement volume takes a tumble; NRG Energy plans $400 million offering
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12/10/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Powerwave, Nextel Partners gain from Nextel, Sprint talks, Motorola eyed on volatility
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12/10/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: RCN bonds firm as bankruptcy emergence nears; Mirant debt steady despite ruling
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12/10/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt flat ahead of FOMC meeting; India's Vedanta prices
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12/10/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Nextel bonds jump as Sprint deal seen near; CasaBlanca, Douglas, Simmons price deals
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12/10/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement volume stalls on lower oil, stocks; Penwest raises $35 million
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12/10/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Scientific Games, American Airlines reverse flex; 24 Hour Fitness, Propex break; Valor up on prepayment
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12/9/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia up as CEO outlines sale progress; Delta gains as convertibles deal rumored
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12/9/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: First VimpelCom, now MegaFon get hit with tax bill; politics, Central Bank intervention in Brazil
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12/9/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Primary busy but Intelsat delays $2.55 billion deal; MCI, Nextel, Levi gain; funds see $167 million outflow
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12/9/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement volume holds steady; Vineyard National Bancorp raises $15 million
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12/9/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Magellan Midstream, Hilb, Rogal & Hamilton open for trading; Jostens sweetens repricing
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12/9/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Tyco lower, Nextel edges up; Euronet drive-by on tap; Delta deal rumored; Dress Barn at 104
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12/8/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds rebound despite oil rise; Adelphia, Owens Corning bank debt active
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12/8/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt falls behind U.S Treasuries; VimpelCom's tax bill upsets Russian paper
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12/8/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Texas Genco mega-deal leads busy primary; MCI bonds climb after S&P rates issues
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12/8/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: U.S. volume improves slightly on better stocks; Blizzard Energy plans C$50 million deal
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12/8/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: American Airlines, Dollarama cut B loan pricing; Texas Genco breaks with B loan in the 101s
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12/8/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: CMS, Seacor new paper at par; Dress Barn up 3.75 points; Leucadia off on stock dividend
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12/7/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt well bid; Brazil up on Lula's ratings; Colombia down again
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12/7/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: KB Homes drive-by paces primary; Rite-Aid off on warning
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12/7/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: U.S., Canadian volume lags on lower stocks, oil; Innovative Drug closes $18 million deal
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12/7/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Texas Genco, Carrols cuts B loan spread; Federal-Mogul, Polar break for trading
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12/7/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: CMS new deal bid at issue; Dress Barn bid up 3.5 points; Seacor launches overnighter
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12/7/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Federal-Mogul bank debt off on U.K. pension plan news; Delta bonds off
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12/6/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Cablevision easier as Rainbow spin-off delayed; several deals slate
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12/6/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: U.S. private placement volume improves; Gramercy Capital raises $95 million
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12/6/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Performance Transportation, Landry's set price talk at launch; Panolam ups term loan size
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12/6/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Oxford Auto up on asset-sale developments; Boston Exelon loan sale confirmed
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12/6/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt trades in ranges; Colombia down on pension fears; Brazil's central bank steps in
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12/3/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt up on lower-than-expected job numbers; Brazil reopens its 2014s
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12/3/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Huntsman, Fairfax lead new-deal parade; Amkor up on favorable court ruling
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12/3/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: U.S. private placement volume improves slightly on higher stocks; ATP raises $56 million
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12/3/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Springs Industries, Cosmetic Essence break; NRG sees strong demand with loan twice oversubscribed
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12/3/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Tower Automotive preferreds off on deferred payment; OMI higher; Cray dips; Delta mixed
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12/3/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds continue oil-fueled gains; Mirant bank debt seen
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12/2/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Universal City sells two-parter; Pathmark firms on chance of sale; funds see $186 million outflow
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12/2/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placements limited to smaller deals; DrugMax raises $17 million
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12/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: NTL dips on asset sale news as investors fear paydown; Charter active at firmer levels
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12/2/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: OMI slides again with oil; Calpine, utilities hit by gas prices; Cray, Synaptics rise with techs
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12/2/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds up on oil price drop, financing news; asbestos bank debt resumes climb
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12/2/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Market softer ahead of jobs data; Brazil new issue rumor sparks sell-off; funds take in $131 million
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12/1/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: U.S. private placement volume holds steady; Walker Financial plans $6 million offering
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12/1/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: PacifiCare breaks; Charter A loan up; American Airlines, LNR, Reliant launches well attended
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12/1/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Scientific Games at par in gray market; Cray, American Equity deals advanced, soar out of gate
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12/1/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Owens Corning bonds continue to firm, though bank debt steadies
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12/1/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazil's, Russia's paper firmer; Russia's MegaFon tightens guidance
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12/1/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Charter floaters, Chesapeake, SBA new deals price; existing Charter bonds up, Calpine continues rise
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11/30/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Propex cuts pricing again; Cosmetic Essence revised; NRG catches large audience; Thomson breaks
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11/30/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: U.S. private placement volume improves; Cadiz wraps $24 million offering
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11/30/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: OMI rises to 104.5; Synaptics, Cray, Millicom deals launch; Halliburton up on final settlement
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11/30/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Owens Corning, W.R. Grace bonds, loans firm along with stock; Delta seen up
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11/30/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt drifts lower as Treasuries drop; Venezuela and Brazil ride higher
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11/30/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: World Directories prices two-part deal; Bombardier bonds fall as company is junked
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11/29/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Retail paper weaker on mixed shopping figures; OMI bid up; American Equity deal emerges
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11/29/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds better in quiet dealings; Reliant refinancing fails to move bank debt
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11/29/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: U.S Treasuries' nosedive, Ukraine jitters put investors on defensive; Venezuela's $250 million retap
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11/29/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: American Tower prices drive-by eight-year as numerous other deals slate; funds see $5 million outflow
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11/29/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Canadian deals dominate market over U.S. holiday; RITA Medical raises $12 million
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11/29/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Texas Genco upsizes B loan; Propex cuts spread; Intelsat delays launch; Affinia and GenCorp break
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11/24/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds gain as carrier completes short-term debt swap; Boston Exelon loans trade around
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11/24/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazil up on apparent misreading of headline; Standard Bank of India hits the road for $300 million deal
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11/24/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Levi, Charter among gainers in quiet pre-turkey session; big Intelsat deal hits the road
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11/24/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement volume high ahead of holiday; details released on C$110 million Gammon Lake deal
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11/24/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: GenCorp firms pricing; Springs Industries reverse flexes; Lake Las Vegas bounces around on technicals
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11/24/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Charter's new convertible sees some activity; Sirius momentum stifled by stock downgrade
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11/23/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia bonds continue gains; W.R. Grace bank debt active amid auction
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11/23/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market spreads narrow in subdued trading; Ukraine down on election crisis
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11/23/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Owens-Brockway, Cascades price offerings; Rogers ride continues
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11/23/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Canadian deals lead private placement action on spike in oil; Gammon Lake plans C$110 million offering
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11/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Harbor Freight extends signature deadline by one day on holdouts from term loan lenders
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11/23/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Sirius soars on numbers; XM rides wave higher too; Disney easier; Par Pharma trades up
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11/22/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Thin volume day; Ukraine wider on election jitters; AES Chivor sets talk at 9 7/8% to 10%
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11/22/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Wynn prices upsized mega-deal; Rogers keeps climbing; Toys 'R" Us firms on not-so-bad numbers
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11/22/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement volume takes off ahead of holiday; KFx unveils $48 million deal
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11/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Contech Construction breaks above 101; Northwest Airlines heads higher in active trading
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11/22/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Kodak snapped up; Novell easier; Overstock issue gains on holiday outlook; GenCorp off
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11/22/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Airlines continue retreat as oil prices gyrate; Trump bonds better after Chapter 11 filing
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11/19/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Rogers sells $2.35 billion in five-part mega-deal; Hollywood off on third acquisition offer
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11/19/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement market ends week with steady volume, bigger deals; Orbimage raises $32.5 million
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11/19/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: El Paso hits the secondary, dipping a touch lower by day's end on investor clean up
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11/19/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Fresh paper flutters in lower session; Sirius rebounds; Continental, airlines easier
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11/19/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta, other airlines easier as oil jumps; Owens Corning bank debt continues to feel firm
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11/19/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Greenspan's comments spark sell-off in emerging markets; rumors of Brazilian reais deal on Tuesday
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11/18/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Qwest add-on leads a slew of new deals; Star Gas jumps on unit sale; funds see $73.5 million inflow
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11/18/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: U.S. private placement volume falls, HeartSTAT to raise $5 million in offering
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11/18/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Level 3, USA Mobility break; Charter up; Northwest Airlines, Aircast rework sizes and pricing
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11/18/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: XM Satellite deal seen at 98.75 but most new issues zoom; Sirius pounded; Williams hit
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11/18/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Owens Corning bonds jump as stock soars; Enron up as it emerges from Chapter 11
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11/18/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt softer on profit taking; Turkey sells $500 million add-on
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11/17/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement volume remains moderate; CI Sell Cars/Strategy International receives $50 million
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11/17/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: K&F breaks for trading, heads to near 102; Colfax sees some commitments within hours of launch
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11/17/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Charter rises past 105, then eases to 102 bid; Level 3, GenCorp, Overstock at bat
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11/17/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Asbestos bank debt seen active; Intermet bonds heading in reverse
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11/17/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt up as U.S Treasuries rally; restructuring rumors help Argentina's debt
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11/17/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Kmart real-estate-backed bonds higher on merger news; Gaylord upsizes 10-year deal
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11/16/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Thomson, Affinia cut B loan pricing; General Growth breaks amid flurry of trading
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11/16/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Six Flags zooms out of chute; Charter bid at issue, Level 3 quiet; GenCorp talk emerges
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11/16/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: W.R. Grace bank debt eases from highs; Delta bonds back off as well
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11/16/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt down on inflation worries, new supply; Panama sells upsized $600 million bonds
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11/16/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: HCA prices $1.25 billion behemoth; Charter, Six Flags up after convertible financings
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11/16/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placements hold steady; Northwest Biotherapeutics may raise $40 million
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11/15/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Charter deal priced to sell, 5.75s climb to 99.5; Six Flags, Overstock.com deals emerge
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11/15/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Grace bank debt firms as company unveils plan; Delta resumes upward move.
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11/15/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Mexico taps market for €750 million 15-year bonds; emerging market debt static ahead of U.S data
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11/15/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Barrage of drive-by deals pushes day's issuance to $1.29 billion; Delta moves up
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11/15/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement volume holds steady; Ladenburg Thalmann to raise $20 million
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11/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: El Paso reworks deal to add institutional letter-of-credit facility, change sizes, cut pricing
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11/12/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta gains following pilot vote; Adelphia up as LBO coalition seen possible
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11/12/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market paper up as Brazil flies high; funds take in $123 million; buying mood in the market
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11/12/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Hollywood Entertainment notes lower despite Blockbuster bid; Affinia prices 10-year deal
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11/12/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Volume remains steady even as oil falls; TransMeridian closes $25 million deal
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11/12/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Triton PCS breaks for trading in the 101s; General Growth reduces term B pricing
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11/12/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Level 3 emerges; FuelCell hovers at par; Nortel dumped for Lucent; Delta gains ground
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11/11/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Holiday stills trading; Delta bonds likely to firm as pilots OK huge pay cut
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11/11/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt takes break; Asia trading in ranges
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11/11/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: GenCorp, Hollywood buy offers, Delta vote may impact Friday trade; funds see $601.5 million inflow
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11/11/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Volume holds steady despite holiday, falling oil; Tag-It gets $12.5 million in notes
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11/11/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Herbalife sees good indications from prospective lenders; GenCorp basically full on rollover
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11/11/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: GenCorp buyout bid hurts hedged holders; CenterPoint, Penn Treaty up; InterMune off
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11/10/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Tight ranges for emerging market debt amid Fed move; Colombia's new issue scores in secondary
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11/10/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Elan prices upsized two-part offering; Collins & Aikman falls
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11/10/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement volume strengthens on better oil prices; Inhibitex closes $50 million deal
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11/10/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Repricing deals continue to surge into technically hot institutional loan market
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11/10/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: NCI issue gains after pricing wide of talk; Advanced Medical off; Delta, airline paper weaker
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11/10/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia bank debt better, bonds vary; aaiPharma off after results, CEO hospitalization
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11/9/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Tenneco, Dex West, others price drive-by deals; Collins & Aikman gyrates on earnings
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11/9/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: International Coal term loan breaks in high 101s; Duane Reade weaker on downgrade
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11/9/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement volume moderate as oil weakens; Wet Seal releases details on $40 million notes
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11/9/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Lamar restatement, filing delay sends convert lower; School Specialty plummets on earnings
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11/9/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia bonds seen better as creditors agree on plan; asbestos paper backs off
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11/9/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Colombia prices $375 million equivalent five-year bonds; emerging market debt trades in tight range
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11/8/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement action moderate in mixed market; Medarex gets $50 million in licensing deal
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11/8/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: General Growth doubles size of revolver, Jarden cuts pricing by 50 bps, Valor breaks, trades near 102
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11/8/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertibles market mixed, volume lower; NCI plans $150 million sale
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11/8/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Still more upside for Delta, asbestos names still on firming trend
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11/8/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt weaker; Ecuador paper down on impeachment proceedings
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11/8/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Citizens Communications prices greatly upsized deal; Portola bounces around at lower levels
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11/5/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement volume strong as week ends; Inhibitex raises $50 million
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11/5/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Springs Industries new deal expected to go well, especially with investor rollover
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11/5/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Conmed new issue trades stronger; Ryerson Tull, Powerwave head lower
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11/5/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds continue upward flight; asbestos names keep gaining
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11/5/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market paper slides on strong jobs numbers; Brazil takes a fall
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11/5/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Rockwood, Herbst, K&F deals price; Goodyear, Northwest up
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11/4/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Calendar additions appreciated but some long for days of larger convertible offerings
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11/4/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Asbestos names continue post-election rise; MCI better despite big loss
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11/4/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt rides high as investors eye Friday's job numbers; Latin America soars
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11/4/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Argosy Gaming jumps on Penn National buyout; three deals join calendar; funds see $361 million influx
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11/4/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: U.S. volume remains strong; BioSphere receives $8 million in private placement
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11/4/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: K&F ups term loan size, cuts pricing; SpectraSite B reverse flexes; Ad Directory breaks, Calpine second lien up
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11/3/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Oil companies' convertibles spike higher in celebration of Bush re-election
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11/3/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Asbestos bonds, bank debt jump on election result; Tabletop tumbles
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11/3/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt higher on election closure; investors eye Friday's payroll numbers
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11/3/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Auto sector bonds seen better; Level 3 retreats; talk out on Rockwood deal
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11/3/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Oil, election boost private placement market; Transax gets $5 million in equity
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11/3/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Doane Pet Care, Cooper Cos. break in the mid-101 area; Northwest faced with sector worries
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11/2/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: USG bonds higher; airlines quiet despite oil decline; Mirant bank debt keeps firming
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11/2/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets eyeing results of U.S. presidential election; reaction to Argentina's proposal
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11/2/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Primus up, Fedders down on earnings; AFC, CanWest Media join calendar
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11/2/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Heavy Canadian private placement action; Aames sells $39.5 million, Zix brings $20 million
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11/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Ashtead term loan breaks in the high 101 context; General Growth Properties fills books and then some
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11/2/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Deal flow seen improving after election; Durect eyed; Delta 8s ease; Ivax off again
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11/1/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Silence on primary, secondary fronts ahead of U.S elections; Argentina files exchange with SEC
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11/1/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Level 3 bonds rise on buyback scheme; L-3 sells upsized quickie deal
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11/1/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: U.S. private placement activity light; $131.6 million Motient deal priced well, sources say
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11/1/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: International Coal restructures; Doane Pet cuts spread; Choctaw and New Skies break
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11/1/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Delta convertibles up but quiet; traders see airline paper diving; Tower Auto weak; DoubleClick loses 1 point
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11/1/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds quiet, mixed as big run-up fizzles out; Mirant unit debt seen better
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10/29/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt slightly firmer in slow session; U.S. presidential elections calm activity
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10/29/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Levitz, IMCO, Omega Healthcare deals price; Pathmark gains on more takeover talk
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10/29/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Private placement volume lightens; Motient gets $126.8 million in private placement
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10/29/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: National Mentor breaks; Cooper shifts funds, cuts pricing; K&F greatly oversubscribed
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10/29/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Tower Automotive drops; Isolagen gains 4.25 points; Delta convertibles pull back
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10/29/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta steadies after week's wild ride; W.R. Grace bank debt off on fed probe
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10/28/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Delta flies on pilot deal; Ready Mixed, downsized Ad Directories price; funds see $56.5 million inflow
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10/28/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: U.S. private placement volume improves; Galaxy Energy finishes $20 million financing
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10/28/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Lake Las Vegas breaks; Tower Auto up on earnings; El Paso nets early commitments
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10/28/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Option Care gains, Isolagen at bat; Health Management holders bail out; Bunge better; Avaya easier
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10/28/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta jumps as pilots take their lumps; Meridian Auto bank paper bounces
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10/28/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market rebounds after China interest rate scare; funds lose $99 million
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10/27/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Canadian private placements dominate market; Greystar Resources launches C$18.6 million deal
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10/27/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Secondary levels continue rise as demand overpowers supply; Ad Directory ups second-lien tranche size
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10/27/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Quicksilver reoffered at 98.5, Armor Holdings flat at 99; Option Care, Isolagen at bat
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10/27/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: ATA bonds tumble after bankruptcy filing, Delta slightly higher; USG bank debt keeps rising
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10/27/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt higher on lower oil prices; Intergas sells upsized $250 million notes
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10/27/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Level 3 bonds fall on weak quarterly numbers; National Mentor prices 8-year deal
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10/26/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: U.S. private placement volume improves; eMagin finishes $10.8 million deal
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10/26/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Allegheny, Boise Cascade, Dresser-Rand break for trading; Lake Las Vegas reverse flexes
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10/26/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Armor slips to 99; Quicksilver, Option Care at bat; Delta rises; techs mixed
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10/26/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds fly on news of note-swap deal; asbestos bank debt better
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10/26/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt up as equities rally; Rosbank prices $225 million five-year eurobond at 93/4%
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10/26/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: AK Steel up on strong earnings, bond-call plans; Dobson prices upsized $825 million
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10/25/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Armor overnighter slips in gray market; Isolagen, Option Care deals also emerge
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10/25/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta surges on financing news; Federal-Mogul bank debt continues to firm
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10/25/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt softer on profit taking; Brazil leads downturn; wait and see mode
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10/25/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Big steel deal causes Ispat, International Steel bonds to jump; NorthWestern, Hawk price deals
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10/25/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Canadian volume high on strong oil, gas, gold markets; Connacher launches C$20.25 million deal
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10/25/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Lake Las Vegas ups first-, second-lien loan sizes; Tower Automotive pops up by half point
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10/22/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Ocwen, AmeriCredit lower, Countrywide stabilizes on rate concerns; Sirius gains
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10/22/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Tower continues to firm; Federal-Mogul numbers better, but bonds steady
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10/22/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt lower after Friday morning's bullish run; Kazkommertsbank prices
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10/22/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Nextel gains on better results, auto sector better; New Skies, AMD price deals
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10/22/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: U.S. private placement action improves; Gastar upsizes deal to $30 million
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10/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: General Growth Properties B loan half full; Lake Las Vegas multiply oversubscribed
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10/21/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Trump bonds up 2 points on restructuring plan; Federal-Mogul better; Tower firmer
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10/21/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt rebounds; China prices $1.7 billion bonds in euros, dollars; Brazil back up
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10/21/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Two euro deals, CBD price; funds see $0.90 million outflow; Trump up, Tekni-Plex down
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10/21/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: U.S. private placement action remains weak; Ener1 sells $15 million in preferreds
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10/21/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Jarden starts seeing orders for B loan; CHI Overhead Doors breaks at 101 plus
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10/21/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Kodak CDS spreads blow out; Tower 5.75s firm on financing noise; Reebok up on CoCo tender
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10/20/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market spreads wider; China tightens price talk
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10/20/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Lucent firms on continued profits, Owens-Illinois better; Kraton prices deal, Dobson announces
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10/20/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: General Growth nets early institutional orders; SpectraSite sees interest
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10/20/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Canadian deals fill private placement market; KingThomason obtains $6 million equity line
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10/20/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Tower 5.75s drop; Delta off, buying seen in Continental, Northwest; drillers surge
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10/20/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Airline bonds lower as sector battered by poor earnings; Federal-Mogul bank debt firms
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10/19/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Star Gas bounces off lows; A&P bonds up on narrower loss; MarkWest, Arch Coal price deal
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10/19/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Small deals crowd private placement market; Intrepid Technology gets $25 million equity deal
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10/19/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: CBD Media ups pricing; Levi Strauss heads lower; Tower Automotive stronger on amendment proposal
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10/19/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Delta convertibles dive 1 point each; Jakks Pacific slammed by lawsuit; Ford, GM off
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10/19/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta continues retreat as big loss looms, Chapter 11 talk heard; National Energy bank paper firmer
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10/19/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt soft; Brazil down; China sets price talk for $1.7 billion equivalent bonds
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10/18/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Levi bonds retreat as Dockers sale scrubbed; Star Gas swoons on earnings warning; deal calendar grows
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10/18/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: ViroPharma issues $62.5 million deal; PIPEs volume seen strong
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10/18/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Mediacom breaks, trading as high as par 3/4; Levi Strauss dips as company opts to keep Dockers
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10/18/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Sirius convertibles up on Ford news; Elan active, edges up on Biogen buzz; CNet gains
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10/18/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds continue nosedive on Friday wider-loss warning
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10/18/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt muted Monday; Cosan prices $200 million notes due 2009
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10/15/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: U.S. private placement volume picks up; Gasco prices $45 million convertibles
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10/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Berkline/BenchCraft second-lien could see price change; Centennial active at stronger levels
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10/15/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Shoppers look for bargains among insurance rubble; Shanda up; Cell Genesys off
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10/15/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta retreats on wider-loss warning; W.R. Grace bank debt up on creditor talks
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10/15/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt up after two-day slide; ADB prices $1 billion 10-year global bonds
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10/15/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: ICON Health bonds fall, Delta also lower; Boise Cascade, Citgo deals price
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10/14/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Dresser-Rand cuts U.S. term loan pricing; Peabody, JW Aluminum break for trading
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10/14/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Shanda, Cell Genesys bid up in gray market; insurers pulverized by Spitzer suit
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10/14/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta continues to soar, now on debt-swap news; Owens Corning bank paper keeps sliding
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10/14/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Tone in emerging markets sullied by soaring oil prices; funds lose $12 million
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10/14/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Hollywood, Delta bonds climb; American Seafoods prices seven-year; funds see $43 million inflow
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10/14/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Commonwealth Bankshares raises $15 million; Canadian deals prevail in market
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10/13/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Delta convertibles rise sharply; Amkor buyers heartened; Lucent edges up, Apex easier
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10/13/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds jump on labor talks news, despite oil surge; Owens Corning bank debt continues to ease
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10/13/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market paper slides on profit taking, oil concerns; Brazil down
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10/13/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Amkor bonds bounce despite downgrade news; Boise Cascade revamps deal; Corus sells euro add-on
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10/13/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Gastar plans for $20 million private placement financing; Halozyme places $13.9 million stock
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10/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Huntsman, Bally break at plus 101 levels; Boise Cascade term loans oversubscribed
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10/12/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds firm in late activity; Adelphia bank debt remains busy
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10/12/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets up again on Friday's weak job numbers; Jamaica prices €150 million 10-year bonds
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10/12/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Vought Aircraft off as strike nearer; Allied Waste lower; American Seafood plans deal
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10/12/2004 | PP | Market Commentary: Global Med signs $8 million stock sale, Advanced Photonix enters market with $5 million deal
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10/12/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Levi Strauss stronger on earnings news; Wyndham falls on CFO resignation but bounces back
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10/12/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Apex Silver hovers around par; Amkor firms as bids hit; NPS Pharma, biotechs suffer
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10/11/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Northwest, Delta lead lower on fuel prices, pilot contract concerns; drug paper higher
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10/8/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets rally on weak U.S. jobs data; Brazil 2040s score
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10/8/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: B&G sells notes, EIS, notes trade higher; Treasury rally helps junk; MCI lower
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10/8/2004 | PP | AmeriServ closes $12.6 million placement of stock, plans second tranche
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10/8/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Wynn unveils $1.65 billion loan; Jostens firm in trading; liquid conditions continue
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10/8/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Sirius goes to 105, eases; Reliant converts slip amid refi buzz; retail paper mixed
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10/8/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Winn-Dixie bonds steady on hurricane insurance; Salton eases; Mirant bank paper up
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10/7/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Primary perks up as Harvest sells $250 million; Charter steady despite guidance; $256 million funds inflow
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10/7/2004 | PP | Amarin's $12.75 million stock sale leads American private placements
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10/7/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Valor scraps IDS sale, plans $1.74 billion loan; Charter slips but little market concern
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10/7/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Sirius overnighter pops up; Charter weaker, "rudderless;" Corning, Nortel credits firm;
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10/7/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Trico Marine gains as oil play; Charter lower; aaiPharma recovery levels encouraging
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10/7/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market paper dips as Treasuries decline; Brazil's new 15-year bond stays firm
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10/6/2004 | PP | NCT leads deal sizes with $50 million amended equity credit agreement
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10/6/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Headwaters, Rockwood break with good trading flow; Tower Automotive recoups some losses
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10/6/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Boston Private advances deal; Chiron spreads widen, AMD tighter; Sirius firms on Stern deal
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10/6/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Choice One bank debt firmer; Delta bonds gain; aaiPharma up
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10/6/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market paper down; Brazil surprises market with upsized $1 billion deal
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10/6/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Tower Auto firms off lows, other auto names also better; primary side quiet
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10/5/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Tower Auto bonds sharply lower on bigger loss warning; AirGate price talk emerges
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10/5/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Tower Automotive falls on lower outlook, sector holds firm; Bally pricing rumor dissipates as book fills up
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10/5/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: General Mills issue rises; Chiron, Henry Schein fall on flu scare but MedImmune gains
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10/5/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Owens Corning bonds up, bank debt down on court edict; Intermet keeps firming
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10/5/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt down as investors await jobs data; Peru's €650 million deal talked at 71/2%-7 5/8%
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10/4/2004 | PP | Two Canadian private placements start week; NGAS sells $6.1 million convertibles
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10/4/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Berkline/BenchCraft catching investor interest; Bally Total Fitness slow start could force price increase
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10/4/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Lehman deal exchangeable into General Mills bid up in gray market; Boston Private deal emerges
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10/4/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Intermet bonds and bank debt continue post-Chapter 11 gain; Dan River rolls along
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10/4/2004 | EM | Emerging market debt up on Treasuries pick up; Brazil C bond jumps to par
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10/4/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: AK Steel higher on Moody's upgrade; Northwest Air bounces; Boise Cascade slates two-part deal
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10/1/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: MGM plans $6 billion loan; new loans trade higher on strong demand
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10/1/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: McMoRan gushes to 107.75; PMA exchange offer panned; Northwest up as CEO exits
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10/1/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: aaiPharma bonds move up 2 points; Intermet flattish but active; Trico Marine higher
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10/1/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt falls with Treasuries drop; Argentina up on expectations of a juicier deal
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10/1/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Vendex, Polypore price deals; auto names see interest after decline
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9/30/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Loehmann, Eco-Bat price; Calpine, MediaCom lower, Graham up; funds see $8.9 million inflows
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9/30/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Headwaters flexes up and down; Knoll breaks, trades up; demand still seen strong
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9/30/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford, GM convertibles see little traffic ahead of Sept sales; Schering-Plough shoots up
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9/30/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Intermet files bankruptcy, bonds gain 5 points; Delta bonds lower; Solutia higher
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9/30/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt holds up despite Treasuries decline; Turkey sells $1 billion; funds gain $2.2 million
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9/29/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Denny's, Graham Packaging deals price; aaiPharma continues to firm
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9/29/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Boise Cascade sets price talk, sparks interest; Calpine second lien drops back as bonds dip
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9/29/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Human Genome straddles par; Calpine's issue falls 3 points; Charter off; United Rentals up
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9/29/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: McLeodUSA bank debt firms smartly on peer's rally; aaiPharma up solidly for second straight day
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9/29/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Venezuela, Guatemala price new deals; market slightly higher as investors weigh possible issuers
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9/28/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Calpine, American Tower, Encore deals price; UbiquiTel up on tender; Calpine off
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9/28/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Graham cuts term loans' pricing; Culligan breaks; Calpine rallies on bond, convertible clearing
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9/28/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Human Genome up 1.5 in gray on tighter talk; Calpine, American Financial issues up; Lions Gate emerges
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9/28/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: aaiPharma bonds jump as new chief named; Delta down; Interstate Bakeries paper active
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9/28/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Venezuelan paper scores on bond exchange; SEC seen giving Argentina the green light
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9/27/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Levi bonds continue to firm on Dockers developments; PanAmSat brings drive-by, Calpine a no-show
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9/27/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Graham Packaging shifts funds to B loan from notes; AAi.FosterGrant breaks; Dobson rebounds
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9/27/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Human Genome, American Financial deals emerge; new Calpine issue quiet; AtheroGenics soars after-hours
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9/27/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Winn-Dixie steadies at lower levels as Jeanne passes; Interstate Bakeries debt firmer
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9/27/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: New supply, oil concerns weigh on emerging market debt; Philippines' non-deal roadshow
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9/24/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market paper ends lower on profit-taking; Brazil 2040s hit; Mexico 2034s underperform
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9/24/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Levi bonds up on Dockers sale reports; Trump gains as bond deal may still be done
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9/24/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: AM General breaks for trading; Knoll term loan basically done at new spread
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9/24/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Calpine new issue trade seen awkward; Dobson off on buy; PMA Capital exchange seen
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9/24/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Calpine bank debt continues rise; Winn-Dixie sinks as Florida awaits Jeanne
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9/23/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt softer as Treasuries fall; new Mexico 30-year bonds slip in secondary
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9/23/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Jostens, Riddell Bell, US LEC deals price; Trump gyrates as CSFB deal dies; funds see $101 million inflow
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9/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Riddell Bell breaks at 101 plus; Professional Paint bid ticks up; Bally reveals price talk
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9/23/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Calpine preferreds soar, notes off on new deals; McMoRan deal emerges; PMA Capital up
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9/23/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Calpine debt up on financing plans; Intermet bonds continue skid
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9/22/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazil reopens for €250 million; Venezuela launches Brady exchange; Mexico prices $1.5 billion
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9/22/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Intrawest two-part deal prices; automotive names skid in wake of Intermet weakness
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9/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Riddell Bell cuts pricing; AAi.FosterGrant, AM General up pricing; Professional Paint allocates
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9/22/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Interstate Bakeries trades at 85 on bankruptcy; Delta off; AMR warns after closing bell
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9/22/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Interstate Bakeries bank debt up, even after Chapter 11; Intermet bonds keep falling
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9/21/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Intermet bonds gyrate at lower levels; Owens-Corning bank debt tumbles
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9/21/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market spreads tighten after rate hike; Pemex prices $1.75 billion perpetual; Turkey rebounds
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9/21/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Celanese, Chiquita, Frontier deals price; Bally up on planned receivables facility takeout
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9/21/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Jostens lowers pricing on term B; Amsted soft call addition to repricing seems to please investors
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9/21/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: CenterPoint convertibles dip on lower cost recovery ruling; Calpine issues continue slide
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9/20/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Intermet notes dive on Q3 loss warning; Atkins bank paper firms
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9/20/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazil soars in wake of S&P upgrade Friday; Turkey down on EU worries
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9/20/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Echostar brings $1 billion, Xerox prices add-on; B/E Aerospace up on planned bond buyback
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9/20/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Knoll term loan flexes up to Libor plus 300 bps in effort to fill books
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9/20/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Beazer, Lennar drop; Novell overtaking Red Hat as Linux pick; Delta, airlines ease back
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9/17/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta's short paper edges up 1 point; Winn-Dixie sacked by 2 points; Tekni-Plex slips on cut
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9/17/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazil bonds up again, 2040 hits 112; CSN, Norilsk Nickel price new deals
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9/17/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Vanguard sells $700 million, Ainsworth $450 million; Calpine higher on preferred news; Charter down
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9/17/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Aquila jumps on the break; DirecTV plans rate cut; Charter lower as COO leaves
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9/17/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Sepracor issue straddles par; Vitesse goes to 103; EDS firm despite warning; biotechs rally
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9/16/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Sepracor, Vitesse deals emerge; Delta converts steady; Nortel, Lucent tumble; Providian better
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9/16/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Tekni-Plex notes bounce on short covering; Delta bonds soar, then fall to flat position
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9/16/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt rallies on subdued CPI data; Korea prices $1 billion; $53.1 million fund inflows
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9/16/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: European calendar builds; Tekni-Plex rebounds; Delta holds firm; funds see $258 million inflows
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9/16/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Cash drives investor demand; Bell seen cutting rate; Nortek, Allegheny Energy gain in trading
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9/15/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Simon Property when-issued convertible at 52 bid; new TiMet convertible eyed; Adelphia easier
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9/15/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds seen firmer on pilot progress possibility; asbestos names up on payout fund developments
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9/15/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazil up on rate rise expectations, Selic increased after market close
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9/15/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Tekni-Plex bonds slide on loss warning, covenant breach; Fisher, Crown, Grohe price deals
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9/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Peabody goes banks only with new deal; Huntsman sets meeting; General Growth structure emerges
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9/14/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Allied Waste issues dumped; Interpublic mandatory eyed; Mercury rises ahead of Oracle
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9/14/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Mirant bank debt jumps, Adelphia active; Delta gyrates amid uncertainty about retirement issue
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9/14/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt higher; Brazil up; El Salvador prices $268 million
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9/14/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Allied Waste, Rogers Wireless off on downgrade threats; D.R. Horton prices 10-year drive-by
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9/14/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Rite Aid breaks for trading in plus par territory; Allied Waste down on guidance revision, rating warnings
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9/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Professional Paint term loan filling up; Knoll sees commitments coming in
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9/13/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Grey Global climbs 7 points on WPP buyout; Delta issues rise, slide to where both at 35
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9/13/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia bank debt up on Time Warner buzz; Delta sloppy after US Air bankruptcy
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9/13/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Colombia, Telekom Malaysia bring deals; levels soft; investors eye Brazil's Copom meeting
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9/13/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Huntsman bonds up on IPO news; calendar build up continues
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9/10/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Culligan launches downsized $325 million credit facility; Qwest stronger on SEC settlement reports
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9/10/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: United Industrial hits 106.5; Goodyear dips, then recovers; Ford slips; Massey off again
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9/10/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds down as consent bid falters; Adelphia bank paper firms
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9/10/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Turkey €600 million eurobond well received; emerging market debt softer; concerns over Selic rate hike
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9/10/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Levi bonds better as new Dockers bidders seen; Visteon down as guidance withdrawn
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9/9/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Bell Sports oversubscribed; Rent-A-Center down on changed guidance; Charter, Reliant up on technicals
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9/9/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: United Industrial bid up 2 points, terms tightened; new Simon convertible seen emerging
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9/9/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds surrender Wednesday gains; Reliant Energy bank paper firmer
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9/9/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazil softer despite Moody's upgrade; emerging market debt lower; new issues hit the road
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9/9/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Pathmark slides on loss, default warning; Rent-A-Center lower; funds see $128 million inflow
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9/8/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Rockwood term B add-on fills up fast; Aquila term loan attracts lots of interest
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9/8/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: United Industrial bid up in gray market; Delta lower; SPX slides; McKesson falls
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9/8/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds firmer as company unveils turnaround plan; Interstate loans active
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9/8/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazil, Petrobras, Philippines come to market; Russian corporates in the pipeline
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9/8/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: MGM Mirage sells upsized add-on deal; Delta bonds up on turnaround plan
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9/7/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Vanguard only deal announcement; lack of supply helps prices; Rite Aid weaker
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9/7/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Centennial higher as asset sale viewed favorably; Interstate Bakeries rebounds on investor focus
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9/7/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Tyco lower ahead of buybacks; Cephalon 0s fall, 2.5s steady; El Paso, Calpine higher; Valero firm
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9/7/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta better ahead of update; Adelphia firms; Mississippi Chemical remains in 63 area
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9/7/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Investors' love affair with Brazil continues; Petrobras sets price guidance
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9/3/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: German deals start to take shape; secondary slips quietly into holiday break
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9/3/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Jostens IH price talk hits market as launch nears; Aquila syndication may be dependent on revolver success
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9/3/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Electronics for Imaging falls 9 points, but bonds steady on swap; chips fall; XL up ahead of Frances
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9/3/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Distressed-bond market begins holiday early; bank debt traders already there
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9/3/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Quiet trading ahead of Labor Day weekend; Bank Internasional Indonesia adds to pipeline
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9/2/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: R.H. Donnelley bonds seen down several points; funds see $269 million inflow
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9/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: AAi.FosterGrant aims to allocate next week; Consents due on Titan repricing
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9/2/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: AMD steady, ChipPAC down; France Telecom jumbo rises; Deutsche Telekom adds 1 point
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9/2/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia seen better bid in quiet pre-holiday trading; airlines little changed
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9/2/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt awaits Friday's job data; Brazil down with market despite good economic news
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9/1/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Six Flags bonds continue climb as Gates criticizes management; Fisher plans roadshow for notes
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9/1/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Crown Cork term loan breaks straddling 101; Interstate Bakeries fall edged on by downgrade
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9/1/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford, GM slide on sales data, production cuts; MGI Pharma acquisitions move convertibles up
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9/1/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Interstate Bakeries bank debt lower on downgrade; Winn-Dixie bonds fail to rally
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9/1/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Roadshows, pipeline additions point to busy month for new deals; thin trading ahead of jobs data
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8/31/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt drifts lower on U.S. Treasuries' rally; Brazil's non-issue roadshow
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8/31/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Six Flags up as investor takes big stake, challenges management
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8/31/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Inquiries still flying on Interstate Bakeries' bank debt with some bids surfacing in the 96 to 97 areas
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8/31/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Six Flags higher on Gates, Redskins owner play; IMC Global rises; Albertson's off
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8/31/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Winn-Dixie bonds fall as stock swoons; Interstate Bakeries bank debt quietly lower
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8/30/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazil continues to gain on economic data; all eyes on Friday's job data
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8/30/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: United Rentals bonds bounce around at sharply lower levels on SEC news; LNR up a little
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8/30/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: United Rentals, Accredo lower; Interstate Bakeries investors' trying to get a read on levels
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8/30/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: LNR convertible leveled by $1.9 billion cash takeover; United Rentals falls on SEC inquiry
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8/30/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Interstate Bakeries bank paper roiled by disclosures; Adelphia bonds firm as new suitors seen
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8/27/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazilian paper up on upgrades by Citigroup, Morgan Stanley; Russia down
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8/27/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Nalco up after IPO filed; Delta steady despite bondholder rebuff to company
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8/27/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Ply Gem's incremental term loan hits the secondary wrapped around par 1/2
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8/27/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Southern Union up as Enron auction nears; Red Hat gains; QLT retreats; Delta steady
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8/27/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Pegasus senior bonds take flight as DirecTV completes unit buy; Delta steady despite bondholder's slap
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8/26/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds little changed as debt-consent effort hits snag; Dan River off
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8/26/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market paper softer on Brazil issuance rumors but central bank minutes prompt late rally
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8/26/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Smithfield Foods up on strong results; Bell Sports bond deal surfaces; funds see $264 million inflow
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8/26/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Denny's breaks following upsizings and reverse flexes; R.H. Donnelley, Piedmont break
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8/26/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: QLT gains as competing drug approval seen risky; Gap, apparel issues off; Delta steady
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8/25/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: ATA bonds languish at lower levels as company denies plans to quit Midway; Mirant loan paper firmer
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8/25/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market spreads wider; Chexim reopens 10-years; Venezuela lower despite S&P upgrade
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8/25/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Hilton up on possible lift to investment grade; primary falls silent
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8/25/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Pinnacle Entertainment breaks in the 101s; Nortek ticks higher on second day of trading
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8/25/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Yahoo, Sina gain as buzz of deal resurfaces; i2 Tech finds interest; Beazer off on data
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8/24/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Federal-Mogul bonds firmer; Delta up as oil prices head down
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8/24/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets up; Philippines softer on President Arroya's comments; Brazil higher
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8/24/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Triton PCS bonds bounce at lower levels following downgrade; Fairfax prices upsized add-on
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8/24/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Nortek, Cinram break for trading with both deals' institutional paper quoted over par
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8/24/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Reliant gains on switching out of Calpine; CenterPoint easier; Delta better; ViroPharma gains
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8/23/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Toys "R" Us up on earnings; El Paso convertibles add 0.25 point on restatement update
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8/23/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta Air bonds continue Friday's retreat; RCN up as plan filed
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8/23/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market paper softer as Treasuries slide; Telekom Malaysia plans $500 million notes
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8/23/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Delta bonds continue to sag; Goodyear lower on materials cost worries
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8/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Garrett Aviation shifts funds, lowers pricing on first lien; Sunny Delight heads up in trading
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8/20/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: AMR, Continental climb as oil eases; aQuantive issue goes to 102.375; Novell off on earnings
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8/20/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds retreat from Thursday levels; Adelphia-related bank debt seen active
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8/20/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt firmer; Brazil 2040 hits 105
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8/20/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Delta bonds back off prior gains, MCI up; funds see $26 million outflow
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8/20/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Entravision, Sunny Delight break for trading with both deals bid in the par 1/2 context
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8/19/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Aquila climbs 1.5 to 2 points; Delta steadies; Calpine lower; Red Hat seen as volatility play
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8/19/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds gyrate, end up modestly; Horizon bank debt in correction
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8/19/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt inches higher; inflows at $43.5 million; Banco Votorantim to issue
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8/19/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Prime Hospitality jumps on buyout news, coming tender; Medquest prices
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8/19/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Blockbuster breaks; Sunny Delight sets pricing; TransWestern Publishing second lien flexes up
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8/18/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: PanAmSat, Rainbow Media, Standard Aero break; Calpine steadies; Qwest trades up
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8/18/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Delta up 4-5.25 points; Mills repriced at 96.75, dips to 96; Aquila up 0.5-1 point in gray
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8/18/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds jump on pilot talks news, consent solicitation; Horizon debt up on Ross' winning bid
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8/18/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt bounces with Treasuries; LG-Caltex prices; Brazil up as Supreme Court votes
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8/18/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Ply Gems, Parker, Securus deals price; Tenet, Charter, Delta gain
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8/17/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Calpine second lien heads lower as investors expect more first-lien debt; Denny's meeting goes well
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8/17/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: American Tower repriced at 97.75, ends at 99; Mills deal surfaces; oil issues soften
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8/17/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Restructured Norwood bank debt lures buyers; Delta firmer as pilot talks seen resuming
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8/17/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Turkey up on S&P upgrade; United Overseas Bank prices; Venezuela underperforming despite calm
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8/17/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Standard Aero, Secunda deals price; Hanger higher after coupon payment, before bank meeting
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8/16/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Nortek, Standard Aero cut pricing; NES breaks; Angelo Gordon portfolio auction Thursday
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8/16/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: LifePoint, Province up on merger, lift takeover risk; American Tower deal seen repriced; Aquila emerges
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8/16/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Leap Wireless readies exit from Chapter 11; Delta bonds fall as carrier eyes turnaround strategy
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8/16/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Spreads tighter; LG-Caltex, United Overseas talk; Venezuela dips, bounces on Carter endorsement
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8/16/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Province Healthcare jumps on LifePoint buyout news; Hanger up on apparent paid coupon
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8/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Alderwoods hits the secondary at par 5/8 bid; Goodyear breaks at 101 bid
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8/13/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Conseco falls as CEO exit spurs takeover buzz; AmerisourceBergen, Lowe's decline
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8/13/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Telecom bank debt lower; Delta Air Lines bonds continue slide
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8/13/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt outperforms as U.S. Treasuries gain; ICICI Bank prices
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8/13/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Blockbuster, Cablevision unit price deals; Delta off in otherwise quiet secondary
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8/12/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Blockbuster, Collins & Aikman Products pricing may increase on bond sale results
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8/12/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Toys R Us drops another 2 points; Computer Networks tightening on recent buying; tech issues widen
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8/12/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Leap bank paper hops around, though ends unchanged; Parmalat firmer
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8/12/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: August slumber in emerging markets; Brazil higher; ups and downs of Yukos
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8/12/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: C&A, Qwest, three others price; Hanger bounces off lows; funds see $91 million outflow
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8/11/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Hanger Orthopedic hung out to dry on filing delay; MGM Mirage sells upsized quickie deal
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8/11/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: J.L. French, Scotts break for trading; Crown Cork adds term loan B to credit structure
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8/11/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Toys R Us off on break-up plan; Brinker drops after company cuts guidance; GM slides
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8/11/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Horizon bank debt up again; Kaiser bonds lower on asset-sale failure
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8/10/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market spreads tighten as Fed lifts rates 25 bps; Sino-Forest prices $300 million
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8/10/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Century Aluminum, Sino-Forest price; Trump gets dumped; Delta slide continues
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8/10/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Venetian, Innophos actively trade on break; Journal Register cuts term pricing
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8/10/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Six Flags hit by outlook; Charter steady; Delta drifts lower; Trump news stirs sellers in casino paper
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8/10/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Horizon Resources up strongly; Delta, Trico Marine bonds head lower
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8/9/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt spreads tighten ahead of Fed meeting; high crude prices push up oil credits
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8/9/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Primary skips vacation as new deals emerge; Delta bonds earth-bound on cash worries, bankruptcy warning
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8/9/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: WilTel cuts term B size, adds second-lien tranche; Charter, Qwest weaken in quiet secondary
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8/9/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Charter 2005s gain, 2006s drop; Alliant deal trades +0.25 in gray; Delta dives, other air issues trail
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8/9/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Leap Wireless jumps on rival's better performance; Delta sags on cash-burn concern
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8/6/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia loans, bonds gain on auction timetable; Delta off on Goldman warning
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8/6/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market paper rallies on poor jobs data; investors worry about U.S. economic weakness
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8/6/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Hollywood bonds tumble as buyout deal stumbles; MCI firms again
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8/6/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Charter earnings call expected to churn up lots of activity in Monday's market
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8/6/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: SFBC hits high mark of 104.125, while other new paper off a tad; GM, Ford pressured; Delta dives
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8/5/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Mirant gains; Calpine softer; Adelphia higher; UAL better; Pegasus steady on stock split
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8/5/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt down; Brazil down on Meirelles resignation speculation; $69 million outflows
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8/5/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: $980 million of new deals; Levi better on Dockers sale hopes; $29 million funds outflow
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8/5/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Scotts shifts funds; Innophos reverse flexes; Blount shifts funds, lowers pricing; Garrett price talk surfaces
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8/5/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: SFBC bid up 1.25 points in gray; Goodyear earnings push up bonds; Schering-Plough, new issues gain
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8/4/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Reliant Energy bank paper bounces around on earnings; Adelphia bonds off, Pegasus steady
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8/4/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market edges higher in thin trading; rumors of new Brazil sovereign deal
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8/4/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Blount, U.S. Oncology, Borden deals price; Charter gyrates on equity infusion buzz, CFO exit
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8/4/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Venetian increases term loan sizes, tightens pricing; US Oncology ups term pricing on bonds
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8/4/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Schering-Plough bid up in gray; Henry Schein goes to 102.25; News Corp. off on BskyB news
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8/3/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford, GM converts slip on sales; Delta off but in holding pattern; Novell retreats; two deals emerge
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8/3/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Pegasus bonds continue rise on DirecTV news; Mirant bank debt firms
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8/3/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market softer on external factors; investors eye Friday's U.S. job data
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8/3/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Crompton, Innophos, United Refining price; Tenet off on numbers, sub poena news
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8/3/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Standard Aero ups B loan size; Blockbuster decreases loan size; UAL lowers DIP add-on pricing
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8/2/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Charter convertibles drop 1 point while stock edges up on Cox buzz; Cadence, Magma soften
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8/2/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Pegasus bonds trade up on DirecTV news; loan investors weigh terms
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8/2/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Korea sovereign bookrunners emerge; Russia steady as Yukos developments seen positive
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8/2/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Stanadyne 10-year deal prices; Primus rebounds, J.C. Penney firms on asset sale news
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8/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Stanadyne reverse flexes second-lien term loan by 25 basis points
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7/30/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Century Aluminum ends at 100.875; telecoms mixed, Delta leads airlines lower
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7/30/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Leap Wireless bank debt steadies; Primus Telecom nosedives on numbers
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7/30/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets debt gains with Treasuries; Magyar Telecom prices
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7/30/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Primus Telecom bonds slide on results; PanAmSat prices $1 billion offering
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7/30/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: PanAmSat ups term loan B pricing as bond deal prices wide of talk
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7/29/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Loews Cineplex breaks for trading with term loan hitting 101 levels
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7/29/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: GM off as anxiety driven up; Apria sells off on sale chatter; Fairchild up on refi headlines
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7/29/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Leap bank debt jumps around on MetroPCS move; Parmalat bonds higher
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7/29/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt up as market awaits Friday's GDP data; Brazil, Turkey, Russia gain; Ukraine prices
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7/29/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Mohegan upsizes 10-year deal; Georgia-Pacific up on good earnings; funds see $358 million outflow
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7/28/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Rockwood, Foundation Coal, Refco, Allied Security break in Wednesday's new-issue focused secondary
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7/28/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Charter, Adelphia bobble up, down; Goodyear bounces up; Community Health weakens
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7/28/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Federal-Mogul bank debt firms a bit; Delta bonds earthward bound as oil prices take off
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7/28/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt closes on a high note; Yukos woes boost oil credits
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7/28/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Chesapeake Energy, upsized Smithfield deals price; Delta slides as oil prices rise
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7/27/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Energy, cable names take losses in overall weaker market; Jean Coutu, Intertape Polymer break
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7/27/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Marshall & Ilsley flat at par; Sonic Automotive up 1 point; Starwood falls on REIT buzz
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7/27/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: USG bank debt up on earnings; Delta bonds fly lower
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7/27/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets outperform Treasuries on better volume; Philippines reopens, Russia's Evraz prices
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7/27/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Host Marriott sells quickie offering, Tenneco heard to pull deal; Levi bonds firmer
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7/26/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Duane Reade term loan breaks for trading, moving up to near call protection levels
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7/26/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: King Pharma soars on merger; Boise Cascade higher on split; Marshall & Ilsley deal emerges
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7/26/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia bank debt easier amid weak market; asbestos bonds firm slightly
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7/26/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt softer on little liquidity; Evraz price talk
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7/26/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Boise Cascade bonds jump on asset sale news; Tenneco plans $500 million bond deal
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7/23/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Duane Reade prices seven-year deal; AMC bonds off after buyout announced
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7/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Bucyrus, Coleto Creek break, with both deals' term loans quoted at 101 bid
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7/23/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Ocwen issue trades over 102, eases back to close at 101; Amazon dips; Xerox climbs
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7/23/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Oneida bank debt drops; Delta bonds lose altitude
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7/23/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazil dips on investigation of Central Bank president; Gazprom prices upsized deal
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7/22/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Refco, Loews, Fisher price deals, EchoStar scrubbed; Goodyear easier; funds see $196 million inflow
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7/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Blockbuster gets commitments, with some early tickets even arriving before launch
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7/22/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Goodyear bounces up 2.75 points; Agere weakness lures buying; Ocwen deal at bat
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7/22/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Loral bonds up on creditor accord; Federal-Mogul better on results
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7/22/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market paper trades flat to higher; emerging market inflows at $2.2 million
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7/21/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Foundation PA Coal, Building Materials deals price; Delta gyrates on pilot news
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7/21/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Loews ups term loan B size by $100 million, cuts pricing by 50 basis points
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7/21/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Ocwen getting large outright orders; Lucent, telecom zeal fades; Delta skids off highs
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7/21/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Acquisition offer intrigues Galey & Lord loan investors; Delta volatile on pilot concession news
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7/21/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Greenspan foils emerging markets again; talk on oversubscribed Gazprom and Evraz
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7/20/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Jean Coutu two-part mega-deal prices; AMC Entertainment up on takeover buzz
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7/20/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Skilled Healthcare breaks, first-lien term loan wrapped around 1011/2, second lien nearing 103
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7/20/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Titan slips out of the gate in sympathy with Ford's crash, GM, too; Ocwen emerges
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7/20/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: WestPoint Stevens bank debt unravels amid covenant move
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7/20/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market down on Greenspan's hawkish view; Gazprom two-times oversubscribed
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7/19/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market trading flat; City of Ostrava prices; Russia's banking woes
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7/19/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Mohegan bonds firmer on tender offer news; Jean Coutu readies
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7/19/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: PlayCore may move some third lien debt to first, second lien tranches
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7/19/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Delta steady on earnings miss, credit downgrade; Six Flags sold off; Titan bid up in gray
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7/19/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds slip after numbers; Adelphia bank debt better bid
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7/16/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Friday's CPI numbers make it a "great day" for emerging markets; Vitro Envases, VTB price
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7/16/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Freescale mega-deal prices, trades up; Six Flags off on earnings
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7/16/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Sunny Delight loan put on hold as some softness in business spurs reevaluations
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7/16/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Delta, Northwest lower ahead of earnings; Caesars steady; Amerada Hess, oil paper zoom
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7/16/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Mirant debt continues to firm; Pegasus up on rumors
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7/15/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market trading slow ahead of Friday's CPI numbers; Hong Kong and PTT price
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7/15/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Stone Container prices quickie deal; ATA dives on earnings warning; junk funds see $340 million inflow
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7/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: PanAmSat gets early commitments on term loan; lowers price talk at launch
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7/15/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Caesars eases back to levels before Harrah's deal; EDS off 1.75-2.25 points on cut to junk
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7/15/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: ATA Holdings nosedives on loss warning; Mirant bank debt up despite weak numbers
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7/14/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia debt up as company hires advisors; J.L. French up on tender news
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7/14/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market trade sluggish ahead of Friday's CPI numbers; PTT's bulging books
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7/14/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: GulfMark Offshore, Intertape price; await Freescale mega-deal; J.L. French jumps on tender news
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7/14/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Harbor Freight Tools' term loan hits the secondary in the plus 101 context
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7/14/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Caesars edges up 0.25 point on Harrah's buzz; buyers for Grey Global; Titan new issue emerges
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7/13/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Mirant bank debt retreats after rise; Delta bonds fall on charge, airline industry woes
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7/13/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt trades higher on rumored Brazil upgrade; oversubscribed KDB prices
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7/13/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Levi Strauss bonds better on good numbers; Gildemeister deal prices
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7/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Huntsman pushes into 102s; Nextel wraps around 99; Levi stronger on numbers, Dockers sale progress
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7/13/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Delta charge brings out sellers of Northwest, AMR; Red Hat plunges 12 points on restatements
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7/12/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Pegasus bonds bump a bit higher; Mirant bank debt, bonds up
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7/12/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt rides higher as fears ease over Russia's bank run; Ukraine, Gazprom to issue
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7/12/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: MCI bonds gain on Leucadia interest in company; Amkor off; Heckler & Koch prices upsized euro deal
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7/12/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Handful of new deals hit hot secondary with bids moving to 101 or higher
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7/12/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Leucadia gains on MCI event; Citizens trades down to about parity on dividend; chips tumble
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7/9/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Nextel converts gain as stock sold short; Arch Coal buried by warning, Massey down, too
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7/9/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Oneida bank debt active after fall to lower levels; Dan River bonds ease
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7/9/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market paper creeps higher; investors eye Russia's bank run
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7/9/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: NCL, Almatis deals price; Denny's up on equity placement news, Amkor off
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7/9/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: CACI momentum continues on investor glee over contract clarity
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7/8/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Beazer Homes, Lennar hammered; airlines tumble; Yahoo! hits sour note; Computer Associates drops
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7/8/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Textile maker bank debt continues slide; distressed bonds becalmed
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7/8/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt sluggish; funds see $12.6 million outflows; Brazil trades down
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7/8/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Horizon PCS, Star Gas price deals; Collins & Aikman continues climb; funds see $440 million inflow
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7/8/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Rent-A-Center shifts tranche sizes, adds stepdown in term loan pricing
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7/7/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Omnicom, AMG spiral on new CoCo rule possibility; EDS active on tighter credit
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7/7/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Pegasus, Enron bonds move up, textile sector bank debt unravels
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7/7/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazil prices $750 million global, Russia down on second coming of Aries, banking sector problems
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7/7/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Forest Oil prices; Chrysler contract drives Collins & Aikman upward
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7/7/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Revlon hits the ground running, jumps from low 102 to mid-103 bid within minutes
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7/6/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Intertape Polymer grabs some commitments within a few hours of launch
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7/6/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Veritas, Conexant pressure techs; hedge funds picking up Delta 8s; Beazer falls on building concerns
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7/6/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Pegasus bonds hold generally higher levels in quiet market; Galey & Lord bank debt tightens
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7/6/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt crawls; VimpelCom sells add on in active primary; Brazil speculation
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7/6/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: AK Steel gains jumps on optimistic forecast; Jean Coutu plans mega-deal to fund purchase of Eckerd
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7/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Qwest investors unmoved by asset sale; Ceradyne sets timing
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7/2/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Auto names trade around at slightly stronger levels in pre-holiday market
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7/2/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Solutia bonds firm after court ruling; Galey & Lord bank debt dives
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7/2/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets stage impressive rally ahead of long weekend; Aries trades above par
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7/2/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Qwest gains slightly in quiet, pre-holiday trading
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7/1/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Horizon Lines reverse flexes; Belden adds stepdown; PlayPower and Savers break
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7/1/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford, GM convertibles come under pressure as June sales fall
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7/1/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta bonds firmer as pilots look to talks; Pegasus paper up again
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7/1/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Very oversubscribed Aries prices; PDVSA asks for filing extension; emerging market paper trades higher
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7/1/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Amkor dives on lowered guidance; Belden & Blake, Allied Security price; funds see $2 million inflow
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6/30/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Worldspan loan pulled as IPO is postponed; Jean Coutu well received
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6/30/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Market watches Fed; Allscripts, General Mills and Watson Pharmaceuticals trade
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6/30/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Winn-Dixie firms as lenders double credit line; Pegasus continues gains
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6/30/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market spreads tighten on Fed statement; risk to Brazil from pension case
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6/30/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Xerox bonds up after Moody's revision; Horizon Holdings, Duerr deals price
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6/29/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: MedCath, Speedway price deals; Levi continues firming
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6/29/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Coinstar, MedCath, Pierre Foods institutional loans all break at plus 101 levels
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6/29/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: New liquid paper seen as a nice addition for traders although some sit back waiting on Fed meeting
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6/29/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Pegasus bonds firmer, Leap bank debt finally steadies
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6/29/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt up; Philippines taps 2014 bonds; Germany's debt repackage questioned
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6/28/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Buhrmann, Celanese, Seitel deals price; little fallout from Titan merger failure
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6/28/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Skilled Healthcare holds meeting, Allied Security schedules; market firm ahead of Fed meeting
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6/28/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Goodyear doubled; Crown Castle falls to near parity; Lockheed off as merger with Titan falls through
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6/28/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta jumps in line with stock rise; UAL bonds little impacted by board's rejection
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6/28/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt off ahead of Fed meeting; price talk on Aries
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6/25/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Titan tumbles as merger plan stumbles; Sicpa prices euro deal
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6/25/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Belden & Blake new deal oversubscribed by Friday afternoon
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6/25/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Kulicke & Soffa bid at 97; Per-Se issue zooms to 103; AFR idle, marked at 98 bid
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6/25/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Leap Wireless paper continues gyrations; asbestos bonds on fire, but bank debt cooler
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6/25/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt loses ground; Malaysia International Shipping prices upsized $1.1 billion
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6/24/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Kabel Deutschland, five smaller deals price; MCI off; funds see $70 million outflow
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6/24/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Key Automotive breaks with first-, second-lien term loans moving to the 101 area
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6/24/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Medtronic pat on 16% dividend boost; Kulicke & Soffa snubbed; Per-Se at 101.5; Rite Aid higher
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6/24/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Leap Wireless bank debt continues to retreat; Delta bonds down
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6/24/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt drifts higher; Turkey prices; funds see $114.9 million outflow
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6/23/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market spreads tighten on Brazil's minimum wage victory, Southern Bank prices
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6/23/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: InSight Health gains on IPO news; Aquila falls on court ruling
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6/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Nextel revolver size raises eyebrows as some wonder what how the excess liquidity will be used
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6/23/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Calpine powered up by arbs; Matria gains; Nextel Partners soars; two new deals emerge
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6/23/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Telewest, RCN bonds firmer after court rulings; recently strong Leap debt stumbles on report
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6/22/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market paper down on profit taking; Brazil softer on Treasuries, dip in Lula's approval
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6/22/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Pride, Range Resources deals price; Qwest firms on report of settlement talks
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6/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Revlon sees some early interest with large commitments heard to be hitting the books
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6/22/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Network Associates taken for ride on Microsoft merger buzz; Per-Se emerges; Priceline, LabOne gain
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6/22/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Pegasus bonds, bank debt, tumble on court ruling
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6/21/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Upsized Brazilian sovereign issue gives lift to emerging markets
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6/21/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Levi, Goodyear bonds firmer; Hanger falls on subpoena news
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6/21/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: DS Waters, Solo Cup, Hanger Orthopedic steal spotlight in secondary on uncertainties
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6/21/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: LabOne, Priceline deals emerge; Postbank sets €1 billion deal; Simon to distribute $900 million convert
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6/21/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Hanger hung out to dry on subpoena news; Pegasus bonds lower
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6/18/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Foamex bonds firm; Pegasus debt steady; restrained reaction to feds' UAL rejection
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6/18/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt trades flat to lower; Brazil bonds instantly down on minimum wage defeat
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6/18/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Beverly Enterprises, Plains Exploration price; Goodyear firm on earnings
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6/18/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Primary heats up as flood of news deals line up for launch
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6/18/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: OSI Pharma 4% convertible falls 6 points on call; Delta soars on bets pilots cave, no bankruptcy
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6/17/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Horizon paper bouncing around; Dan River bonds firmer
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6/17/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt gains in thin trading; Brazil up although rate news is no surprise
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6/17/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Argo-Tech, Clean Harbors price; Solectron up on results, guidance; funds see $127 million outflow
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6/17/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Commitments pour in on Horizon Lines as existing lenders opt to rollover
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6/17/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Chiron goes to 101, Advanced Medical to 103.5; Kellwood to 101.5; Delta reverses, heads up
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6/16/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Leap bank debt continues to jump; Trico bonds seen higher but trading flat
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6/16/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt firmer; CVRD loses ground on acquisition talk
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6/16/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Calpine bonds up on buyback talk, Qwest firms on S&P upgrade; Adesa sells 8-year deal
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6/16/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Huntsman lowers talk on term loan at meeting; tranche gets rollover commitments from existing lenders
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6/16/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Advanced Medical prices with wide coupon; Kellwood seen offered at 100.5; Delta plunges; JetBlue warns
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6/15/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Four Seasons goes to 102; 3 new deals emerge; Red Hat crushed on CFO's resignation
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6/15/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Salton bonds jump; Horizon bank debt continues rise
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6/15/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt rides high on U.S. CPI numbers; "beyond a relief rally"
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6/15/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Tenet brings upsized $1 billion offering; Calpine, Salton bonds higher
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6/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Fisher Scientific, Iasis and Nice-Pak flood the secondary with new paper
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6/14/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: QLT convertible on swap loses about 2.5 points on Atrix buy; Four Seasons launches, fades
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6/14/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Pegasus bonds better following court ruling; Horizon bank debt jumps
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6/14/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt on edge ahead of Tuesday's CPI numbers; Czech Republic prices €1.5 billion
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6/14/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Tenet plans $500 million deal; existing bonds little changed in dull dealings
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6/14/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Language Line breaks for trading with term loan B reaching near 101 levels
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6/10/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Providian 4% convertibles find buyers on cash takeover protection; Calpine, other power issues see bids
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6/10/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Pegasus bonds bounce around after mixed ruling; Owens Corning loans up on progress report
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6/10/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt soft ahead of long weekend; $23.6 million in outflows; OCBC sells $500 million
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6/10/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Celestica, US Unwired, Abitibi price deals; Calpine short debt firmer; funds see $60 million outflow
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6/10/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Possibility of additional first-lien debt sends Calpine's second-lien paper lower
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6/9/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Worldspan sets price talk on $225 million credit facility ahead of Thursday's bank meeting
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6/9/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Beazer, other builders pressured by rising interest rate atmosphere; Countrywide, Household also off
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6/9/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Owens Corning bank paper continues to ease; Pegasus bonds down again
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6/9/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt retreats on U.S. Treasury decline; VimpelCom prices downsized offering
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6/9/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Beverly bonds gain on tender offer; Stater, Swift Energy and Cadmus price
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6/8/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Appleton Papers breaks to trade around 101; Yankees breaks wrapped around 1011/2
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6/8/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Players taking a reality check in wake of Mandalay upset find the market discounted considerably
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6/8/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Leap jumps on likely recovery valuation; Pegasus bonds tumble
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6/8/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Pemex prices oversubscribed $1.5 billion six-year notes; Peru gains after S&P ugprade
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6/8/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Bally firmer as reforms proposed; Abitibi-Consolidated shops two-part deal
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6/7/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Rockwood Specialties postpones NYC launch until next week on scheduling conflicts
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6/7/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Mandalay event sparks furor on concern about no cash takeover protection; 20-30 names suffer
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6/7/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Federal-Mogul debt up as statement okayed; Pegasus seen firmer
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6/7/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt trades higher; Asian corporates add to pipeline
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6/7/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Mandalay bonds off on MGM Mirage offer; Huntsman sets deal
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6/4/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: La Grange active at high end levels; Charter term loan A up on retail demand
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6/4/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Mandalay Bay mounts 11.5-point gain, lifts all casino paper; Computer Associates applauded
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6/4/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Asbestos names up on judge resignation, legislative progress; Pegasus steady
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6/4/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt higher; no Russian eurobond issuance in 2004
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6/4/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Levi continues gain on Dockers speculation; Ferrellgas prices small deal
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6/3/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Downsized Celanese, Appleton price; Levi up on asset sale buzz; funds see $565 million inflow
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6/3/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Celanese second lien increased, reverse flexed; Appleton Papers term B pricing lowered
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6/3/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Beazer hangs around par; Phelps Dodge dividend crushes hedgers; CV Therapeutics up on drug news
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6/3/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Asbestos bank debt, bonds trade actively; Pegasus firmer after filing
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6/3/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt edges higher, Argentina bonds down on opposition to exchange plan
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6/2/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Pegasus bonds gyrate wildly; E*Trade deal prices, Celanese mega-deal drops dollar-tranche
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6/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Language Line decreases B tranche by $50 million, adds $55 million holdco bond piece
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6/2/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Beazer bid up 0.25 points in gray market; Epix trades as high as 101.75; Nortel slides
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6/2/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Pegasus bank loan active, though stable; bonds gyrate ahead of filing; Northern Oil up
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6/2/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt trading quiet; Argentina flat, Ecuador rebounds
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6/1/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Delta, airlines lower as oil prices surge; ThermaClime restructures deal
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6/1/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: CACI bid lower as S&P changes rating outlook to negative
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6/1/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Delta forces peer group lower; Mandalay, floaters bid higher; Epix, Beazer new deals emerge
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6/1/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Mirant bank debt and bonds firm despite numbers; Pegasus lower
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6/1/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Argentina soars ahead of new debt restructuring proposal; Brazilian corporates trade flat to higher
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5/28/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Trump jumps on coupon payment; Curative lower on California setback
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5/28/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: La Grange term loan add-on breaks for trading at plus par levels in hushed pre-holiday market
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5/28/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Delta convertibles drop 1-2 points on heightened bankruptcy fears; CSG Systems declines 1.5 points,
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5/28/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: RCN notes up as they begin trading flat; Mirant bank debt lower
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5/28/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt spreads tighter; Brazil and Turkey up
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5/27/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market paper firms on Brazil's GDP figures; modest $69.9 million fund outflows
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5/27/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Finlay leads $500 million of new deals; Herbst upsizes; fund outflows slow to $162.3 million
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5/27/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Loans trade higher led by Charter, Reliant; Georgia-Pacific meeting for $2.5 billion facility
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5/27/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: CSG Systems gains to 102.75 bid; Digital River, Headwaters gain; Cendant 3.875s seen vulnerable
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5/27/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: RCN trades up to 56 but retreats to close unchanged at 51; Salton soars 5 points; Delta loses altitude
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5/26/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: JP Morgan note spurs sell off; Brazil's troubles generate market jitters
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5/26/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Four deals price in brisk session; Nextel rises on Moody's upgrade review
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5/26/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: U.S. Can, Otis Spunkmeyer launch, Nextel gains on Moody's upgrade review
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5/26/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Headwaters bobs up, down; new-issue terms seen worsening again; Calpine convertibles higher
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5/26/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Salton 121/4s recover 2.5 points; RCN, Levi paper both better; Pegasus pegged 1.5-3 points lower
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5/25/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: South Africa sells $1 billion 10-years; emerging market debt trades higher
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5/25/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Samsonite, Concentra price; Charter better after S&P outlook revision
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5/25/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Celanese adds $250 million second lien term loan; decreases bond deal
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5/25/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Digital River, CSG deals emerge; Wild Oats at bat; Genworth edges up; Wyeth sinks; Calpine spikes
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5/25/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Pegasus bank debt steady despite bankruptcy warning; Delta bonds up
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5/24/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Atlas Air, Pegasus, bonds firmer; CalGen bank debt firms on junk rise
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5/24/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market paper firmer; South Africa's $1 billion 10-year bonds well received
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5/24/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Leiner prices eight-year deal; Wiser, Lucent rise on M&A related activity
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5/24/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Stillwater sees warm reception from existing lenders, new institutional investors
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5/24/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Genworth talk pat, bid up in gray despite hitch in IPO; Wild Oats at 100.75 offered; energy issues up
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5/21/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Pegasus bank debt back on the slide; Air Canada not much changed despite union pact
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5/21/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt flat; outflows continue to bleed
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5/21/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Muted market response to near-$1 billion outflow; LIN TV firms on sale buzz
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5/21/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Lyondell-Citgo and Dole Food term loans hit the secondary at plus 101 levels
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5/21/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Washington Mutual credit fails to tighten on HSBC merger buzz; Genworth convert at bat Monday
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5/20/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Pegasus bonds steady after drop; Delta bonds gain as stock rises
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5/20/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazil drags down emerging market debt; South Africa's deal preparations continue
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5/20/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Chesapeake Energy prices 10-year; Tenneco gone; funds see $989 million outflow
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5/20/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Juno Lighting breaks for trading with both the first and second lien term loans reaching plus par levels
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5/20/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Airline paper cheapens further, despite rise in stocks; Guilford shelf uplifts holders of rich bonds
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5/19/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Calpine up after big drop last week; Kroll bonds flag while stock soars on merger news
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5/19/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Owens Corning bank debt retreats from gains; Pegasus seen getting a bounce
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5/19/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market spreads tighten on weak Treasuries; oil-fuelled gains may be over
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5/19/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: UGS prices restructured dollar deal; Alaris bonds jump on acquisition news
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5/19/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Reliant Energy rallies on sale of power generating plants to Brascan
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5/18/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Tower prices wide of revised talk, jumps to 105.5 area; TXU climbs on new plan; Wyeth off on verdict
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5/18/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Pegasus bonds tumble, bank debt easier on 10-Q; Parsons remarks help Adelphia
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5/18/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt inches higher; fund outflows hit new high
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5/18/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Pegasus wings clipped on Chapter 11 buzz; Case New Holland reprices five-years
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5/18/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Tower Automotive, American Tower, Getty Petroleum break for trading
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5/17/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Protein Design Labs plunges, Millennium set to rise on drug results; Thoratec, Tower deals emerge
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5/17/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Owens Corning paper up as judge gets the boot; Salton bonds gyrate
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5/17/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt edges higher with Treasuries; Venezuela's up, Russia way up
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5/17/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: FelCor prices downsized issue, Celanese starts mega-deal roadshow; Lucent lower on SEC news
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5/17/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Bid, asks widen as buyers try to capitalize on high-yield market weakness
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5/14/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Boyd, Maidenform hit the secondary with all institutional tranches quoted above par
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5/14/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Calpine converts "falling apart" on refinancing concerns; record oil prices turn heads
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5/14/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Revlon bank debt down, bonds bounce; Salton seen improved levels after slide
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5/14/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market paper firms as CPI numbers draw buyers, Venezuela and Ecuador up with oil
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5/14/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Day after huge outflow sees more deals pulled, but also something of a comeback
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5/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Western Wireless breaks at below par bid, Freedom Communications breaks around par 1/2 bid
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5/13/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: CV Therapeutics, Pixelworks both trade below par out of gate; Tower Auto deal piques interest
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5/13/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Pegasus loans, bonds up on court result; Salton plummets again
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5/13/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt flat to lower as investors eye CPI data, Malaysian banks join pipeline
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5/13/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Revlon, two more deals shelved, as five price; funds see $2.145 billion outflow
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5/12/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Traders captivated by CLO portfolio auction; CalGen lower with rest of market
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5/12/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: CV Therapeutics bid at 100.375 in gray market; Pixelworks still; OSI Pharma, ImClone up sharply
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5/12/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia debt active; Delta continues to descend; Trico off on missed coupon
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5/12/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt flat to lower after Tuesday's rebound; Lebanon prices
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5/12/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Milacron, Lazydays deals price; secondary market steps back
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5/11/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Levi Strauss trades higher by about half a point on exploration of Dockers sale
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5/11/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Electronic Data Systems active on potential dividend cut and equity issuance
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5/11/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Delta continues slide, Levi up on asset sale talk; Adelphia loan eases
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5/11/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt rebounds as bidders shop for bargains; Brazil bounces back
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5/11/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Ainsworth, Buffet's, Consolidated Container price; Salton dives on earnings
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5/10/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Smaller deals may take longer to get done as investors focus on upcoming large LBO deals
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5/10/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertible market heads lower on interest rate hike worries; Charter lower
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5/10/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: New World Pasta in Chapter 11; Delta down on bankruptcy talk
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5/10/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt slumps for the third day; Kaltim Prima postpones
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5/10/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: "Ugly day," as market follows stocks down; Charter, Cablevision, Bally Fitness lower
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5/7/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Rhodia, LBC, ONO price deals; Collins & Aikman falls as company scrubs offering; lower on rate fears
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5/7/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: EuroFresh prices second lien term loan at Libor plus 700 basis points, offered at 99
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5/7/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Conseco new mandatory trades around par in rash of morning activity
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5/7/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Energy loans, bonds continue slide; no impact seen from asbestos talks failure
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5/7/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Day two of emerging market debt bloodbath on Fed hike fears; Slovakia prices
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5/6/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: American Real Estate, Polypore, Cognis price; Calpine leads utilities lower; funds see $206 million outflow
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5/6/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Regal Cinemas allocates and breaks for trading with B loan hitting par 1/2, par 3/4 levels
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5/6/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Market hushed by nervous anticipation of non-farm payroll data
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5/6/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Energy names roil bank debt market; Pegasus Satellite continues retreat
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5/6/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt tanks on Fed hike fears; off-the-run names, Colombia hit hardest
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5/5/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Itron, Whiting, Preem deals price; Telewest moves lower
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5/5/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Maidenform restructures loan to change size, price of both the first and second lien term loans
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5/5/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Oscient Pharmaceuticals hits par 1/8 bid on first day of trading
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5/5/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Reliant, Mirant bank debt up; Pegasus Satellite loses altitude
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5/5/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market spreads tighten on short covering, Brazil recovers
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5/4/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt mixed in trading, still searching for rates guidance
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5/4/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Case New Holland, LaBranche price deals; Evergreen Resources up on Pioneer merger
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5/4/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Emmis breaks for trading with B loan quoted at par bid on low interest rate
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5/4/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: ImClone trades off gray levels; five new deals surface after Fed leaves rates alone
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5/4/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Calpine bank debt gyrates, bonds lower; RCN gets more time from lenders
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5/3/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt spreads widens; Investors shift into neutral
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5/3/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Calpine, steel lower; El Paso slips on reserve restatement; CNH joins calendar
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5/3/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Caribbean Restaurants' $260 million credit facility pulled from primary on buyout news
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5/3/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: ImClone bid at 102.75 even after terms tightened; Oscient emerges; Albertson's at bat; Conseco Thursday
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5/3/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Calpine bonds, energy loans weaker; Winn-Dixie down, airlines suffer
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4/30/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: VimpelCom, Gazprombank pull deals; relief rally for emerging markets
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4/30/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: A&P bonds up on results; Wise Metals, TUI AG price deals
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4/30/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Telepak term loan B inches higher to around 101 on second day of trading
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4/30/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Conseco deal seen May 3 week after delay due to warning; price talk emerges on Genworth deal
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4/30/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Winn-Dixie numbers better than expected; Leap loans continue easing
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4/29/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Leap is over for Leap Wireless loans; Levi up on Docker's buzz; Winn-Dixie off
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4/29/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt down; market liquidity blamed for sell-off
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4/29/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Bally's bonds swoon on SEC probe, CFO exit; Triad prices; funds see $246 million outflow
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4/29/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Metris expands term loan deal in lieu of bond offering, changes pricing to floating rate
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4/29/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Nortel continues decline; Conseco still on the table, with tighter terms; Tower Auto deal considered
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4/28/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: RCN bonds firm smartly; Leap Wireless bank debt up again
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4/28/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Bloodshed for emerging market debt, Latin America and Russia see big sell off
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4/28/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Nortel notes fall as company axes CEO, CFO; Giant prices 10-year deal
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4/28/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: American Safety Razor breaks for trading with first lien term loan quoted at plus 101 levels
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4/28/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Nortel shocker smacks telecoms; i2 Tech lifted by private capital; Disney slides
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4/27/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Trico Marine bonds trade flat as restructuring looms; Leap loans continue rise
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4/27/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Philippines, Jamaica sell upsized sovereigns, Brazil down on interest rate worries
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4/27/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Emmis, Amscan deals price; Amkor lower on earnings
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4/27/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Amscan, BPL Acquisition term loans quoted in 101 context on break into secondary
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4/27/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Reebok bounces to 102.25; OSI Pharma, cancer issues snap back; three deals at bat
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4/26/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: OSI Pharma skyrockets amid buying frenzy as stock shoots up 139%; 4 new deals emerge
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4/26/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Leap bank debt leaps; asbestos bonds firmer despite D.C. deadlock
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4/26/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Peru's $500 million 12-year notes troubles some investors; market awaits economic data
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4/26/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Waste Services sells notes; Regal scrubs deal; Cincinnati Bell lower
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4/26/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Regal Cinemas increases term loan B by $400 million, cancels proposed bond offering
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4/23/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Charter buyers show up in wake of Adelphia sale possibility; Leucadia gains 1.125 points; chips slide
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4/23/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia keeps gaining on sale prospects; Trico Marine continues fall
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4/23/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Gazprom's $1.2 billion 30-year bond garners respect; Dominican Republic debt soars
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4/23/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Invista, Inmarsat price deals; PanAmSat bonds up, earnings power Abitibi
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4/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: CACI hits secondary market with B loan trading at plus 101 levels
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4/22/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Mercury Computer at 105; CNET reoffered at 98, trades down; Leucadia ends at 102.5
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4/22/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia jumps as company puts itself up for sale; Denny's lower on downgrade
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4/22/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt rebounds across the spectrum; Russia's Gazprom stirs interest
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4/22/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: iPCS prices downsized issue; Playtex, Lyondell gain on earnings; funds see $426 million outflow
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4/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: United Industries breaks above 101, Charter rebounds as some paper clears out
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4/21/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Charter new B loan heavy on oversaturation; MGM new B loan comes in on buyout talk
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4/21/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Mercury bid at 101.5 in gray; Leucadia, CNET deals emerge; Ford rises on blowout quarter
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4/21/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Kaiser Aluminum up on Alpart auction results; Exide soon to emerge
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4/21/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt spreads widen on rate hike unease; oversubscribed Hong Kong Land prices
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4/21/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: CHC Helicopter prices deal; Level 3 Continues to ease
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4/20/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Midwest Generation breaks for trading with the term loan reaching 101 levels
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4/20/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Sellers emerge; Charter weaker on junk deal; Lucent leads telecom paper sharply lower
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4/20/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Federal-Mogul up on numbers, Hill asbestos maneuvering; MCI out of Chapter 11
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4/20/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt weaker across the board; oversubscribed Kepco prices
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4/20/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Charter brings $1.5 billion mega-deal, Premcor also prices; Lucent gains on results
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4/19/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Regal Cinemas $1.25 billion term B gets large orders by day's end
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4/19/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Northrop slammed after WSJ report; CKE, American Tower, Crown Castle up on tightening
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4/19/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Mississippi Chemical up as plan filed; Mirant steady despite sharply wider loss
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4/19/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt waits for Greenspan to give rate hike pointer; Russia's VTB prices
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4/19/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Revlon bonds firmer on tender news; Revlon, Metris slate deals; awaiting Charter mega-deal
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4/16/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: American Safety shuffles tranche sizes, modifies pricing; Emmis past performance entices commitments
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4/16/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Airline paper tumbles; metals soar; floaters still finding bids; Shuffle Master goes to 103.75
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4/16/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Levi bonds continue rise; Weirton slides on choice of asset buyer
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4/16/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt rebounds on U.S. data; Venezuela sells $1 billion
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4/16/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Atlantic Express prices, Tenneco plans deal; Wilsons trades lower
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4/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Amscan attracts institutional attention and gains GECC as administrative agent
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4/15/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Walter seesaws out of gate but ends at 99.75; Conseco, Shuffle Master emerge; Delta nosedives
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4/15/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: HealthSouth bonds, loans up on court action; Pegasus falls
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4/15/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazilian debt slides; rising commodity prices seen lifting Latin America
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4/15/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Midwest Generation mega-deal prices; Pegasus pummeled; funds see $17 million outflow
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4/14/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Ferrellgas sells 10-year issue; homebuilders off, Levis better
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4/14/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: CB Richard Ellis term loan B lenders expected to recommit to new lower priced term loan C
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4/14/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Walter bid at 100.25 in gray; Manugistics up on IBM deal; insurers, healthcare issues dive
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4/14/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Finova continues retreat; Weirton continues wait
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4/14/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt hit hard by interest rate worries; Korea East-West Power prices
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4/13/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Primus sells $65 million; junk bonds slip with stocks on retail sales
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4/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: NTL deal joins calendar; 101 still the "new par"; secondary quiet amid meetings
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4/13/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Caesars, Sallie Mae floaters up on rate hike concerns; Pharma Resources dives as outlook cut
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4/13/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Foster Wheeler up on exchange; Levi earnings boost bonds again; Finova slips on dreary outlook
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4/13/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt tightens in trading; investors in comfort zone
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4/12/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Sierra Pacific sells $100 million; three deals go on the road; Goodyear gains
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4/12/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Goodyear firms on completion of investigation
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4/12/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Pharma Resources rocked, ends flat on generic drug competition; Komag gains on better outlook
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4/12/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Goodyear rebounds on better audit results than expected; Charter bonds firm; Weirton up
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4/12/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Trading quiet as eyes on Brazil's central bank; issuance seen dipping in second quarter
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4/8/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market trading non-existent, fund inflows hit by investor fears
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4/8/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: International Steel, Mueller among deals pricing; Hockey Co. up on buyout; funds see $88 million inflow
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4/8/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Invista decreases term loan B by $100 million as purchase price gets renegotiated
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4/8/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Allied Waste hauled to 102.25; Cendant bid up as stock drops; Yahoo! cheers quiet in converts
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4/8/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Levi bonds continue rise; Air Canada easier as carrier seeks Plan B
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4/7/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets lower on rate hike fears; Venezuela to auction $1 billion floating-rate notes
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4/7/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Allied Waste's upsized $675 million leads $1.3 billion day of new deals; VWR firms in trading
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4/7/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Details emerge on Boyd Gaming's $1.5 billion facility
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4/7/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Allied Waste thrashed about on tighter talk but firms back up to 101 in gray; Decode at 101.25
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4/7/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Weirton players back off to study new bid; United Airlines clipped on March traffic figures
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4/6/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazilian debt surges late in day on interest rate hopes; IMF cautiously optimistic
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4/6/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Williams, Vicorp price; calendar keeps building as Allied Waste plans $650 million deal
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4/6/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Charter collateral appeals; VWR trades still higher
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4/6/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Cummins, Navistar rev up; RF Micro falls on Nokia warning; Allied Waste airs deal plans
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4/6/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Weirton bonds offered 3-4 points lower on auction uncertainty; Levi buyers bid bonds up by 4-5 points
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4/5/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Air Canada bond action timed out after weekend events, lack of new bid; Levi, Foamex bonds better
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4/5/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt weaker as Treasuries stumble as U.S. rates pose a threat
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4/5/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk bonds still digesting latest economic data; NTL dollar notes up; steel firm
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4/5/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: VWR hits the secondary strong with the U.S. term loan wrapping around 102
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4/5/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Financial Federal bid 100.5 in gray market; Decode Genetics emerges; gaming paper on fire
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4/2/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia bank debt, bonds, seen higher; Telewest gains on NTL deal
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4/2/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt slides with Treasuries on surprisingly strong payrolls
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4/2/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: NTL, Consolidated Communications price; AK Steel up on contract news; Telewest gains
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4/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Consolidated Communications increases term loan B by $40 million, decreases bond offering
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4/2/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Massey Energy trades to 104.5; leisure paper firms on jobs data; Tyco edges higher after mistrial
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4/1/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Asbestos bonds, loans seen firmer; Dan River better after filing; aaiPharma bounces
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4/1/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets debt trades higher; Latin America wants looser IMF accounting rules
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4/1/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: WMG prices downsized two-parter; aaiPharma bounces; funds see $173 million outflow
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4/1/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Invista increases bank deal by $250 million, decreases bond deal for cheaper cost of capital
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4/1/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Massey at 101.25 in gray market; UnitedGlobalCom's euro convert trades down to 99; retailers routed
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3/31/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Amylin at 102 bid before pricing aggressively; Caesars dips below par; Kerzner bets push past 101
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3/31/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Dan River files for Chapter 11; aaiPharma bonds slide, loans gyrates on delay, default, downgrade
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3/31/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Titan Petrochemical dead; Poland moves to the left
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3/31/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Charter to bring $1.5 billion mega-deal; Boyd prices; aaiPharma falls on 10-K delay, resulting default
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3/31/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: CACI should get good reception on business sector, balance sheet; Home Interiors breaks
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3/30/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Caesars, Kerzner, Impax Labs on tap with FelCor, Regal-Beloit; ON Semicon, Amylin launched
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3/30/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: FiberMark files for Chapter 11, Sbarro, Telewest better; Mirant loan gains
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3/30/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt trades higher, Malaysia's Titan Petrochemicals restructures offering
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3/30/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Cablevision $2 billion mega-deal prices, also Sealy, Service; bondholders say 'hooray for Hollywood'
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3/30/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Cinemark term loan resized, repriced and retranched as bond tender offer proves successful
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3/29/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: FelCor, Albertson's, Regal-Beloit deals emerge; Millennium Chemicals paper boosted by Lyondell buyout
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3/29/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Haynes files for Chapter 11, bonds ease; Parmalat better following meeting; asbestos debt better
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3/29/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging market debt held down by Treasury weakness; questions on Poland
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3/29/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Lyondell bonds up on merger news, Millennium down; Cablevision plans huge deal, Cinemark prices
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3/29/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Warner Music upsizes B loan, reverse flexes by 25 basis points on strong institutional reception
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3/26/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Charter refinancing seen in the works with rumored $6.5 billion credit facility
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3/26/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Charter 5.75% convertibles flat, troublesome in new bank facility talks; new paper flags in trading
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3/26/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Parmalat chief meets creditors; Air Canada seeks more time
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3/26/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Approach of IADB meeting slows activity; Brazil keeps slipping on political noise
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3/26/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: U.S. Concrete upsizes to $200 million as primary shrugs off outflow; calendar builds
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3/25/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Primary strong but investors seen as being more particular in their choices
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3/25/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Chesapeake Energy lags other new paper at par; Grey Wolf talked at reoffer price of 99
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3/25/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia bank debt up; Parmalat bonds firm from lows
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3/25/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazil's slide slows but worries remain; TuranAlem, Latvia price deals
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3/25/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Hercules, iStar, Diamond Jo, KCS price; Goodyear off; funds see $208 million outflow
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3/24/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Warner Music $1 billion term loan B reaches oversubscription two days after launch
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3/24/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Chesapeake Energy, Freeport both below par in gray market; Sunterra rises to 105, then slips
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3/24/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Winn-Dixie holds gains; Trico Marine firms off low; Calpine paper steady
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3/24/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Trading still sluggish; Brazil loses on rumors of staff chief's departure; Bank Danamon prices
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3/24/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Trump jumps; airlines lose altitude; Real Mex prices, Consolidated hits the road
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3/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Adesa pro rata oversubscribed on day of launch, term loan B waiting in wings to hit the primary
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3/23/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Chesapeake Energy, Avatar deals emerge; Akamai drops 7.25 points outright on executive departure
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3/23/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Winn-Dixie better on private equity search news; Adelphia loans easier
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3/23/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Global worries sideline emerging market investors; Korea's SK Telecom prices
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3/23/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Winn-Dixie gains on private equity news, Fairfax up; WMG brings $800 million deal to the U.S.
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3/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Kansas City Southern term loan B breaks into the secondary at 101 plus levels
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3/22/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Sunterra, Freeport McMoRan deals emerge in down market; airline paper poised to take off
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3/22/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Federal Mogul bank debt holds at lower levels; Fibermark lower
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3/22/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Investors nervous over Middle East violence, Brazilian political pressures
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3/22/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Interactive Health Finance, MTU Aero price deals; secondary quiet
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3/19/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Steel issues stronger in otherwise quiet market; Baxi, Aker Kvaener price
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3/19/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Aearo draws good attendance with some impressed by the company's accomplishments
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3/19/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: CommScope soars to 103.375 bid; New Century up on REIT hoopla; techs, telecoms eyed on weakness
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3/19/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Weirton Steel bonds firmer; loan market quiet
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3/19/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazil continues to gain on interest rate cut, expected soybean surplus a plus
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3/18/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Ispat Inland prices two-tranche deal; Portola slides on numbers; funds see $265 million outflow
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3/18/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Sealy gets large commitments on first day of syndication
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3/18/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: CommScope bid plus 0.875 point over par in gray market; Greater Bay up 0.75 point; Saks about par
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3/18/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Revlon bonds lower as offer deadline nears; Adelphia loans firmer
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3/18/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazil bonds rise on surprise rate cut; Hutchison finishes better despite mixed earnings picture
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3/17/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: American Achievement, Riverdeep deals price; Fisher Scientific up on Apogent acquisition news
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3/17/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: CalGen loses heaviness, Centennial Cellular up on earnings, Dobson up on amendment
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3/17/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Cytyc goes to 104.375; XL prices at tight end of revised talk; Saks, Greater Bay, CommScope appear
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3/17/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia bonds seen better; distressed loans firm in light trading
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3/17/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Asia pipeline grows more; Brazil, Argentina firm on better view about risky assets
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3/16/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Pipeline keeps growing; Fed's rate decision seen spelling good news for emerging markets
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3/16/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Sierra Pacific deal prices; Tenet firm after investor call; continued low rates seen drawing issuers
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3/16/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Builders FirstSource allocates, first lien term loan reaches 101 in first day of trading
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3/16/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Cytyc bid 3 points over par in gray market; XL brings $750 million mandatory as expected
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3/16/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Trico Marine bonds lower; Adelphia bank debt retreats
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3/15/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets still assessing impact of Spanish attacks; Russian deals coming
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3/15/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Nextel, Rural Cellular, Omega Health price; Nortel falls as CFO suspended
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3/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: CalGen first lien loan strengthens, second lien loan weakens on first day of trading
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3/15/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Providian, CapitalSource, Cytyc deals emerge; InVision Tech up 6.5 points on acquisition by GE
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3/15/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Winn-Dixie, UAL lower; bank loans seen quiet; Calpine hovers around issue levels
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3/12/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets mostly in neutral but Korea loses; AES Gener prices
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3/12/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Calpine deal finally prices; Bally's bounces on not-so-bad numbers
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3/12/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: True Temper breaks for trading with term loan B reaching par 3/4 bid, 101 offered
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3/12/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: King Pharma converts better as stock hurt by FDA ruling; Placer Dome bid up by volatility players
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3/12/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Calpine financing monopolizes attention; HealthSouth up on court ruling
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3/11/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Calpine bonds, bank debt seen firmer as deal is revived
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3/11/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Brazil flat to weak but CPI report fails to show interest rate direction; primary market active
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3/11/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Calpine deal revived, expected Friday; Standard Pacific prices; funds see $308 million inflow
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3/11/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Calpine CCFC II revolver volatile throughout day but pulls higher to 99 levels by evening
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3/11/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Calpine bounces on refi revival; Computer Associates mostly idle on getting junked; new deals soft
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3/10/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Mirant bank debt continues drop; Levi continues firming trend
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3/10/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Philippine $500 million sovereign seen well timed; warm feelings, questions on Argentina
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3/10/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Bowater, Technical Olympic, Norske Skog bring quickie deals; Tenet falls on analyst qualms
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3/10/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: El Paso lower on possible restatement and filing delay; Enersys breaks for trading
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3/10/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Level 3 falls on Global Crossing meltdown; Marriott offered at par in gray market; biotechs plummet
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3/9/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Winn-Dixie bonds improve; Adelphia bank debt busy
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3/9/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Argentina debt moves higher on IMF payment news; IBK prices $300 million deal
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3/9/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: MGM Mirage, Corning, Amkor lead busy primary; Biovail off as agencies eye downgrade
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3/9/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Reliant's revolver drops 50 basis points on potential criminal indictment for price manipulation
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3/9/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Apex Silver, Marriott deals appear; Nortel, Lucent, Motorola losers in rotation out of tech, telecom issues
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3/8/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Medtronic, Wilson Greatbatch skip up on defibrillator implant trial results; market cheapens
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3/8/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Winn-Dixie changes CFOs; Ispat Inland debt up on repayment news
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3/8/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Emerging markets keep climbing on Friday's Treasury rally; new issue environment seen favorable
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3/8/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Extended Stay America jumps on Blackstone buyout; Ispat Inland, California Steel slate new deals
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3/8/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Calpine CCFC II refinancing continues to spark talk with speculation on who will lead deal
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3/5/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Covad upsizes, trades to 103.5; Willbros prices tight, goes to 103; Flextronics holders take profits
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3/5/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Federal-Mogul bank debt up; Levi bonds continue rebound
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3/5/2004 | EM | Market Commentary: Treasury rally boosts emerging markets; Venezuela misses gains; long-planned deals surface
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3/5/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Trinity, seven more deals price; Tyco firmer as top charge dropped
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3/5/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Allegheny Energy breaks for trading with the term loan B around par 1/2, term loan C around 101
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3/4/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Reliant trades up on asset sale speculation; CCFC II higher on more refinancing rumors
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3/4/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: EDS up on IBM bid buzz; Covad offered at plus 2 points in gray; Calpine firms on deal revival talk
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3/4/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Levi Strauss bonds continue to firm off lows; Leap leaps on M&A buzz
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3/4/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Station Casinos brings upsized quickie deal; Bally stabilizes; funds see $135 million inflow
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3/3/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Compression Polymers breaks for trading with both term loans quoted at plus par levels
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3/3/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Disney little changed on concerns besides Eisner; PSS soars to 106; Toys up on hoped-for store sales
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3/3/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Levi bonds firmer; Adelphia plan continues to roil debt market
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3/3/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Visteon, Friendly Ice Cream lead new-deal surge; Bally dives as investors await numbers
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3/2/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: UAL bonds continue to firm as loss narrows; RCN off slightly
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3/2/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: iStar sells drive-by offering; calendar keeps growing; aaiPharma in partial rebound
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3/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Loan pipeline seen building on M&A activity; Medco meeting set; Calpine firms
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3/2/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Avnet, Bell Micro gain; Amdocs slips; in gray, PSS bid plus 1 point, First Horizon at plus 0.25 point
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3/1/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Sepracor news wakes a raging bidding war in converts; 4 new deals emerge, including Amdocs
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3/1/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia bank debt trades around; little response to Haynes missed payment
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3/1/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Station Casinos prices small add-on; big calendar builds more; aaiPharma slides on sales probe
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3/1/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Peabody falls on repricing only to rebound by late day; Medco trades down on refinancing
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2/27/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: MultiPlan term loan pricing drops to Libor plus 275 basis points on investor demand
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2/27/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Veritas DGC, Ivax hover at par; Pride plunges on loss related to deepwater rigs; New Century up
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2/27/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Doman bonds up on Interfor offer; Adelphia loans trade actively
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2/27/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Goodyear, Reader's Digest, lead primary parade; existing Goodyear bonds firm
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2/26/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Calpine, Goodyear rebound; Patriot Media breaks for trading
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2/26/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Calpine slides on earnings; Toys R Us mandatory soars on stock upgrade; MGI up 0.25 point
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2/26/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: United Airlines up even on monthly loss; Calpine loans rebound
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2/26/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Fedders prices downsized deal, Hovnanian brings drive-by; funds see $392 million outflow
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2/25/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Nortek floaters, iStar preferreds price; Adelphia gyrates as plan filed
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2/25/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Express Scripts up on earnings; Calpine CCFC II higher as investors adjust to pulled deals
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2/25/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Level 3 gains 2 points on massive credit spread blowout; Adelphia whipsaws, ends in 40s
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2/25/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia bonds, bank debt, converts active on re-org plan; Levi better
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2/24/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Calpine drops sharply after junk bond deal goes sour; BankUnited prices $100 million
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2/24/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Calpine bonds gyrate, bank debt steady as deal dies
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2/24/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Calpine debt gyrates after financing deal is pulled; Station Casinos prices offering
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2/24/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Calpine second lien heads lower on company's inability to access capital markets
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2/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Goodyear add-on continues descent; Calpine CCFC II revolver drops on refinancing concerns
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2/23/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: TXU convertibles soar 3 points on new CEO; J.C. Penney higher as Eckerd sale expected
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2/23/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Calpine bank debt, bonds trade off amid confusion over financing
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2/23/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Calpine confusion roils primary, sends bonds lower in secondary
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2/20/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Calpine Generating's $1.3 billion first lien term loan flexes up to Libor plus 475 basis points
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2/20/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: New paper active, little changed; Disney drops 1.5 points outright on in-fighting over Comcast bid
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2/20/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Calpine debt gyrates as financing deal heard struggling; Parmalat firmer
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2/20/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: MGM Mirage deal prices; secondary quiet despite funds rebound
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2/19/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Upsized Isle of Capri, downsized AMC Entertainment price; funds see $227 million inflow
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2/19/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Solo Cup, TransWestern Publishing break; Goodyear heavy in second day of trading
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2/19/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Atlantic Coast up 1.25 points in gray market; CP Ships, Fisher, Sovereign gain out of the gate
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2/19/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Revlon bonds softer after advance; RCN firms up
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2/18/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: CP Ships, Sovereign on tap early Thursday; El Paso, Primus beaten down; Corixa eyed in biotech rally
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2/18/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Revlon bonds continue to gain; Reliant bank debt trades after numbers
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2/18/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Comstock deal prices; NTL's £1 billion heads calendar building; El Paso, Dobson markedly lower
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2/18/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: The Pantry expected to fill up fast on strength, support of existing lending group
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2/17/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Susquehanna Media upsizes credit facility to $600 million to fund bond redemption
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2/17/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: M&A buzz provides "shot in the arm"; American Tower gains 2.5 points on party in wireless sector
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2/17/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Revlon, Trump bonds come off a few points from last week's highs
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2/17/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Two Canadian deals keep new deal market busy as secondary stays quiet after holiday
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2/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: FTD allocates thinly, term loan B breaks for trading in the low- to mid-101 area
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2/13/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Adelphia bonds Earthbound, lose 6 points; Sirius, new paper active but slip to below par levels
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2/13/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Allegiance bonds jump as XO wins auction; 360, McLeod debt firm in sector sympathy
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2/13/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: UbiquiTel, Pantry lead busy pre-holiday primary; Allegiance bonds up on winning XO asset bid
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2/12/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Revlon zooms on exchange offer; Solo, Phillips-Van Heusen price; funds see another $1 billion outflow
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2/12/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Goodyear heads closer to par on paydown news; Allegheny meeting sees good attendance
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2/12/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Buyers propel new AMR convert; Bristol-Myers up on Erbitux news; Incyte trades at par in gray market
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2/12/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Revlon bonds up as company plans equity swap; Adelphia still firming
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2/11/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Disney steals show; Echostar cast as takeover target, too; Safeguard advanced
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2/11/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia bonds gain, although debt easier; Allegiance Telecom up again
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2/11/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: North Atlantic Trading prices upsized issue; Goodyear Tire deflates on SEC news
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2/11/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Roseburg Forest term B reverse flexes; Compression Polymers' books expected to fill up fast
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2/10/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: TransWestern Publishing first and second lien term loan facilities oversubscribed on launch date
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2/10/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: New deals active; Solectron loses 0.5 point; AMR reoffered at 98.5; CuraGen, InterMune ahead
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2/10/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: New World Pasta debt attracts interest; United Air a bit firmer
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2/10/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: AES, Time Warner Telecom, BF Saul price; Tenet continues retreat
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2/9/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Boyd Gaming, AES seen closer to par on repayment expectations
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2/9/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Calpine 4s add 1.25 points on tender; Juniper whacked 11.25 points; four deals tossed to market
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2/9/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Finova seen steady as company repays Berkadia loan
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2/9/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: AES plans $500 million drive-by deal; Tenet lower on breakup talk
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2/6/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Pegasus wings clipped by DirecTV; Affinity, Pliant, Ormat deals price
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2/6/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Ply Gem downsizes B loan; AMF close to subscription; Solo see $1.5 billion in commitments
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2/6/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: EDS slides on Navy contract write-off; Pegasus plunges 25 points as DirecTV talks end
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2/6/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Winn Dixie weakens again on rating cut; Pegasus tumble eyed
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2/5/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: AGCO plowed under on SEC inquiry; Level 3 leveled on dim outlook; three deals at bat
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2/5/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Calpine bank debt lower; Winn-Dixie firmer again
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2/5/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Argosy, upsized Ply Gem price; Level 3 dives on outlook; funds break streak, lose $1.57 billion
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2/5/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Charter, Nextel, Calpine all off slightly in reaction to weaker bond market
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2/4/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: ILC Industries, Wellman first lien upsized, second lien downsized, ILC reverse flexes
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2/4/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Mesa deal appears as Delta slips to 94.625; Equinix offering emerges
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2/4/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Winn-Dixie bonds bounce; Owens Corning debt slips
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2/4/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Playtex prices upsized issue; Owens-Illinois lower after downgrade
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2/3/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Golden State Foods term B reaches oversubscription on flood of commitments from existing lenders
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2/3/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: First Data's call catches some off guard, Delta reoffered at 97, descends to 95.75 bid; Tyco up
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2/3/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Winn-Dixie notes drop again; Adelphia debt easier
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2/3/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Forest City prices deal, Time-Warner Telecom hitting road; Playtex off again
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2/2/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Playtex bonds fall after earnings warning; new Qwests struggle; 6 deals join calendar
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2/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: SBA hits the secondary loan market with term loan bids jumping to par 7/8
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2/2/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: El Paso, other power issues lower; Delta deal emerges as airlines' descent continues
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2/2/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Winn-Dixie bonds continue to ease; Federal-Mogul debt up
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1/30/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Winn-Dixie bonds plunge on poor earnings; Mirant paper firms
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1/30/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Qwest prices three-part mega-deal; Winn-Dixie falls; AK bonds firm
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1/30/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: PGT and FTD reverse flex by 25 basis points; FTD term loan reduced by $15 million
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1/30/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: GATX mixed on dividend cut; Nortel results impress players; Gilead weaker on drug worries
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1/29/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Pricing drops by 50 basis points on Centennial term B; Carmike Cinemas trades around 102
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1/29/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Wyeth, Sallie Mae, Lockheed floaters see demand; hedgies hurt by premium contractions
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1/29/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Revlon issue jumps as maturity nears, company extends waiver; Parmalat firmer
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1/29/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Qwest slates three-part mega-deal; secondary softer, though funds see $252 million inflow
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1/28/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Cumulus Media breaks in 101 context; Tenet Healthcare holds steady after surge of bad news
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1/28/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Fed waylays markets on change in signals; Kodak bonds offered; power issues cooler but still hot
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1/28/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Reliant, Adelphia bank debt draws interest, though bond action quiet
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1/28/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Dex, William Lyons, Freeport price deals; Tenet tumbles on sale plan, downgrade
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1/27/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Inmarsat, Atlantic Broadband deals price; IMC Global up on Cargill news
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1/27/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Xerox, Allied Waste up slightly as market technicals continue to drive up prices
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1/27/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: NII Holdings climbs to 102.75; Amazon to redeem $150 million of 4.75s; IMC Global up 11 points
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1/27/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Adelphia continues to firm; Parmalat loses ground
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1/26/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Parmalat bonds slide on admission of larger debt; Reliant steady despite CenterPoint-Genco news
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1/26/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: American Tower, Northwest Airlines lead primary parade; Lucent eases despite stock gains
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1/26/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Allocations on oversubscribed SBA facility expected later this week
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1/26/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Convertible market hopeful of nice deal slate; NII to price $200 million overnight
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1/23/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Masonite allocates and breaks for trading with incremental term C heading up to par 5/8 bid
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1/23/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Comtech dips on telecom slump; other new issues still on the rise; buyer seen for Adelphia converts
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1/23/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Exide bounces around on creditor accord; Reliant active on asset sale, bond deal talk
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1/23/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: United Rentals prices two-part mega-deal; Cosipa prices also; Tembec firms
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1/22/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Reliant, El Paso up on talk of pay downs from rumored capital market deals
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1/22/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Komag delayed a day on Maxtor earnings, still bid up 2.5 points; Kodak's paper snapped up on new plan
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1/22/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Cable, broadband names seen better; TECO and Exelon Boston "generate" interest
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1/22/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Casella Waste prices add-on; wireless names firm; funds see $220 million inflow
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1/21/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Allied Waste, MailWell, NRG price quickie deals; Calpine bonds better
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1/21/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: HealthSouth levels jump into the 97, 98 context as refinancing talk surfaces
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1/21/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Deals totaling $1.9 billion at bat; Citi/News, Teva see only offers; Komag tightened, still bid higher
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1/21/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: HealthSouth bank debt up on revolver pay-off talk; Solutia bonds firm
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1/20/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: HealthSouth bonds, bank debt up on term loan news; Tropical Sportswear bounces
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1/20/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Portola Packaging, UAP Holding price; HealthSouth continues firming
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1/20/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Centennial Communications seen as smooth sailing as deal attracts good investor reception
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1/20/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Deals for $1.43 billion emerge; El Paso lifts power group; merger buzz stirs players
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1/16/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Giant Eagle term B add-on breaks for trading at par 1/2 bid, par 3/4 offered
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1/16/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Juniper zooms 30-plus points on positive earnings; several techs, telecoms join the party
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1/16/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Solutia gains on loan news, Fleming off in quiet dealings; loan auctions excite market
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1/16/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Centennial, Concordia, ASAT price; HealthSouth up as defaulted convert paid off
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1/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: FTD's $150 million credit facility gears up to launch Jan. 22
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1/15/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: GrafTech bid 4.25 points over par; XL, Radian hold up against pull from stock due to charges
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1/15/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Mirant settles in after run-up; RCN mulls skipping coupon
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1/15/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Station, Vail, Premier Biloxi price; Levi up on coupon payment; funds see $396 million inflow
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1/14/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Exco, MediaNews Group, Braskem price deals; Tropical Sportswear slides on earnings
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1/14/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: PGT Industries' pricing and overall business sector expected to attract investor appetite
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1/14/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: GenCorp steadily higher amid better bid market; Cleveland-Cliffs advances; towers slide
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1/14/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Tropical Sportswear bonds tumble as company swings to loss
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1/13/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Mirant up on asset sale talk, Doman also; Exide continues to firm
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1/13/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Primus, Alamosa, KB Home price deals; Lucent steady despite China contracts
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1/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Atlantic term B subscribed by bank meeting start; SBA sees good investor reception
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1/13/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Buyers stalled by market dip; GenCorp up to 102; Conseco luster weakens on strike price
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1/12/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: PGT Industries price talk emerges; Approximate timing on AMF surfaces
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1/12/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: GenCorp advances, prices tight, but still bid 3.5 points over par; bidders follow bullish Nasdaq
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1/12/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Exide continues to power up; other names seen quiet
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1/12/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Telemig prices upsized deal; Goodyear, Exide seen better
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1/9/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Werner sees bid jump to 95 on follow through from Thursday's bondholder call
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1/9/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Buyers reach down credit ladder, cause spreads to contract; Spacehab zooms on space plans
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1/9/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Werner debt continues higher after call; Adelphia up; Parmalat sinks back
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1/9/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: CSK Auto, CVRD price upsized deals; A&P jumps on smaller-than-expected loss
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1/8/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Nova prices $400 million deal; IMC up on Cargill speculation; funds see $506 million inflow
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1/8/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Werner bank debt quoted between 90 and 931/2 bid following bondholder call
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1/8/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Market digs Coeur d'Alene issue, sending it to 106.875; retailers mixed, airlines dive
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1/8/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Parmalat gyrates on "found" money tale; Werner bonds up on conference call
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1/7/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: WorldCom debt up as government restores contractor rights
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1/7/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: WorldCom up as Washington ends contract ban; four issuers join calendar
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1/7/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Communications & Power oversubscribed on launch date as investors pounce on new deal
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1/7/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Coeur d'Alene bid up 1 point in gray market; Red Hat hits 103.25 bid; Duke rebounds
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1/6/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Secondary continues run up with Allied Waste, Reliant, Nextel, Mission and Adelphia all higher
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1/6/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Red-hot Red Hat deal bid up 3.625 points over par in gray market; Duke slides on dividend cut buzz
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1/6/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Exide, Adelphia continue to gain; Parmalat bonds seen easier
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1/6/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: D.R. Horton prices drive-by offering; Level 3, El Paso bonds up
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1/5/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Wyndham, Calpine, Reliant, Conseco and Adelphia all move up on market technicals
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1/5/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Ford 6.5% convertible up 0.5 point ahead of Friday's conference call; Tyco gains 3-plus points
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1/5/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Exide plan rejection sparks 12-point gain; Parmalat, Adelphia participate in stronger market
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1/5/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Ready cash pushes market higher in 2004's first full session; Paxson prices $365 million floaters
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1/2/2004 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk funds see $92 million inflow; Parmalat quietly higher
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1/2/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Market readies for new deal announcements; Express Scripts emerges, Nextel trades
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1/2/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: AmerisourceBergen drops 2.5 points; Sirius Satellite climbs; Penn Treaty sale sparks interest
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1/2/2004 | DD | Market Commentary: Parmalat bonds seen quietly higher; Adelphia, MCI gain
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