Archive - JunkBondInvestor

HY Market Weekly Minutes: High Yield Stages a Comeback...But Who's Really Buying? (April 28, 2025)

A Brief Recap of Last Week's High Yield Market Performance

Apr 28

Bloomin' Brands Inc. ($BLMN): Left for Dead, Stubbornly Alive

A look at the operational reality, balance sheet burden, and reset now underway.

Apr 25

HY Market Weekly Minutes: Credit Defies the Equity Selloff...But Will It Last? (April 21, 2025)

A Brief Recap of Last Week's High Yield Market Performance

Apr 21

The Hertz ($HTZ) Capital Stack: Ackman’s Next Great Trade or Next Great Workout?

2026 maturities, covenant cliffs, and distressed unsecureds—credit investors are watching closely.

Apr 17

HY Market Weekly Minutes: Respite or Relief Rally?...Tariff "Pause" Triggers Wild Market Swing (April 14, 2025)

A Brief Recap of Last Week's High Yield Market Performance

Apr 14

Olaplex ($OLPX): The Haircare Unicorn That Blew Up

Nine straight quarters of declining revenue, influencer fatigue, and a 1L TL stuck in the 80s.

Apr 10

HY Market Weekly Minutes: The Tariff Bloodbath Arrives...Spreads Experience Largest Blowout Since 2020 (April 7, 2025)

A Brief Recap of Last Week's High Yield Market Performance

Apr 7

The Chlorine Chronicles: Leslie’s ($LESL) Sinking Ship

Price hikes killed loyalty, e-comm stole the wallet, and now creditors are asking questions nobody wants answered.

Apr 4

March 2025

HY Market Weekly Minutes: The Tariff Reckoning Arrives...High Yield Finally Cracks (March 31, 2025)

A Brief Recap of Last Week's High Yield Market Performance

Mar 31

Pulp Fiction: The Mercer International ($MERC) Credit Story

They make pulp. They burn cash. They say it's getting better.

Mar 28

HY Market Weekly Minutes: Relief Rally or Dead Cat Bounce?...Powell's "Transitory" Tariff Take (March 24, 2025)

A Brief Recap of Last Week's High Yield Market Performance

Mar 24

Modivcare Inc. ($MODV): Too Much Debt, Not Enough Care

A pandemic-fueled shopping spree turned ModivCare into a distressed mess with no margin for error

Mar 22

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