By Shankar Ramakrishnan and Matt Tracy (Reuters) -Investors have begun to de-risk their equity portfolios and buy more investment-grade corporate bonds as U.S. stock indices near new record highs, in turn pushing corporate borrowing costs to their tightest levels since 1998 for the second time in eight months. Credit spreads have recovered since they were forced sharply wider on April...

By Shankar Ramakrishnan and Matt Tracy (Reuters) -Investors have begun to de-risk their equity portfolios and buy more investment-grade corporate bonds as U.S. stock indices near new record highs, in turn pushing corporate borrowing costs to their tightest levels since 1998 for the second time in eight months. Credit spreads have recovered since they were forced sharply wider on April...

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11:51 AM EDT, 07/22/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 were down in late-morning trading Tuesday, while the Dow Jones was up slightly, as earnings reports from big-name companies continued to pour in. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that he will meet with his counterparts from China on Monday and Tuesday in Stockholm, according to media...