Bond sales continued despite the drop in oil prices, with investors punishing energy companies’ bonds but largely sticking by businesses in other sectors
From April 13 through Friday, companies such as Ford Motor Co., AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. issued a combined $28 billion of speculative-grade bonds, the fourth-largest two-week total on record, according to LCD, a unit of S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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