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Private infrastructure investing has been significant growth in recent years and plays a vital role in funding various types of industrial projects.

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S&P Global Ratings' 2025 global corporate default tally declined to eight, from nine in March, after the following defaults in April: Canada-based pure-play metallurgical coal company Conuma Resources Ltd. Luxembourg-based telecom provider Eos Finco S.a r.l. Luxembourg-based plastic packaging producer Kleopatra Holdings 2 S.C.A. U.S.-based veterinary practice management company Thrive Pet Healthcare LLC U.S.-based media company The E.W. Scripps Company U.S.-based manufacturer of plastics, fabrics, and chemicals Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC U.S.-based data analytics provider EagleView Technology Corp. U.S.-based acute care hospitals services operator Community Health Systems Inc. Corporate defaults decreased to eight in April, down from nine in March (see chart 1). Year-to-date defaults reached a two-year low and totaled 34, as of April 30, 2025. This is

1 month ago | spglobal.com | Nick Lazzaro

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks April 23 during the Institute of International Finance Global Outlook Forum at the Willard InterContinental Washington in Washington, DC. Source: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images News via Getty Images. Investors are demanding higher returns for parking their money in investment-grade US corporate debt amid a broader reassessment of market risk stemming from changes to tariff policy that roiled financial markets this month.

1 month ago | spglobal.com | Nick Lazzaro

Institutional and retail investors offloaded a combined net of $27 billion in US stocks in early April — much of which was bought by hedge funds, index funds and exchange-traded funds — as financial markets whipsawed after the US introduced a slate of new tariffs but subsequently delayed their enforcement for 90 days.

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Despite similar sales volumes between Lexus, BMW and Mercedes, the customer profiles of these luxury car buyers are not as closely aligned as one might assume.