- 29 Mar, 2021
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Using your access to the Business School Resource Center, access the article through this link.
https://bsc.peregrineacademics.com/#/fullarticle/corporate-america-is-choking-on-debt-and-imperiling-the-recovery/6927 (Links to an external site.)
Provide your thoughts on the following questions:
Why do transportation firms have the highest level of debt to earnings? Name at least two other industries that may also be performing poorly and explain why you believe this.
Banks and bond investors are currently more flexible with their debt-service requirements for companies. Is this a good idea or not? How long can investors afford to look the other way and not create a potentially large debt crisis? Explain.
How is refinancing old debt with new debt at this time a good opportunity for a company? Do you agree with that strategy? Why or why not?