Yields again pull investors toward junk bond funds

Story date: 2007-10-27 11:51:00
Added on: 2007-10-28 09:00:30

Chicago Tribune - These bonds were punished by the subprime-lending crisis this summer, but investors have since been lured back by their returns. Last month's interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve made their yields more attractive than those of more conservative ...


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