Bloomberg Comcast Corp sold bonds to finance its $39 billion acquisition of Sky Plc in one of the biggest corporate debt sales ever in the US. The Philadelphia-based cable giant sold $27 billion of unsecured bonds in 12 parts. The longest portion of the offering, a 40-year security, yields 1.75 percentage points above Treasuries, less than an initially discussed range ...

Bloomberg General Electric Co. may have to pay a little more the next time it wants to make payroll. The manufacturing giant lost the near-top credit ratings on its short-term debt. That downgrade will likely force the company to pay more to borrow in at least one credit market, namely the market for bonds known as commercial paper. GE relies ...

Bloomberg Suddenly, a no-deal Brexit is just one of the many unknowns pound traders need to contend with. Now the risk of a second referendum or even another UK election needs to be taken on board by investors. The biggest worry is still that Britain will crash out of the European Union without an economic agreement, with talks deadlocked and ...