High-Risk, High-Yield Junk Bonds Have Declined in Popularity Over Time

question 222

Multiple Choice

High-risk, high-yield junk bonds have declined in popularity over time due to ________.

• A) the decline in mergers and takeovers, which these bonds were used to finance
• B) the declining need of growth capital
• C) the stabilizing of interest rates
• D) a number of major defaults on these bonds

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