EUROPE - A record 234 companies defaulted on US$178bn (£109bn) worth of corporate bonds worldwide last year, research by ratings agency Standard & Poor's shows.
A total of 220 companies defaulted on US$119bn worth of debt in 2001. S&P said the global default rate increased gradually last year with 3.63% of all companies rated by the agency defaulting co...
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