A trauma bond is characterized by cycles of negative reinforcement interspersed with occasional bursts of positive reinforcement; this so-called intermittent reinforcement makes it very difficult ...

The life expectancy of those projects is 20 years, Israelson said. Plano typically operates on a four-year bond cycle, putting them to a vote at every mayoral election year, with the intent that ...

He said now is the time to begin the next set of city investments, and this time he wants an accelerated bond cycle. "We think we are going to focus on really shovel ready projects that can be ...

NEW LONDON, Texas (KLTV) - West Rusk ISD voters were invited to a meeting Thursday night to talk about why the bond failed in November and what it will take to get a future bond to pass.

“Many people shy away from high-yield debt because they are risk-averse in their bond portfolio,” says Bloom. But “historically, over the economic cycle — recovery, expansion, slowdown and ...

When rates fall, previously issued, higher interest bonds become more valuable in relation to new ones, which pay a lower income. What that means is that when interest rates go down, the general ...

Investors are about a year early with their concerns, according to a report by analysts at Deutsche Bank, with the default cycle for junk bonds expected to peak in 2017 or 2018. Here are US credit ...