According to the methodology employed by certain Wall Street analysts, the high yield bond market is currently pricing in an 8% default rate.

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Morgan, and Wells Fargo were leads, with pricing at 99.7, to yield 5.7%.

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It enjoys tremendous pricing power and generates substantial free cash flow that enables it to repurchase shares and hike its dividend yield, now at 4.4%.

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