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A dormant debt powder keg ignited in 2023; as bankruptcies continue to explode in 2024, risk professionals must set into motion a multi-faceted approach to financial risk evaluation.

Property development represents about 30% of China’s GDP. Ongoing defaults could eventually convert into bankruptcy filings that would shake up the industry - and subsequently rock markets in the West.

Sanctions have delivered significant financial stress to the Russian government and corporations alike. Overall, many Russian companies have dropped into – or have sunk further down into – the FRISK® score red zone, indicating heightened financial stress and corporate failure risk.

Trucking industry bellwethers, including UPS, FedEx, and Amazon, continue to enjoy steady delivery volumes and pricing power. Yet their collective lack of forward guidance reflects an industry with uncertainty, particularly for underperforming truckers.

CreditRiskMonitor offers up five quick and important facts that you need to know about Party City Holdco Inc. to make a more solid business evaluation – or, more advisable, even an alteration of credit extension or a pivot to a peer.

Apparel retailers have required significant adjustments to handle their financial leverage and operating lease commitments. Brooks Brothers and Tailored Brands, in particular, fell prey to slowing demand for professional business attire, a trend which was accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic.

With inflation running hot, the U.S. Federal Reserve has embarked on a rate hike agenda. Financially weak companies with material near-term maturities are struggling and, in some cases, bankruptcy could be imminent.

Public company bankruptcies soared in 2020, and filings continue to roll in as fallout from COVID-19. Here are five of the most notable Chapter 11 cases we've seen so far in 2021, and another five companies we feel are in big-time danger.