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Sears Holdings Corporation has closed underperforming stores and cut costs, yet a hedge fund controlled by company CEO Eddie Lampert is now pushing for even more forceful financial restructuring to stave off bankruptcy.

The Russia/Ukraine conflict has pushed oil prices above $100 USD per barrel, further impacting the profitability, or lack thereof, of the airline industry. We identify airlines most at risk of bankruptcy.

Keep your brains about you: if it looks like a zombie, acts like a zombie, and reports like a zombie, it is probably a zombie.

CreditRiskMonitor offers up five quick and important facts that you need to know about China Evergrande Group right now to make a more solid business evaluation – or, more advisable, even an alteration of credit extension or a pivot to a peer.

In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine nearly one year ago, we note how companies in 2023 must implement sound sourcing strategies that account for sanctions, country, and financial risk to mitigate future disruptions.

Part of CreditRiskMonitor's Mid-Year Review series, we focus on the volatile state of casual dining establishments and how the FRISK® score is helping credit and procurement managers stay ahead of bankruptcy risk.

The harsh downturn in several end markets has resulted in overcapacity in key industrial commodity markets, causing base metal prices to break materially lower. We note where bankruptcy is most probable.

The longer the coronavirus persists, the harder it will be for health services operators to avoid bankruptcy, quite similar to what recently transpired with Quorum Health Corporation.

Windstream Holdings, Inc.'s FRISK® score is signaling financial stress, and subscriber crowdsourcing specifically shows that risk professionals have been on high alert for nearly a year.