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![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. 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.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2022-04/credit-default-notice-form-close-up-of-a-mobile-phone-with-covid19-picture-id1222112838.jpg.webp?itok=98sQJOm2)
![Sears parking lot](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-02/blog-sears-parking.jpg.webp?itok=s-ixXI4s)
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.
![In the wake of the Russia/Ukraine conflict, we note how companies should implement sound sourcing strategies that account for sanctions, country, and financial risk to mitigate future disruptions.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2023-02/yir_rusukr_2121_1414.png.webp?h=11b34633&itok=_-Aysq6E)
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.
![china evergrande image](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2021-12/China_Evergrande_FFF_2121_1414.png.webp?itok=7-4Xykac)
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.
![Mid-Year Review: FRISK® Score Underscores Challenges for U.S. Restaurants](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-06/FRISK_Restaurant_2121_1414.png.webp?itok=zTSuuisz)
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.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-05/Metal_Mining_2121_1414_2.jpg.webp?itok=7AjVrufl)
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.
![Quorum Healthcare Files Bankruptcy, Other Hospitals Remain Vulnerable](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-04/Quorum_2.jpg.webp?itok=uSuWaz1a)
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.
![The media and financial institutions, including the Federal Reserve, underreport the proliferation of zombie firms, a frightening reality you must not ignore. Learn how you can use the FRISK® score and other CreditRiskMonitor report features to protect your company from bankruptcy-prone zombies. The media and financial institutions, including the Federal Reserve, underreport the proliferation of zombie firms, a frightening reality you must not ignore. Learn how you can use the FRISK® score and other CreditRiskMonitor report features to protect your company from bankruptcy-prone zombies.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2022-06/zombie_2121_1414_3.png.webp?itok=01931kFY)
The media and financial institutions, including the Federal Reserve, underreport the proliferation of zombie firms, a frightening reality you must not ignore. Learn how you can use the FRISK® score and other CreditRiskMonitor report features to protect your company from bankruptcy-prone zombies.
![Companies have been ramping up efforts in nearshoring their purchased goods from Mexico and Canada, while keeping other regions steady. This trend indicates supply chains are focused on dual sourcing and seeking alternative suppliers. Companies have been ramping up efforts in nearshoring their purchased goods from Mexico and Canada, while keeping other regions steady. This trend indicates supply chains are focused on dual sourcing and seeking alternative suppliers.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2022-05/mexcan_2121_1414.png.webp?itok=pBn2RHfv)
Companies have been ramping up efforts in nearshoring their purchased goods from Mexico and Canada while keeping other regions steady. This trend indicates supply chains are focused on dual sourcing and seeking alternative suppliers.