Image by Â©iStock.com/nicoolay. Marijuanaâalso called weed, herb, pot, grass, bud, ganja, Mary Jane, and a vast number of other slang termsâis a greenish-gray mixture of the dried, shredded leaves and flowers of Cannabis sativa, the hemp plant.
Municipal Bond Ratings. What is a Bond Rating. A bond rating performs the isolated function of credit risk evaluation. A bond rating does not constitute a recommendation to invest in a bond and does not take into consideration the risk preference of the investor. While many factors go into the investment decision making process, the bond rating is often the single most important factor affecting the interest cost on bonds.
Although bond rates have fallen this year, interest rates on 7 to 10 year bonds of high quality U.S. companies sit at around 3.14%, compared with the 10-year Treasury, which hit an all-time closing low of 1.37% Tuesday. As noted, corporate bonds are safe but considered riskier than government debt. The Wall Street Journal reported a likely increase in global interest in U.S. corporate bonds, driving down yields as well as borrowing costs for U.S. companies.