3/27/2025 | BKIG | Moody's revises Kroger view to stable
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12/31/2024 | IG | Market Commentary: Outlook 2025: High-grade bond supply expected to outpace 2024; M&A financing demand builds
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12/16/2024 | BKIG | S&P stabilizes Kroger outlook
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12/13/2024 | IGLM | Kroger to redeem $4.7 billion of senior notes on Dec. 18
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12/11/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger terminates exchange offers, consent bid for Albertsons notes
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12/6/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger extends exchange offers for Albertsons notes to Dec. 13
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12/2/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger extends exchange offers for Albertsons notes yet another week
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11/25/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger’s exchange offers for Albertsons notes extended by another week
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11/19/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger’s exchange offers for Albertsons notes extended to Nov. 26
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11/13/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger’s exchange offers for Albertsons notes extended for 12th time
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11/6/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger extends exchange offers for Albertsons notes yet another week
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10/31/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger continues to extend exchange offers for Albertsons notes
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10/25/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger’s exchange offers for Albertsons notes extended ninth time
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10/21/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger further extends exchange offers for Albertsons notes
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10/15/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger again extends exchange offers for Albertsons notes
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10/11/2024 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary looks for strong post-earnings bank supply; JPMorgan notes firm
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10/8/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger extends exchange offers for Albertsons notes by one week
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10/2/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger extends exchange offers for Albertsons notes to Oct. 9
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9/26/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger extends exchange offers for Albertsons notes to Oct. 3
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9/20/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger extends exchange offers for Albertsons notes four more days
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9/16/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger extends exchange offers for Albertsons notes by one week
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9/13/2024 | BKBWHYIGLM | Kroger cuts leverage ratio to 1.24x, below 2.3x to 2.5x target range
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9/11/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger pushes out tender offers, consent solicitations for Albertsons notes
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8/29/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger sees early tenders for 91.64% of Albertsons notes, gets needed consents for 11 series
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8/23/2024 | IG | Market Commentary: Strong high-grade pipeline pegged for September; summer trading active; new paper firms
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8/20/2024 | IG | New Issue: Kroger prices $10.5 billion seven-part senior note offering for Albertson’s purchase
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8/20/2024 | IG | Kroger seven-part senior note offering to price; price talk emerges
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8/20/2024 | BKHYIG | Moody’s gives Kroger notes Baa1
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8/19/2024 | BKHYIG | S&P gives Kroger notes BBB
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8/19/2024 | IG | Kroger preps seven-part senior note offering to fund Albertsons buy
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8/16/2024 | BKHYIG | Moody's upgrades Albertsons
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8/15/2024 | HYIGLM | Kroger begins exchange offers, consent bids for Albertsons notes
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2/9/2024 | IG | Market Commentary: Busy high-grade corporate deal pace continues; M&A-related supply increases; flows up
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1/16/2024 | BKHYIG | Kroger, Albertsons and C&S extend merger timeline to August
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12/29/2023 | IG | Market Commentary: Outlook 2024: Mostly steady high-grade supply expected; less M&A forecast; coupons hit highs
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11/17/2023 | IG | Market Commentary: M&A bond supply whispers continue; IG deal forecast thins; interest in longer debt up
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11/4/2022 | IG | Market Commentary: M&A pipeline lower after DuPont exits deal; related bond volume up in October, quarter slow
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10/14/2022 | BKIG | Moody’s changes Kroger view
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10/14/2022 | BKIG | S&P alters Kroger view to negative
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10/14/2022 | BKIG | Kroger gets $17.4 billion bridge loan commitment for Albertsons buy
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6/18/2021 | BKBWIG | Kroger touts strong free cash flow; leverage is below targeted range
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1/5/2021 | IG | New Issue: Kroger sells $500 million 1.7% 10-year senior notes at 77 bps spread
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1/5/2021 | BKIG | Moody’s assigns Kroger notes Baa1
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1/5/2021 | IG | Kroger plans to price offering of callable senior notes
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6/18/2020 | BKBWIG | Kroger sees great sales from virus shutdown, weighs options for cash
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4/21/2020 | IG | Market Commentary: VF, Hyatt, Micron, Kroger, Jefferies in primary market; credit spreads ease; Cargill firms
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4/21/2020 | IG | New Issue: Kroger prices $500 million of 2.2% 10-year senior notes at 165 bps over Treasuries
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4/21/2020 | BKIG | Moody’s assigns Baa1 to Kroger notes
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4/21/2020 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: VF, Hyatt, Kroger, Micron offer new bonds; Jefferies plans add-on
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4/21/2020 | BKIG | S&P rates Kroger notes BBB
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4/21/2020 | IG | Kroger intends to price senior notes via six bookrunners
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1/7/2020 | IG | Market Commentary: Scotiabank, American Tower, Air Lease, PSE&G, Autodesk, Eversource price; Kroger mixed
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1/7/2020 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Energy Transfer, PSE&G, Eversource, Autodesk, American Tower on tap
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1/6/2020 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade issuers flood primary; Enterprise, Ford, BPCE, John Deere, GM, Kroger, Duke price
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1/6/2020 | IG | New Issue: Kroger sells $750 million 3.95% 30-year senior notes at 170 bps spread
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1/6/2020 | BKIG | Moody’s assigns Baa1 to Kroger notes
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1/6/2020 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: High-grade issuers flood primary; Ford, GM, Kroger, Duke on tap
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1/6/2020 | BKIG | S&P rates Kroger notes BBB
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1/6/2020 | IG | Kroger talks dollar-denominated senior notes due 2050 at Treasuries plus 190 bps-195 bps area
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10/25/2019 | IG | Market Commentary: TPG prices $300 million; Wells Fargo firms; Walmart tightens; credit spreads, inflows improve
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1/9/2019 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: AerCap offers guaranteed notes; IADB talks five-year global notes
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1/8/2019 | IG | Market Commentary: Marsh & McLennan, Energy Transfer, ORIX, EIB, BNG Bank price issues; Danske Bank eyes market
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1/8/2019 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Marsh & McLennan, Energy Transfer, ORIX, BNG Bank offer notes
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1/7/2019 | IG | Market Commentary: MidAmerican Energy, Kroger, Amphenol, Metropolitan Edison tap market; Westpac prices
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1/7/2019 | BKIG | Moody's rates Kroger notes Baa1
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1/7/2019 | IG | New Issue: Kroger prices $1.2 billion of 10-, 30-year senior notes
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1/7/2019 | BKIG | S&P rates Kroger notes BBB
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1/7/2019 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: High-grade supply eyed; Kroger, MidAmerican Energy, Amphenol on tap
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1/7/2019 | IG | Kroger aims to price fixed-rate senior notes due 2029, 2049
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11/20/2018 | IG | Market Commentary: HSBC Bank Canada prices; Kommuninvest eyes deal; Barclays, Marriott ease; Kroger mixed
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9/13/2018 | BWIG | Kroger says leverage ratio to stay high for remainder of fiscal 2018
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8/10/2018 | IG | Market Commentary: United Technologies continues calls; supply weighs; credit spreads widen; bonds mixed
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8/7/2018 | IG | Market Commentary: Berkshire, Western Gas, Commonwealth Edison, Ralph Lauren, Hyatt among issuers; Kroger steady
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8/7/2018 | BKIG | Fitch downgrades Kroger
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6/21/2018 | BWIG | Kroger says Home Chef merger, increased borrowings to lift leverage
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12/22/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade market action quiets in pre-holiday session; Amazon.com eases; Kroger steady
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12/18/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade primary market quiet; Hershey bonds tighten; Amazon.com notes firm
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12/13/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade primary quiet; light deal action forecast as year closes; Amazon.com firms
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12/13/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: High-grade primary action thins ahead of Fed decision; secondary active
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12/1/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade primary action quiet; Kroger bonds tighten; AT&T, Time Warner soften
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12/1/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: High-grade primary market quiet; secondary volume jumps; Kroger active
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10/12/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade corporate issuance quiet; deal pipeline builds; Kroger bonds remain soft
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10/11/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary action includes deals from Wal-Mart, Sumitomo Mitsui, EIB; Kroger softens
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9/19/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Sunoco sells $2.25 billion; Goodman, Nasdaq tap primary; Kroger steady; Amazon.com firms
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9/19/2017 | BKIG | Fitch revises Kroger to negative
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9/8/2017 | BWIG | Kroger sees debt to EBITDA ratio rise due to ModernHealth acquisition
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8/30/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade action thins; AT&T softens; Time Warner better; Amazon.com firms; Kroger eases
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8/29/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: American Honda Finance, CBL & Associates, Export Development Canada price; Amazon.com firms
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8/28/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary action slows; Export Development Canada plans deal; Amazon.com flat
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8/28/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Primary action thins; Export Development Canada to price; Kroger softens
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8/25/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment-grade primary quiet; bank, financial paper firms; Amazon.com, Kroger unchanged
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8/25/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Investment-grade deal action quiet; secondary thins; Kroger notes mixed
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8/24/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary market quiet; Amazon.com flat; Whole Foods softens; Kroger improves
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7/21/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Steady supply forecast for week ahead; Bank of America, Kroger firm; Wells Fargo mostly flat
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7/21/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Investment-grade primary market quiets; Kroger notes mixed
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7/18/2017 | BKIG | Fitch applies BBB to Kroger notes
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7/17/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Kroger sell notes; Sweden to price; Alimentation Couche-Tard eyes deal
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7/17/2017 | IG | New Issue: Kroger prices $1.5 billion of fixed-rate senior notes in three parts
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7/17/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: JPMorgan kicks off expected financial issuance; Kroger, AerCap prep deals
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7/17/2017 | IG | Kroger to sell fixed-rate notes in three parts via seven bookrunners
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7/11/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Scotiabank, ANZ, Municipality Finance price; deal calendar takes shape; Whole Foods firms
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7/6/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Sumitomo Mitsui, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Bank Nederlandse price; credit spreads ease
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7/3/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Light deal volume forecast over short holiday week; Walgreens eases; Whole Foods, Kroger flat
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6/30/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Light deal volume forecast; Walgreens firms; Whole Foods flat; CBS, Enbridge notes improve
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6/27/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: General Motors Financial, Enbridge, Charter, American Tower price; Kroger, Whole Foods active
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6/23/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Light high-grade supply forecast; FirstEnergy notes tighten; Reckitt mixed; Whole Foods firms
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6/22/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary quiet; bank, financial paper mixed; Whole Foods flat; Kroger mixed
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6/22/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Investment-grade primary market quiet; Whole Foods, Kroger soften
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6/21/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Reckitt Benckiser, Westpac Banking, Owens Corning, Suntory price; Kroger notes soften
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6/20/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Jackson National Life, Federal Realty, Municipality Finance price; Kroger bonds trade wider
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1/19/2017 | BKIG | Fitch rates Kroger notes BBB
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1/17/2017 | IG | Market Commentary: Kroger gets $1 billion; H&R prices C$150 million; RBC sells $100 million
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1/17/2017 | BKIG | Moody’s assigns Baa1 to Kroger notes
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1/17/2017 | IG | New Issue: Kroger sells $1 billion 4.45% 30-year notes at 150 bps over Treasuries
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1/17/2017 | IG | Kroger aims to offer 30-year notes to fund commercial paper reduction
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10/18/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America, Nike price; Wells Fargo delays deal; bank, financial paper mixed; spreads firm
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10/18/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Bank of America, Nike market notes; bonds mixed; Kroger mostly unchanged
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10/7/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade primary quiet; GM Financial, Western Gas, Spectra Energy tighten; Kroger softens
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10/7/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Spectra Energy improves; Kroger notes soften; credit spreads tighten at open
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10/4/2016 | IGLM | Kroger to redeem 2.2% notes due 2017 on Nov. 2
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9/30/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Lighter high-grade deal volume forecast for week ahead; Viacom, Kroger mixed; HSBC softens
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9/28/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: HSBC, American Tower, Entergy Louisiana tap market; Viacom plans deal; Verizon, Kroger mixed
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9/28/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: High-grade deal pipeline fills; Kroger mixed; secondary bond volume rises
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9/27/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: High-grade deal action thins; Europe Development Bank, Swedish Export price; new bonds mixed
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9/27/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: High-grade primary action slows; Kroger mixed; Southwest Gas notes firm
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9/26/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Kroger, AvalonBay, Air Lease, Southwest Gas price; Hercules markets; credit spreads widen
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9/26/2016 | BKIG | Fitch assigns BBB to Kroger notes
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9/26/2016 | IG | New Issue: Kroger prices $1.75 billion senior notes due 2019, 2026 and 2046
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9/26/2016 | BKIG | S&P rates Kroger notes BBB
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9/26/2016 | BKIG | Moody’s applies Baa1 to Kroger notes
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9/26/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: High-grade deal pipeline active; Shire firms; credit spreads mostly flat
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9/26/2016 | IG | Kroger eyes fixed-rate notes in three tranches to fund debt refinance
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6/1/2016 | BKIG | Moody’s raises Kroger debt to Baa1
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1/11/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Morning Commentary: Simon Property bonds improve in secondary market; Kroger paper softens
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1/8/2016 | IG | Market Commentary: Deutsche Bank, American Tower price; week’s supply tops $42 billion; Microsoft mixed; Visa flat
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1/8/2016 | IG | New Issue: Kroger sells $1.1 billion of senior notes in three tranches
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1/8/2016 | BKIG | Moody’s rates Kroger notes Baa2
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1/8/2016 | BKIG | Fitch assigns BBB to Kroger debt
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1/8/2016 | IG | Kroger to sell $1.1 billion of senior notes in three tranches
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1/8/2016 | IG | Kroger to sell senior notes in three tranches due 2019, 2021, 2026
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11/11/2015 | BKIG | Kroger plans debt to buy Roundy’s, take on $646 million existing debt
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10/21/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: KfW, Kroger price bonds as tone improves; spreads tighten; Bank of America paper flat
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10/21/2014 | IG | New Issue: Kroger prices $500 million 2.95% seven-year notes at Treasuries plus 110 bps
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10/21/2014 | BKIG | Fitch gives BBB to Kroger notes
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10/21/2014 | BKIG | S&P assigns Kroger notes BBB
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10/21/2014 | IG | Kroger planning to sell $500 million seven-year notes Tuesday
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1/23/2014 | IG | Kroger eyeing 10-year offering of senior notes
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1/23/2014 | IG | Kroger guides $500 million 10-year notes offering at Treasuries plus 130 bps area
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1/23/2014 | IG | New Issue: Kroger prices $500 million 4% 10-year notes at Treasuries plus 125 bps
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1/23/2014 | IG | Market Commentary: Textron, Kroger price tight; Ares Capital adds on; new Kroger, Textron notes firm in trading
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1/23/2014 | BKIG | Fitch rates Kroger notes BBB
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12/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary market sees no new issues, quiet week expected; Kroger steady; Time Warner Cable firms
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12/17/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary market sees no new issues, quiet week expected; Kroger steady; Time Warner Cable firms
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12/16/2013 | IG | Kroger plans to sell senior notes in four tranches
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12/16/2013 | IG | New Issue: Kroger sells $2 billion of senior notes in four maturities
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12/16/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Kroger, RBS bring new issues ahead of FOMC meeting; Kroger firms; Time Warner Cable tightens
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12/16/2013 | BKIG | Fitch rates Kroger notes BBB
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12/16/2013 | BKIG | S&P rates Kroger notes BBB
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8/2/2013 | BKIG | Kroger enters into up to $850 million bridge loan agreement
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7/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Midday Commentary: Quiet Friday session ends strong week in secondary; Kroger, Citi notes firm
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7/19/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary turns quiet; week's issuance beats expectations; Citi, BofA, Kroger firm in secondary
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7/18/2013 | IG | Market Commentary: Bank of America, Citi, NAB bring primary back to life; Kroger, Citi deals meet strong demand
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7/18/2013 | IG | Kroger plans to sell senior notes in 10-, 30-year tranches Thursday
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7/18/2013 | IG | New Issue: Kroger prices $1 billion 10-, 30-year senior notes
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7/18/2013 | IG | S&P rates Kroger notes BBB
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7/18/2013 | IG | Fitch rates Kroger notes BBB
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7/9/2013 | IG | Moody's affirms Kroger
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7/9/2013 | BKIG | Kroger plans to access capital markets to finance $2.5 billion purchase of Harris Teeter
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6/14/2012 | IG | Kroger aims to keep debt rating while rewarding shareholders, CFO says
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4/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Primary empty as bank earnings begin; week ahead front-loaded; bank paper, telecoms widen
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4/11/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: PG&E sells upsized deal; weak primary tone continues; Kroger, Mack-Cali Realty trade tighter
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4/10/2012 | IG | New Issue: Kroger sells upsized $850 million of notes in 10-, 30-year tranches
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4/10/2012 | IG | Fitch rates Kroger notes BBB
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4/10/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Kroger, Mack-Cali, Idaho Power tap market as yields decline; Kroger bonds mixed in trading
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1/13/2012 | IG | Moody's: Kroger unaffected
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1/13/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan sells debt after Q4 earnings; issuance to drop in coming week; Advance Auto firms
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1/13/2012 | IG | S&P rates Kroger notes BBB
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1/12/2012 | IG | New Issue: Kroger sells upsized $450 million 2.2% five-year notes at Treasuries plus 137.5 bps
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1/12/2012 | IG | Fitch rates Kroger notes BBB
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1/12/2012 | IG | Market Commentary: Kroger upsizes deal as high-grade issuance cools; bonds mostly flat; Kroger trades tighter
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11/7/2011 | IG | Fitch affirms Kroger
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9/9/2011 | IG | Kroger reduces debt by $49 million year-over-year to $6.9 billion
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9/1/2011 | IG | Moody's affirms Kroger
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6/22/2011 | IG | Kroger CFO: Solid balance sheet brings financial flexibility
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11/9/2010 | IG | S&P affirms Kroger
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11/8/2010 | IG | Moody's: Kroger unchanged
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11/8/2010 | IG | Fitch affirms Kroger
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11/8/2010 | IG | S&P affirms Kroger
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7/8/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Florida Gas Transmission prices bonds; appetite for deals remains high; RBC, industrials firm
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7/7/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Time Warner, Plains All American, Credit Suisse among day's issuers; trading volume on the rise
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7/6/2010 | IG | Market Commentary: Kroger, Hillenbrand, LaFarge, Duke Energy Indiana sells bonds; new bond issues strengthen
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7/6/2010 | IG | New Issue: Kroger sells upsized $300 million 5.4% 30-year bonds at Treasuries plus 155 bps
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7/6/2010 | IG | Fitch gives Kroger notes BBB
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9/30/2009 | IG | S&P upgrades Kroger
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9/25/2009 | IG | Fitch rates Kroger notes BBB
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9/25/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Total Capital, Developers Diversified, Unum sell bonds; new bonds trade mixed; financials dip
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9/24/2009 | IG | New Issue: Kroger $500 million 3.9% six-year notes yield Treasuries plus 158 bps
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9/24/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Enterprise, Kroger, Wells Fargo, Holcim, Viacom offer bonds; spreads ease, new deals trade
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8/17/2009 | IG | Market Commentary: Baxter, MeadWestvaco, HSBC Finance offer notes; new industrials improve, financials struggle
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6/23/2009 | BWIG | Kroger reduces net debt, favors debt reduction over share buybacks
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2/5/2009 | IG | S&P affirms Kroger
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12/18/2008 | IG | Fitch affirms Kroger
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11/18/2008 | IG | New Issue: Kroger prices upsized $600 million 7.5% five-year notes at Treasuries plus 535 bps
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11/18/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Verizon, Kroger, Delmarva Power, Noble, SoCal Gas, Westar price deals as backlog empties; Kroger trades tighter
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3/20/2008 | IG | Fitch rates Kroger notes BBB
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3/19/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Weatherford, British Telecom, Kroger, ComEd, MidAmerican among glut of issuers as window opens
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3/19/2008 | IG | New Issue: Kroger prices $775 million senior notes in two tranches
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1/10/2008 | IG | Fitch rates Kroger notes BBB
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1/9/2008 | IG | New Issue: Kroger prices upsized $750 million 6.15% 12-year notes at Treasuries plus 240 bps
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1/9/2008 | IG | Market Commentary: Kroger, Commonwealth Edison, KfW, Cintas price issues as negative tone decreases volume
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12/20/2007 | CVIG | Kroger files automatic shelf registration
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9/24/2007 | IG | New Issue: Kroger reopens 6.4% 10-year notes at Treasuries plus 158 bps to add $300 million
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9/24/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: JPMorgan, Enbridge, Hospitality Properties, USG sell notes; spreads tighten on new, secondary issues
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8/30/2007 | IG | Fitch affirms Kroger
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8/10/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Volatile week ends drought of new deals; but window of opportunity lasts just one day
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8/8/2007 | IG | New Issue: Kroger prices $300 million 10-year notes at Treasuries plus 160 bps
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8/8/2007 | IG | Fitch rates Kroger notes BBB
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8/8/2007 | IG | Market Commentary: Investment grade market flooded with deals as drought ends; seen as highest daily volume of year
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