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The financial fallout from the most recent holiday season may not provide comfort or joy for Conn’s, Inc., a specialty retailer of furniture, mattresses, home appliances and electronics.

As the likelihood of an economic downturn continues to intensify, public companies across cyclical industries like trucking should be monitored closely.

CreditRiskMonitor’s FRISK^® Stress Index today shows that the retail industry in the United States is experiencing near-record financial stress.

As the fallout from one of the biggest bankruptcies of 2019 begins to settle, we see that credit and procurement professionals who evaluate risk in public companies as a habitual practice are proving to be the best at avoiding unnecessary exposure.

CreditRiskMonitor’s FRISK^® Stress Index shows elevated financial risk within the global steel manufacturing industry, including big-time players in Schmolz + Bickenbach and ArcelorMittal.

The No. 1 risk to the global financial system is rising corporate debt burdens, according to the International Monetary Fund's latest edition of their Global Financial Stability Report.

Chinese factory activity has contracted for six consecutive months as CreditRiskMonitor observes that there are more than 1,100 public companies showing signs of elevated financial risk across China and Taiwan.