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Massive losses due to COVID-19 and the sale of its Canadian subsidiary indicates to CreditRiskMonitor subscribers that the fun may soon be over for Party City.

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International vacation and tourism operator Transat A.T. Inc. continues to struggle from pandemic headwinds and a cumbersome debt load. Without a major bump in travel demand sometime in 2021, bankruptcy proves more and more a possible endgame.

Although crude oil prices snapped back in recent months, Denver-based Highpoint Resources filed bankruptcy not long after the publication of our High Risk Report.

For the second time in four years, Seadrill Limited is bankrupt. The company is the latest in a series of offshore rig firms to seek court protection from creditors following spending cuts by the energy sector in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unfortunately, bankruptcy fit Christopher & Banks Corporation perfectly, as the women's apparel retailer was walloped by the economic downturn brought on by COVID-19.

Out of gas: American propane giant Ferrellgas Partners L.P. has met bankruptcy after years of financial turmoil and ever-growing risk.

Are the Rockies tapped? According to our FRISK® score, Denver-based natural gas giant HighPoint Resources Corporation is showing signs of major financial duress.

Metallurgical and thermal coal producer Contura Energy Inc. emerged from Chapter 11 in late 2018. Two years later, challenges presented by COVID-19 might soon put the company back into bankruptcy court.