Bonds: How to Play Interest Rate Peril

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June 24, 2011
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NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY DEBT MARKETS Bonds: How to Play Interest Rate Peril With uncertainty high, some bond investors are looking to "unconstrained" managers who take a more active approach to selecting fixed-income securities   MORE TOP STORIES RETIREMENT Variable Annuities: Lifelong Income, High Cost Guarantees make annuities more appealing—and more complex COMMODITIES As High as an Elephant's Eye (.pdf) TAKEOVERS The Deal Economy's Great Power Shift Private equity players find it harder to buy—and easier to sell MARKETS & FINANCE JPMorgan's Contrarian Bet on Bank Branches The giant lender seeks a source of cheap funds as rivals retrench. Analysts are skeptical PHARMACEUTICALS Bayer Aspirin Is Feeling Plenty Healthy While J&J's Tylenol recovers from a recall, sales of century-old Bayer are soaring FASHION Retailers See Profits in Big-and-Tall Menswear From Casual Male to J.C. Penney, stores find they can boost revenue by tailoring store space and inventory to the growing numbers of larger-than-average men WORKPLACE Profiting from Japan's Long, Hot Summer Companies from Rakuten to Hitachi are rolling out innovative ways to stay cool   INVESTING TOOLS MUTUAL FUND SCOREBOARD How's Your Fund Doing? Our Interactive Scoreboard has complete results for some 2,500 equity funds, hundreds with BW's exclusive risk-adjusted ratings This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Wanda Cooper BusinessWeek Customer Rights Communications Data Services 1995 G Avenue Red Oak, IA 51566 Phone: 1-800-635-1200 To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. Copyright 2009-2010 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Terms of Use | Privacy Notice

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