Covalent bonding is a widely understood phenomenon that joins the atoms of a molecule by a shared electron pair. But in ...

A new study that provides unprecedented insights into the chemical bonding of antimony could have a profound impact on materials research. The collaboration between scientists from Leipzig University, ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Bonds are a core component of any well-diversified investment portfolio. Their role is two-fold: To generate income and bolster ...

Brutal bond sell-offs are not what you expect after interest-rate cuts. But since the Federal Reserve started reducing its rates in September the yield on America’s ten-year Treasury has risen ...

There’s a truism in municipal debt: Bonds rarely move on natural disasters. That long-tested concept had held up until fires destroyed thousands of properties in Los Angeles last week.

US government bonds had their best day in months after benign inflation data revived the case for additional Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts. The rally slashed Treasury yields across maturities ...

Surely, then, it is a bad time to own catastrophe bonds? These are securities that protect issuers, mostly insurers and governments, from severe losses in the event of a natural disaster by paying ...

Investors often include foreign or international bonds in their portfolios for a few primary reasons – to take advantage of higher interest rates or yields and to diversify their holdings.

Loans to governments, of which bonds are one type, come in many flavors. They can last a matter of months, years or decades. They all offer a return — similar to an interest payment — to ...