There's a $9 trillion corporate debt bomb 'bubbling' in the US economy
November 21, 2018 at 07:21 AM EST
At first glance, it looks like a $9 trillion time bomb ready to detonate, a corporate debt load that has continued to escalate thanks to easy borrowing terms and a seemingly endless thirst from investors. On Wall Street, though, hopes are fairly high that it's a problem, but a manageable one, at least for the next year or two.