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September 21, 2025
Companies Need To Understand The Financial State Of U.S. Suppliers Before Making Major Investments
Tariffs. It’s all businesses have been planning for since the start of the Trump Administration.
One-fifth of suppliers topple into financial distress as pessimism grows
At least 20 percent of automotive suppliers are in financial distress and their leaders are more pessimistic about business conditions than they have been in years, two recent studies show.
Tariffs, Rising Costs and Relying on Supplier Relationships
“The tariff story is now one of two tales — the economic one, which rightly or wrongly is ostensibly about trade imbalances, and the punitive one the administration is swinging around.
Why Corporate Payments History Falls Short As A Financial Health Indicator
The assumption is clear enough: Firms that pay slowly are presumed to be financially weak, and those that pay on time are considered financially strong. But this belief falls short.
Middle Market Private Companies May See Record Bankruptcies in 2025
Persistent cost pressures and cash flow issues suggest that privately owned middle market companies could see record bankruptcy levels in 2025 after hitting the highest levels since 2010 last year
Private Credit Lenders Face More Pressure From Rising Debt Costs
Private US companies are running out of room to manage their growing debt loans, potentially posing trouble for their direct lenders, according to one distressed-debt firm
