The Numbers Don’t Lie: Bankruptcy Surge Hits 14-Year High In the first three months of 2025, the corporate debt bomb finally began to detonate. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, 188 U.S. companies filed for bankruptcy in Q1—a staggering figure that marks the highest number of filings in any first quarter since 2010, when the economy was still clawing its way out of the rubble from the last financial crisis. For perspective, that’s a 35% spike from Q1 of 2024, which itself had already set a grim 14-year record. Blame the Debt: The Era of Cheap Money Is Over The culprits? Skyrocketing interest rates, unsustainable debt loads, and a central banking regime more committed to preserving the illusion of stability…
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