The purpose of the(se) post(s) is to create discussion on a current topic related to the class (maybe not exactly from the chapter we are covering, though). You are required to post something for a...

The purpose of the(se) post(s) is to create discussion on a current topic related to the class (maybe not exactly from the chapter we are covering, though). You are required to post something for a grade. Simply replying "I agree" or similar will get you less credit. To get the most credit, and to make this discussion worthwhile, please put some thought into what you say (you can post more than once, if you want). You can post a comment, reference an article, or add some other tidbit of information that you find interesting and relevant. Make this insightful - and also RESPECTFUL - do not bash anything anyone says. Keep to finance.

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Topic - Return & Risk:

Interest rates in the current economy/world are at historic lows. This leads to firms being able to issue debt at very low costs. One such example is Amazon who recently secured the lowest cost of borrowing ever in the US corporate bond market. Read the attached article and comment below. Note the fact that Amazon's risk premium above similar US-Treasury debt was less than 0.2%, indicating that the risk that investors' see in Amazon is very low. You can add your thoughts, other articles, examples, etc. There are other recent examples of low rates at longer maturities or other unprecedented events, etc. that you can add.