Russian Junk Bonds: Charts

Russian Junk Bonds: Charts

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And don't miss Elaine He on a chicken catastrophe: "Less than a week after the switch, two-thirds of KFC restaurants had closed. As of Feb. 21, just under a third remained closed. Even the open ones are operating with limited menus or shortened hours. To put it in context: KFC generated almost 413 million pounds ($577 million) of revenue in the U.K. in 2016, the most recent year for which figures are available.

"KFC has tried to contain the damage, blaming 'teething' problems at DHL and mounting a cheeky social media campaign that includes inevitable puns about chickens crossing roads.

"But it isn't a joke."

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Max Nisen is a Bloomberg Gadfly columnist covering biotech, pharma and health care. He previously wrote about management and corporate strategy for Quartz and Business Insider.

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