Corporate debt bombs - companies that have over-borrowed because of historically low interest rates - will be at a much greater risk of exploding when the Federal Reserve starts raising interest rates over the next couple of years.
These companies were OK as long as rates stayed low, but now the Fed is telegraphing its intent to raise rates to 1% next year and 2% in 2018.
And those Fed rate hikes will light the fuse on these seven corporate debt bombs...
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