USA: Dollar General raises $1.5B​

Discount non-food Retail Chain Dollar General has been flagged by many an investor in the recent market turmoil as something of a safe haven, with shares of the discount retailer rising slightly in the past month versus the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index’s drop of more than 20 percent. That positive perception definitely didn’t hurt executives’ efforts last week to complete a $1.5 billion debt offering to give them a cash cushion.

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