The fund company supported almost 7% of proposals in the 12 months ended in June, down from 22% in the year-earlier period.
The chipmaker's shares soared toward a record high before the bell.
Investors are weighing prospect of higher rates for longer.
The disgraced singer is serving a 30 year jail sentence.
Pension funds led by the Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System brought an antitrust action related to the banks' control of the market for stock loans used for hedging and short selling.
Data and Fed chair's Jackson Hole speech all ahead.
Fund managers are holding or increasing allocations despite recent price decreases.
Fears of economic contagion from housing market are driving investors out of the mainland market.
Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Blackstone are among the firms loading up on the assets.
The longest-dated portion of the firm's senior unsecured notes, an 11-year fixed-to-floating-rate note, may yield about 2.05 percentage points over Treasuries.
