Watch out! Mike & Jerry examine a phenomenon that, more and more, is haunting the portfolios CreditRiskMonitor clients: "zombie" companies, or firms unable to service their interest expenses. Following record-breaking commercial bankruptcies two years ago in the wake of COVID-19, central banks worldwide intervened to accommodate credit markets and suppress borrowing rates, alleviating financing pressures on corporations. Reaction to one pandemic has arguably given way to another crisis altogether.