Yes, bankruptcies are on the rise in the US - but there's no need to panic

It should come as no surprise that commercial bankruptcy filings are up but the bigger picture tells a different story Commercial bankruptcy filings are rising. Big-name companies including Bed Bath & Beyond, Silicon Valley Bank and Party City have all folded - and it looks like there are more to come. According to Epiq Bankruptcy, a provider of US bankruptcy filing data, reported earlier this month that there were a total of 2,328 bankruptcy filings this past August, a 14% increase from the sam...