U.S. Commercial Paper Soars Most on Record as Fed Becomes Buyer

``Sales of commercial paper due in more than 80 days totaled more than $171 billion in the program's first three days, compared with $33.5 billion all of last week and $115.9 billion in the previous six weeks combined, Fed data show. Issuance reached a record $67.1 billion on its first day, compared with a daily average of $6.7 billion last week, according to Fed data.''