Bond Rating Agencies Headlines

Credit Rating Agencies In the Crosshairs - Brookings Institution

CBS News

Credit Rating Agencies In the Crosshairs Brookings Institution If the ratings agencies reduced a bond below BBB, the insurer had to sell it and invest the money elsewhere. Without anyone intending the result, ... More Work Ahead For Credit Rating AgenciesGerson Lehrman Group Let's Hear It For The Credit Rating AgenciesMotley Fool UK Moody's escapes fraud chargesMarketplace (blog) all 236 news articles »

Rating Agencies Walk Credibility Tightrope - Forbes (blog)

TheBull.com.au

Rating Agencies Walk Credibility Tightrope Forbes (blog) The same trouble comes up in corporate bond ratings. Take AAA-rated Johnson & Johnson. The company pays US corporate taxes and employs US taxpayers. ... Moody's Bid for Rating-Lawsuit Protection Meets Challenge From US StatesBloomberg Kroll Gets A License To Shoot (Bonds)Wall Street Journal Brentwood receives top bond ratingThe Tennessean Bond Buyer -Seeking Alpha (blog) -HoweStreet.com all 42 news articles »

Credit Agencies Affirm Aa1 Rating - Patch

Credit Agencies Affirm Aa1 Rating Patch The Town of Brookfield retained its bond score after being visited by two rating agencies last week. ... and more »

Caprio asks rating agencies to halt Schilling deal - Providence Journal (blog)

Boston Globe

Caprio asks rating agencies to halt Schilling deal Providence Journal (blog) "This deal creates a risky moral obligation for the state, which could adversely affect the state's bond rating and make future state debt issuances more ... Caprio moves to block deal with Schilling co.Pawtucket Times Fellow candidates critical of Caprio position on Schilling dealTurn to 10.com Caprio reverses course, asks bond raters to put brakes on EDC-38 Studios dealProvidence Business News Providence Eyewitness News -Providence Journal all 27 news articles »

$551 million. Poof! - Chicago Tribune

WLS	$551 million. Poof! Chicago Tribune Except the recession hit states nationwide; all but one of those states has maintained markedly higher bond ratings. No, Illinois' problem is right here in ... Being broke costs state $550 millionChicago Sun-Times all 56 news articles »