Bond Insurer Cut to Junk; Negative Outlook for 4 More
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Standard & Poorâs cut the rating of one troubled bond insurer on Wednesday and assigned a negative outlook to four other companies that guarantee debts linked to home loans.
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As the largest bond insurer fights to save its credit ratings, investors head for the door.
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Stocks were set to open with heavy losses Thursday as investors fretted over a heavy loss by bond insurer MBIA Inc. and the prospect of new downgrades in the bond insurance industry.
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Moody&#39;s Investors Service said on Thursday it cut Bombardier Inc. (BBDb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) and its unit&#39;s senior unsecured debt ratings, with a negative outlook.
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Leading shares extended losses to close markedly lower, hit harder in afternoon deals by a negative session on Wall Street amid rising bond yields, and with HBOS falling almost 4 percent after its trading update revealed disappointing mortgage market figures.
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Asian stocks ended one of the worst months on record on a slightly brighter note on Thursday, brushing aside worries about top U.S. bond insurers' credit ratings, while the latest U.S. interest rate cut weighed on the dollar.
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The worldâs largest bond insurer slashed its common stock dividend 62 percent as part of a plan to strengthen capital and preserve its âtriple-Aâ credit ratings.
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Lennar Corp. LEN.N on Friday became   the fifth major U.S. home builder in little more than a month   to cut its financial outlook due to a deteriorating housing   market, sending its shares down about 2.4 percent.
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Stocks fell on Wednesday after Standard & Poor's downgraded its rating outlook on several bond insurers, suggesting further potential turmoil in the financial sector.
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Moody&#39;s Investors Service on Wednesday said it may cut its bond ratings on HCA Inc. (HCA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) deeper into junk, citing the hospital operator&#39;s plan to buy back about $2.
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Standard & Poor's said on Tuesday it may cut ratings on $12.1 billion of mortgage-related debt this week on expectations for an 8 percent drop in U.S. home prices and more mortgage defaults.
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Standard &amp; Poor's on Wednesday said it cut or may cut its ratings on $270 billion worth of U.S. mortgage-backed securities while putting $264 billion of collateralized debt obligations on watch for a possible downgrade.
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NEW YORK, Aug 20  - Outflows from US junk bond mutual funds slowed to $26 million in the week ended Wednesday from $91 million a week earlier, AMG Data Services reported late on Thursday.
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Standard &amp; Poor's on Thursday cut its "AAA" ratings on FGIC Corp's bond insurance arm, and placed its top ratings on the bond insurance arm of MBIA Inc  on review for downgrade.
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Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s Ratings Services on Tuesday said it cut Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) debt ratings, citing the expected deterioration of the firm&#39;s business profile over the intermediate term since
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Standard & Poor's may cut 612 residential mortgage-backed securities backed by U.S. subprime loans, affecting $12 billion in debt, the rating company said on Tuesday.
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Wall Street analysts slashed their projections for fourth-quarter earnings growth as companies reported weak results, according to a weekly survey by Reuters Estimates.