Fitch Affirms State Farm's Ratings; Outlook Stable
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Fitch Ratings has affirmed its 'AA+' insurer financial strength ratings  on State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm), State  Farm Life Insurance Company (State Farm Life), and State Farm Life and  Accident Assurance Company. The Rating Outlook is Stable.
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The Federal Reserve held a key short-term interest rate steady Wednesday, a possible sign the central bank thinks the economy is on solid footing.
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T. Rowe Price announced solid third-quarter results.
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Stocks gained on Wednesday, with the   S&P 500 briefly touching a five-year high, amid optimism about   corporate profits and the outlook for inflation, after the   Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates unchanged.
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The number of overweight Americans  is holding steady as U.S. consumers are becoming more aware of  what they eat, an annual report by market research firm The NPD  Group said.
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SACRAMENTO - Fitch Ratings yesterday became the third major Wall Street rating firm to give the State of California bond rating an upgrade, citing the end of a potential cash crisis and an improving economy.
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US Bancorp produces steady results once again.
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Japan's central bank decided Wednesday to keep its monetary policy steady, in a sign that officials consider the nation's delicate recovery still on track.
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Stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday before data on inflation and as higher-than-expected earnings from Merrill Lynch & Co.  helped offset concern about the subprime mortgage market.
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The leading home-goods retailer keeps its balance sheet clean and delivers strong results.
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New York-based Fitch Ratings has assigned an underlying &quot;A&quot; rating to Miami-Dade County&#39;s $75 million stormwater utility revenue bonds, series 2004.
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Credit Suisse First Boston maintained &quot;neutral&quot; ratings on Guidant (nyse: GDT - news - people ) and Johnson &amp; Johnson (nyse: JNJ - news - people ), saying a near-term acquisition of the former by the latter values Guidant at $76.
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Credit Suisse First Boston maintained a &quot;neutral&quot; rating on Advanced Micro Devices (nyse: AMD - news - people ), saying third-quarter earnings fell below expectations but that fourth-quarter outlook appears surprisingly healthy.
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The discount retailer continues to hang on with modest sales growth.
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The Federal Reserve on Thursday held  benchmark U.S. interest rates steady at 5.25 percent for an  eighth straight meeting and dropped a description of core  inflation as &quot;elevated.&quot;
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Officials at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. yesterday pronounced Massachusetts&#39; banking industry to be in ``very good shape,&#39;&#39;despite some pressure on profits and slower-than-expected loans to small businesses.
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The U.S. cable industry continues to demonstrate momentum in adding new subscribers, with 2 million RGUs during Q2, representing a 33% increase over Q2 2005, according to Fitch Ratings.