Fitch upgrades Illinois Power to investment grade
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Fitch on Friday upgraded the debt ratings for Illinois Power Co. to investement grade status, after the company was acquired by Ameren Corp.
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Morningstar Inc., a Chicago-based company known for its mutual-fund rating system, started grading funds on whether their interests are aligned with those of shareholders.
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The pressure on bond insurers  increased on Wednesday after Fitch Ratings downgraded FGIC  Corp's credit rating and Standard & Poor's reviewed the ratings  on $529 billion worth of U.S. mortgage-backed securities and  collateralized debt obligations.
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Continued improvement in its operational performance boosts second-quarter earnings.
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Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s on Wednesday said it may upgrade Nextel Communications Inc.&#39;s (NXTL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) corporate credit rating to investment-grade status, citing earnings and revenue growth and debt reductions.
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Moody&#39;s Investors Service said on Wednesday it raised Freeport-McMoRan Copper &amp; Gold Inc.&#39;s (FCX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) ratings, citing the return of its PT Freeport Indonesia unit to normal mining operations.
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Canadian financial services giant Power Financial Corp. yesterday said it will pay $3.9 billion to buy Putnam Investments and keep it intact, a deal that solidifies Boston's position as a mutual fund industry center.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 22--RALEIGH -- Shareholders of Winston Hotels voted to sell the Raleigh real estate investment trust to an Illinois company.
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The future looked a little brighter for Suffolk Downs racetrack yesterday, when a proposal to buy a majority interest (approximately 40 percent) by New York businessman Richard Fields was presented to the Massachusetts State Racing Commission for approval.
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Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s Ratings Services on Wednesday said it may raise ThyssenKrupp AG&#39;s (TKAG.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) debt ratings to investment-grade status, citing the German industral group&#39;s plan to pay down debt after
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An Illinois judge on Monday approved a deal on how to carve up ownership of the Chicago Board of Trade, the oldest US futures exchange.
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Power company Edison International  said on Wednesday its quarterly earnings rose, helped by higher revenue from its utility arm and higher income from its Edison Capital unit.
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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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Utility company Ameren Corp. said Thursday that 255 of its employees at the former Illinois Power Co. accepted financial incentives to leave, facilitating the integration of the unit, which Ameren bought in September and now operates as AmerenIP.
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NEW YORK -- Northeast Utilities , UIL Holdings Corp. , and New England's grid operator have proposed changes to a planned power line in Southwest Connecticut that would increase costs by more than 40 percent.
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NEW YORK -- The nation's factories, plants, and utilities expanded faster in June, suggesting hardy consumer spending is boosting confidence among manufacturers even as prices for raw materials rise.
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Company confirms double-digit price rises for gas and electricity