Moodyâs Official Concedes Failures in Some Ratings
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The credit rating agencyâs chief executive said on Friday that his company had made significant mistakes in the rating of structured finance products.
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Citigroup appeared to concede it had breached City rules yesterday when a senior executive expressed his regrets about an unprecedented Â£7bn European bond trade last month.
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Rating companies began a new wave of rating cuts Thursday as they reassessed the fallout from deteriorating subprime loans, drawing increased scrutiny from investors who are questioning why the agencies failed to act earlier.
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Former Spanish security minister Ignacio Astarloa has admitted there were failures in the investigation of the Madrid bombings, La Vanguardia reported Friday.
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Moody's Corp. MCO.N, the parent of  credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service, on Wednesday  said quarterly profit rose 43 percent, beating estimates,  helped by a falling U.S. dollar and growing demand for ratings  of junk bonds and bank loans.
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TOKYO (CBS.MW) -- Moody&#39;s Investors Service said Tuesday it has placed on review for possible downgrade the Philippines&#39; long-term foreign- and local currency ceilings and ratings due to concerns over the sustainability of the government&#39;s fiscal and debt
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Philippine shares ended lower Tuesday following news that Moody&#39;s Investors Service has placed the country on review for a possible ratings downgrade, traders said.
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ZURICH/LONDON  - Moody's Investors Service cut its ratings on Citigroup Inc  debt by a notch, the latest embarrassment for the largest U.S. bank, and putting it under renewed pressure to shore up its shrinking capital base.
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International credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service raised the rating on media giant Vivendi Universal to investment grade from junk status.
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Moody&#39;s Investors Service on Monday said it may cut the debt ratings for Rogers Communications Inc.&#39;s (RCIb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) and its rated subsidiaries, after the company said it would buy AT&amp;T Wireless Services
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The regulator said broad problems raised questions about the reliability of the mortgage finance company's management.
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Standard &amp; Poor's downgraded its rating on Fidelity Investments parent FMR Corp. , citing lackluster performance at the Boston company's well-known mutual funds division. Standard &amp; Poor's analyst Charles D. Rauch said FMR faces "stagnant earnings and weak profitability" compared with peer investment companies, explaning why the rating on Fidelity's long-term notes was reduced to "AA-minus" from "AA." ...
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Â· Britain alarmed by critics in US administration Â· Ministers deny mission in southern Iraq has failed
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Fitch Ratings has affirmed its ratings for KB Home (NYSE:KBH) and  removed them from Rating Watch Negative, as follows:  --Issuer Default (IDR) at 'BB+';  --Senior unsecured debt (including revolving credit facility) at 'BB+';  --Senior subordinated debt at 'BB-' .
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Moody&#39;s Investors Service on Tuesday cut the debt ratings for SBC Communications Inc. (SBC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and BellSouth Corp.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission may propose requiring credit rating agencies to differentiate between corporate bonds and structured finance products as well as make disclosures around past ratings, the agency's chairman said on Friday.
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Moody&#39;s Investors Service on Friday said it may raise its ratings on global energy company AES Corp.(AES.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , citing lower debt and improved cash flow.