MBIA CFO expects positive outcome of Moody's review
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MBIA Inc Chief Financial Officer C. Edward Chaplin said Thursday the bond insurer would continue to work with Moody's Investor Service to get its rating back to "AAA" and believes the outcome of Moody's review will be "affirmative."
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Antimonopoly approval secured, Alcoa will move forward with acquisition.
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The company reported strong second-quarter results and said its profits for all of 2007 would beat analystsâ expectations.
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Barring negative impacts on the aviation industry, such as global terrorism, Australia&#39;s flagship carrier had an upbeat future, Qantas&#39; chief executive Geoff Dixon said.
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Credit analysts warned on Monday that if Moody's Investors Service downgraded some specialist bond insurers it could have far-reaching impact on financial markets.
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The chief executive of state-controlled French electricity giant EDF said Tuesday that the sale by the government of a further stake in the group would be &quot;good news.&quot;
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European equity markets looked set for a positive start on Thursday as results from the likes of Total and Credit Suisse appeared likely to please investors, already relieved that the Federal Reserve's stance on US interest rates remained little changed.
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The organic-food maker's results are sure to give investors a good feeling in their stomachs.
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US stocks rebounded strongly on Thursday after MBIA (NYSE:MBI) helped alleviate some of the concerns about troubled bond insurers at the end of the worst January for equities since 1990.
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NEW YORK -- MBIA Inc. reported write-downs of $3.5 billion on souring credit derivatives in the fourth quarter Thursday, raising the possibility that the world's largest bond insurer could lose its top credit rating.
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Moody's Corp. MCO.N, the parent of  credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service, on Wednesday  said fourth-quarter profit rose 43 percent, helped by  double-digit revenue growth in its main business lines.
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MBIA Inc  said on Thursday it  would have the cash to meet commitments even after reporting a  worse-than-expected loss, but rating agencies kept the pressure  on the world's largest bond insurer with a series of actions  and warnings late in the day.
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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.
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Progress made by Britain&#39;s Barclays   in its offer for ABN AMRO demonstrates its ability to  offer the Dutch bank&#39;s shareholders &quot;certainty and  deliverability,&quot; Chief Executive John Varley said on Wednesday.
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The companyâs strong quarterly results and optimistic outlook suggest that a weakening economy will not slow it down.
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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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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.