MBIA Takes Steps to Keep Triple-A Rating
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MBIA said it would sell $1 billion of debt to preserve capital and the triple-A ratings it needs to operate in a mortgage market under siege.
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MBIA Inc  ousted Chief Executive Gary Dunton and replaced him with former CEO Joseph "Jay" Brown as the bond insurer scrambles to overcome mortgage-related losses, maintain a top credit rating and restore market confidence.
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MBIA Inc , the world's largest bond insurer, slashed its common stock dividend 62 percent on Wednesday as part of a plan to strengthen capital and preserve the "triple-A" credit ratings it depends on to operate normally.
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After 26 years of a successful medical practice, Alan Berkenwald took for granted that he had a good reputation. But last month he was told he didn't measure up -- by a new computerized rating system.
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Competitors do better and investors are keeping their feet on the ground.
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MBIA Inc  plans to urge  lawmakers and regulators to curtail what the bond insurer calls  "the unscrupulous and dangerous market manipulation activities  of short sellers," according to a copy of written testimony  obtained by Reuters.
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The Australian state of Tasmania&#39;s long- term local and foreign currency credit ratings have been raised one level to AA+ because the state government is reducing debt, Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s Corp.
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MBIA Inc. (MBI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a leading US bond insurer, on Tuesday reported a 2.3 percent drop in third-quarter earnings as investor demand
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Fitch Ratings has upgraded Hewlett-Packard Company's (HP) ratings as  follows:  --Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'A+' from 'A';  --Senior unsecured debt to 'A+' from 'A';  --Senior credit facility to 'A+' from 'A'.
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Three attributes indicate the potential for a double.
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MBIA Inc, a bond insurer struggling to keep the top credit ratings necessary to win new business, posted a record quarterly loss after writing down $3.5 billion and said it was looking at ways to raise equity to shore up capital.
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ASHBURN, Va. -- MCI Inc. plans to write down the value of its assets by $3.5 billion to reflect the decreased worth of the company&#39;s telephone network as its consumer business shrinks.
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With its triple play offering and a quality management team, the cable industry leader has done good things for its shareholders.
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Opinion Stepping in and taking charge
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ICRA Ltd has recently assisted the Bulgarian Credit Rating Agency (BCRA) in executing two rating assignments.
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Despite mounting concerns  about strike-induced ratings shortfalls in coming months, most  advertisers are sticking with their commitments.
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MCI (MCI), one of the nation&#39;s biggest long-distance operators, lost $3.4 billion in the third quarter because of a previously announced asset writedown of $3.