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5 hrs ago | Bloomberg

Illinois Pension Impasse Predicted in Penalty Jump: Muni Credit

Illinois borrowing costs are headed for the biggest monthly increase since May 2012 as investors bet two rating cuts won't be enough to spur lawmakers to fix the worst-funded U.S. state pension system.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Richard Durbin, Pension, Personal Finance, Democrat, Illinois, Illinois Government, Financial Services, Pat Quinn, US Governors

Tue Jun 18, 2013

The Financial Mirror

Volatility of Solvency II ratios: broad implications for European insurers

Although the Solvency II regime has yet to be finalised, Moody's Investor Service has outlined its expectation that solvency ratios will ultimately exhibit a more complex volatility under Solvency II than under Solvency I, as both the available capital and the capital requirements of the solvency ratio will change with market conditions.

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Related Topix: Financial Services

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Bloomberg

Burlington's Quest for Fast Internet Slows Credit Rating

Burlington, Vermont 's most-populous city, is on the verge of losing its investment-grade bond ranking with a municipally backed project to bring high-speed Internet service siphoning taxpayers' funds and prompting a property-tax increase.

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Related Topix: Burlington, VT, Tax, Banking, Financial Services, Citigroup, University of Vermont

Agrimoney.com

Weyerhaeuser paid 'upper end' price for Longview

Weyerhaeuser clung on to its investment grade rating, after unveiling the $2.65bn purchase of Longview Timber at a price described as being at the "upper end" of the market, thanks to a deal structure which relies heavily on shareholders for financing.

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Related Topix: Financial Services

Sys-Con Media

GOL Announces that PRASK Grows 11% and Fuel PMP Remains Flat Over May 2012

This is the biggest difference in PRASK and Fuel Price in GOL's history. In May, GOL continued its strategy of optimizing domestic supply, which fell by 6.1% year over year , due to the discontinuation of Webjet's operations.

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Related Topix: Airlines, Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, Financial Services

Drugs.com

Moody's Lowers Teva's Outlook After Pfizer Settlement

On Friday, Moody's Investor Service reiterated its A3 rating for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. , but lowered the outlook from "Stable" to "Negative", following the company's $1.6 billion patent infringement settlement with Pfizer Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Pfizer, Medicine, Financial Services, Healthcare Industry, Excaliard Pharmaceuticals, Foldrx Pharmaceuticals

Fri Jun 14, 2013

Philly.com

Franklin Institute's outlook lifted

The Franklin Institute 's credit-rating outlook has improved to "stable" from a previous "negative" outlook, Moody's Investor Service analyst Heidi Wilde said Thursday in a report to clients.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Healthcare Law, Law, Revlon, Household Products

Star News Group

Negative outlook for Beach

Moody's Investors Service has re-affirmed Point Pleasant Beach's A1 credit rating on $17.2 million of outstanding general obligation debt, but has also assigned a "negative outlook" for the borough.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy

Thu Jun 13, 2013

Reuters

New York reaches deal with Seneca Nation on casino revenue

New York State and the Seneca Nation have reached a deal that would pump $140 million of Indian casino revenue into three struggling Western New York cities, the state said on Thursday.

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Related Topix: New York, Andrew Cuomo, US Governors, Financial Services

ABS-CBN News

Moody's to evaluate PH economy in Q3

Moody's Investors Service is due to evaluate the Philippines next quarter, but an upgrade to investment grade status is not hinged on that, officials said yesterday.

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Related Topix: Financial Services

ANSA.it

Moody's confirms B1 rating for Chrysler

New York, June 13 - Ratings agency Moody's confirmed its B1 rating for Chrysler, with a stable outlook, according to a report released on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Financial Services

The Washington Post

Copper Resumes Decline as World Bank Cuts Global Growth Forecast

Copper resumed a decline in London after the World Bank lowered its estimate for global growth this year, stoking concern demand for the metal is set to slow.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Real Estate, Freeport, Science / Technology

Wed Jun 12, 2013

JD Supra

Rating Agency Litigation Consolidated In Southern District of New York

On June 6, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued a transfer order consolidating consumer fraud and securities actions brought by the attorneys general of fifteen states against Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and two related declaratory judgment actions brought by S&P.

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Related Topix: Financial Services

Sys-Con Media

Critical Alerts For Texas Instruments, Moody's, ONEOK, Illumina...

To see what our analysts have discovered about these stocks read the InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alerts at http://www.investorsobserver.com/pr/61120130 Today's PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks: Texas Instruments , Moody's , ONEOK , Illumina and Vivus .

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Related Topix: Oneok, Energy, Veracode, Semiconductors, Texas Instruments, Scientific Instruments, Biotech, Illumina, Medicine, Electronics, Healthcare Industry, Financial Services, Startups, VIVUS

PE Hub

MidOcean Nears Buy of Water Pik

It's unclear how much the deal is valued. However, Water Pik is currently in the market for a $335 million loan to back MidOcean's purchase of the company, Thomson Reuters Loan Pricing Corp. said.

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Related Topix: Water Pik Technologies, Appliances, Reuters, Hospital Administration, Thomson, Media, Medicine, Triad Hospitals, Computers, IT Services, Healthcare Industry, Carlyle Group, Investment Services, Financial Services

Daily Political

Moodys Corporation Rating Lowered to Neutral at Lazard Capital Markets

Moodys Corporation traded down 2.19% on Monday, hitting $62.13. Moodys Corporation has a 1-year low of $33.86 and a 1-year high of $69.70.

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Related Topix: Financial Services

The Pitch

Bass Pro Shops made a Missourian a billionaire and left two cities hanging

Bloomberg News on June 3 dispatched a rare profile of Morris, a 65-year-old who is not keen on media attention.

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Related Topix: Springfield, MO, Financial Services, Financial Markets

Tue Jun 11, 2013

MarketNewsVideo

Analyst Moves: MCO, NAV

This morning, Benchmark downgraded shares of Moody's from buy to hold as higher costs could impact earnings at the ratings agency.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Navistar International, Automakers, Video, Business News

Investopedia

Fitch Avows Allstate's Credibility - Analyst Blog

Last week, Fitch Ratings asserted the debt and credit ratings of Allstate Corp. and assigned rating of "BBB+" on the company's newly issued notes worth $1 billion as well.

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Related Topix: Allstate, Insurance, Financial Services

The Leaf-Chronicle

Karen Parr-Moody's Delusions of Glamour: Capture life's moments in portraits

The fragrance of baby shampoo shot through my nostrils, like an arrow, to that primitive part of the brain that is hard-wired for scent.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Wedding

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