Moodys News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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.

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.

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

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

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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