Entries tagged "Ratings Review"

Moody's upgrades tech hardware

Moody's foresees improving conditions for technology hardware, citing improved conditions in chip and PC markets.

Ratings Review: PEP, PAS, PBG, KO, CCE

S&P lowers its outlook to negative on Pepsi after Tuesday's purchase of two bottlers.

CIT founders as debt rated junk by S&P

S&P downgrades CIT Group to junk as it waits for the government to clear it for the FDIC's guarantee program.

GM sends CBS ratings down; is GE next?

GE will feel some pain from GM bankruptcy, but another downgrade on the conglomerate will likely be blamed on GE Capital's possible weakness.

U.K.'s Brown sees red in S&P note

Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's puts Britain's AAA rating on creditwatch negative over concerns for the costs of its bank bailouts.

Starbucks feeling Moody over downgrade

Moody's downgraded its debt rating on the coffee shop to Baa3, the last rung before junk bond territory.

Fitch issues telecom scorecard

Credit agency Fitch Ratings issued a debt scorecard for 23 telecom, cable and satellite industries on Thursday.

NY Mets next error could be junk debt

The Mets have been bumbling off the field with its latest error a possible Moody's downgrade to junk of bonds sold in 2006 to finance the club's new Citi Field.

Corporate defaults soar in March

According to Moody's Investors Service the default rate shot up to 7% in March from 4.1% in February, as 35 companies went into default.

GE Capital's silver lining in rating downgrade

The up-front cost of the company's swaps falls as S&P gives the debt a stable outlook.

S&P dims GE's credit rating

After 53 years, General Electric loses its AAA debt rating from S&P, but still has a top notch rating from Moody's.

CBS may need more credit to pay off debt

The prediction contradicts CBS CFO Fred Reynolds' assertion last month that CBS reportedly could self-fund all its debt maturities through 2012.

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