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Credit Ratings Agency: Dell Downgrade on Buyout, Junk Status Imminent

Posted: May 20, 2013 at 4:32 pm

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may still be involved in a massive go-private transaction which may or may not have a competing bid of sorts from Carl Icahn. Now Dell is ...
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More Favorable Ratings Agency Action for Apple Bonds

Posted: April 30, 2013 at 11:25 am

Just yesterday we saw a report from Fitch Ratings showing that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) likely would be rated in the single-A corporate credit ratings. The report seemed very harsh, ...
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Avon’s Credit Barely Stays at Investment Grade (AVP)

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 7:46 am

Shares of Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) have closed lower each of the last three days following the company’s extremely weak first quarter results. The door-to-door cosmetics firm took another ...
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An Ombudsman For Credit Rating Agencies

Posted: July 11, 2011 at 6:42 am

The president of Portugal recently said that credit ratings agencies have too much power. The agencies' comments have thrown Europe's financial health into question, particularly the ability of Greece, Portugal ...
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In Moody’s Action On Japan Another Blow To Stimulus

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 6:20 am

Moody's put Japan's sovereign debt on credit watch with "review for a possible downgrade." The agency wrote: The review has been prompted by heightened concern that faltering economic growth prospects ...
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S&P Warning On Italy, A Signal To The US

Posted: May 23, 2011 at 5:03 am

There is a negative change in the sovereign rating of an EU nation each week it seems. Greece was downgraded again by Fitch last week, by three notches to B+. ...
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Credit Ratings Finally Get Leashed

Posted: May 19, 2011 at 6:36 am

The actions of Moody's, Standard & Poor's, and Fitch helped trigger the greatest credit crisis of all time. Each has been investigated and dragged before Congress because of AAA ratings ...
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Does S&P Action On US Debt Pressure Congress?

Posted: April 18, 2011 at 9:48 am

Congress and the Administration may finally be under the outside pressure to deal with the budget deficit that has not been bought upon them by voter sentiment, economist comments, or ...
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S&P Cuts Libya To Junk

Posted: March 10, 2011 at 12:11 pm

Only the most intrepid global capital markets investors would put money into Libya's debt. Now even those buyers of sovereign paper have been forewarned. According to the S&P, "lowered its ...
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As S&P Warns About Portugal and Greece… (PT, NBG)

Posted: March 2, 2011 at 7:08 am

Are the credit ratings agencies still viable?  If you can believe it, there is a new round of warnings for credit rating downgrades in the lands of the PIIGS.  As ...
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Americans Expect Home Prices To Fall

Posted: January 17, 2011 at 5:35 am

A majority of Americans expect the drop in home prices which began in 2007 and has occurred each year since then to continue in 2011. This is not surprising. S&P ...
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Moody’s Warning On US Debt Rating Ignored By Congress

Posted: December 13, 2010 at 12:45 pm

Moody's says that plans by Congress and the Administration to extend tax cuts may stimulate the US economy for the next year. That will be the end of the positive ...
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GM Debt Gets The Junk Rating It Deserves

Posted: October 8, 2010 at 5:54 am

S&P gave GM a corporate rating of "BB-," which put it well into "junk" territory. However, the credit agency was optimistic about some of the No.1 American car company's prospects. ...
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Moody’s Dodges The SEC Bullet On Inflated Ratings Issue

Posted: September 1, 2010 at 6:15 am

The management and investors of Moody's Investment Services can breathe a sigh of relief. The SEC will not pursue charges against the company for its inflation of the ratings on ...
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Media Digest (8/25/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: August 25, 2010 at 4:04 am

Reuters:   BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) reported strong profits and now faces questions from its investors about Potash (NYSE: POT) Reuters:   Global economic problems will shadow a big Fed meeting. Reuters:   ...
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