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Jon OggMost people who have an IRA, 401(k) or an investing account have heard of the term “junk bonds” in some form or fashion. The media often calls this speculative grade or under investment...
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ThinkstockStandard & Poor’s has taken one step to normalize its credit ratings of the United States of America. In a report that seems to have come out of the blue, S&P has maintained the...
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courtesy of DellDell 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 faced with a credit...
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ThinkstockJust 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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Japan’s recovery from the devastating tsunami and earthquakes of March 2011 have boosted the country’s gross domestic product to real growth of 2% in 2012. But the building boom is about to end...
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The contracting eurozone economy is getting worse, according to a report today from Standard & Poor’s. Here’s the general point: Recent economic indicators continue to paint a bleak picture...
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Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s this morning lowered the corporate credit rating of Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) from ‘BB’ to ‘BB-’, and put the company on negative credit...
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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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Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s this morning released a study on the impact of crude oil prices on the Russian economy. A “sustained drop” in the price of crude, “could damage the...
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How well run are America’s 50 states? The answer depends a lot on where you live. For the second year, 24/7 Wall St. has reviewed data on financial health, standard of living and government...
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Today’s ratings news leads off with the downgrade by Moody’s of six Greek banks, including National Bank of Greece (NYSE: NBG). All six were lowered from ‘B3’ to ‘Caa2’. Anyone who is...
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Today’s ratings actions are led-off by Moody’s affirmation of its ‘A2’ senior unsecured and ‘Prime-1’ short-term ratings on United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). The affirmation follows...
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Europe posted anemic GDP growth in the second quarter of 2011, but the continent can still avoid a double-dip recession if European governments could solve a few problems. First is high unemployment...
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