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Westchester County's AAA credit rating was reaffirmed as the county sold $55.48 million in municipal bonds on Nov. 1. All three major rating agencies -- Moody's Investors Service, Standard & […]

Already reeling from its worst economic crisis in 70 years, Colombia has had its credit rating bumped down two notches by Moody's Investors Service, to a level below investment grade. […]

As Nassau County Executive Thomas S. Gulotta tries to close a two-year budget gap projected at $300 million, Suffolk County has received a favorable report from a bond rating agency […]

Shares of Nissan plunged today and the auto maker's credit rating fell after the collapse on Wednesday of its merger talks with DaimlerChrysler A.G. The failure of the negotiations signaled […]

South Korea's foreign-currency bond rating was raised one notch to Baa3, or investment grade, yesterday by Moody's Investors Service because of the country's improved finances and political support for change. […]

Moody's Investors Service, the credit rating agency, lowered its ratings on the Mazda Motor Corporation's long-term unsecured debt to below investment grade today, citing continued deterioration in the Japanese car […]

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Mount Vernon's financial rating because of a falling tax base and poor tax-collection record. Saying the city's financial condition did not appear to be improving, […]

The cost of Camden's long-awaited financial recovery went up last week when Moody's Investor Service knocked the city's bond rating down to the level of junk bonds. Citing the city's […]

Japan lost its top 'Aaa' credit rating from Moody's Investors Service, as the nation remains mired in its worst recession in five decades. The rating company cut Japan's foreign currency […]

The credit ratings of the Nippon Steel Corporation, the world's largest steelmaker, and five other Japanese steel companies were cut nearly to junk-bond levels yesterday by Moody's Investors Service, which […]

Japan's life insurers may see their credit ratings cut by Moody's Investors Service in the near to intermediate term amid the nation's worsening economy and stock market. 'Unrealized gains on […]

J. P. Morgan & Company's debt ratings were put under review yesterday for possible downgrading by Moody's Investors Service. J. P. Morgan, the country's fourth-largest bank, had said earlier that […]

Moody's Investors Service has upgraded ratings for New Jersey's $7.45 billion appropriation debt, bonds that must be reauthorized by the Legislature each year, saying a strong economy and a reliance […]

The Boeing Company's credit rating may be lowered by Moody's Investors Service as production problems trouble the world's largest aircraft maker and Asia's economic crisis increases the risk that sales […]

Moody's Investors Service Inc. said yesterday that it might lower its debt ratings for China and Hong Kong. Moody's said its A3 credit rating for China might be cut because […]

Moody's Investors Service cut its ratings yesterday on the long-term debt of the Japanese auto makers Mitsubishi Motors and Nissan Motor to 'Baa3,' which is the lowest of its investment-grade […]

The Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, a Japanese maker of consumer electronics, chips and nuclear-power equipment, had its long-term and short-term credit ratings cut yesterday by Moody's Investors Service Inc., which cited […]

In the latest blow to Japan's once-booming economy, Moody's Investors Service Inc. early today placed some of this country's Government debt on review for a possible downgrade. The move could […]

The Philippine banking industry 'has now entered a difficult period of cyclical economic downturn,' Moody's Investors Service said yesterday in a report, warning that asset quality and profitability would continue […]

The value of stocks and the rupee fell in India yesterday after the downgrading last week of the country's credit rating. The rupee closed yesterday at a record low of […]

The Nippon Steel Corporation, the world's biggest steelmaker, and three other Japanese steel companies had their long-term credit ratings cut by Moody's Investors Service Inc. on falling demand for steel […]

Moody's Investors Service Inc. downgraded credit and financial strength ratings today for five major Japanese banks, citing concern over Japan's weakening economy and the Asian financial crisis. In a grim […]

The cost of borrowing for South Korea's three state-owned banks rose about 15 basis points yesterday as Moody's Investors Service Inc. lowered their ratings, already at the junk-bond level, because […]

The most creditworthy borrowers in Japan faced a new challenge today when Moody's Investors Service Inc. issued a pessimistic outlook about the nation's pristine credit rating. Japan's currency tumbled to […]

The ratings outlook of six Singapore banks was lowered yesterday to negative from stable by Moody's Investors Service Inc. to reflect the possibility of a further deterioration in regional economies. […]

A major Wall Street credit-rating agency raised New York's long-term creditworthiness yesterday, citing the city's improving economy and City Hall's prudent budget management. The announcement, by Moody's Investors Service, increased […]

Hong Kong's short-term credit rating was cut yesterday for the first time in 14 years as Moody's Investors Service Inc. warned that the territory's financial markets faced more risk from […]

Moody's Investors Service cut Daiwa Bank Ltd.'s long-term deposits to one notch above junk and gave the bank its lowest financial-strength rating yesterday, the latest downgrade to affect Japan's lenders. […]

Moody's Investors Service yesterday downgraded the long-term credit ratings of Sanwa Bank Ltd., one of the high-ranking Japanese city banks, and its subsidiaries. The move will affect $25 billion of […]

The ratings outlook for the Ford Motor Company was changed to negative from stable by Moody's Investors Service because of weaker than expected auto markets in Asia and Latin America, […]

Indonesia's foreign-currency debt rating was cut to junk bond status yesterday by the Standard & Poor's Corporation, reflecting the nation's deteriorating financial condition. S.& P. lowered the long-term foreign-currency rating […]

Moody's Investors Service has dropped the bond rating of Northeast Utilities, citing problems in restarting the utility's three Millstone nuclear power plants. The decision announced on Tuesday moves the company's […]

Moody's Investors Service cut Thailand's credit rating today to one notch above junk status, in another potential setback for the beleaguered Thai economy. Analysts said the move reflected fears that […]

Moody's Investors Service, which on Monday sharply downgraded $17.5 million in bonds issued to build the Warren County Landfill, may soon have bad news for other counties. The rating agency […]

Fitch Investors Service L.P. said yesterday that it was in merger talks with IBCA Ltd. of London in hopes of creating a credit-rating agency to challenge the industry leaders, the […]

Moody's Investors Service Inc. lowered its rating yesterday on $305 million of Apple Computer Inc.'s long-term debt to junk bond status, following a similar downgrading by the Standard & Poor's […]

Citing Hudson County's declining property tax base, a Wall Street rating service announced yesterday that it was downgrading the county's bond rating. Moody's Investors Service also chastised the county for […]

Harold H. Goldberg, who for 14 years was the forceful chairman of the committees at Moody's Investors Service that rate the quality of corporate debt, died Monday night at Norwalk […]

Moody's Investors Service will give the Kmart Corporation's proposed issue of $1 billion worth of new stock and bonds an investment-grade rating for one class of securities, and ratings below […]

Moody's Investors Service cut the Kmart Corporation's credit rating yesterday to the lowest investment grade because of the weak fourth-quarter retail market. About $4.3 billion of Kmart debt is affected. […]

Moody's Investors Service has raised the credit ratings of the Chemical Banking Corporation and the Chase Manhattan Corporation, citing the benefits of their planned $10 billion merger, which would create […]

Moody's Investors Service said yesterday that life insurance companies faced a downward trend in their ratings because of their high costs, growing competition from outside the industry and misdeeds by […]

Moody's Investors Service Inc. raised Citibank's long-term credit ratings yesterday, citing the potential for higher profits at the nation's largest bank. The upgrade is a milestone for Citibank, which struggled […]

Moody's Investors Service raised its ratings yesterday on about $70 billion of senior debt of the General Motors Corporation and the debt of some of its affiliates. Moody's also increased […]

Salomon Inc.'s rating on $26 billion in senior debt was lowered yesterday to Baa1 from A3 by Moody's Investors Service. The lower rating reflects 'uncertainty regarding its prospects for a […]

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was dealt a setback yesterday when Moody's Investors Service downgraded $15 billion of the company's debt. The downgrade came a day before Lehman was expected to […]

Moody's Investors Service said yesterday that it was reviewing the long-term credit ratings of the General Motors Corporation, the General Motors Acceptance Corporation and the GM Hughes Electronics Corporation for […]

J. P. Morgan & Company's AAA credit rating was lowered by the Standard & Poor's Corporation, which cited increasing risks in the company's fast-growing trading and investment banking businesses. Ratings […]

The banking unit of J. P. Morgan & Company was stripped of its coveted Aaa credit rating yesterday, as Moody's Investors Service Inc. warned of greater risks in its fastest- […]

The credit ratings of J. P. Morgan & Company and the Bankers Trust New York Corporation may be downgraded by Moody's Investors Service Inc. because they face greater risks in […]