telegraph.co.uk - 2/2/2009
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Shares in the bank fell 9pc to 96p as the market opened. The bank's shares fell 31pc in January as concerns grew that it may be forced to accept a Government capital injection because of significant credit crisis-related writedowns. However, the shares recovered sharply last week after John ...
reuters.com - 1/28/2009
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BOSTON (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service said on
Tuesday it was reviewing General Electric Co's ( GE.N...
) triple-A credit ratings, which could lead to a downgrade, and its shares fell as much as 5 percent in extended trade. The move raises the risk ...
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Moody's says could cut GE's triple-A credit rating
finance.yahoo.com - 2/9/2009
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Who's next? With consumers shutting their wallets and
corporate revenues plunging, the business landscape may start to...
resemble a graveyard in 2009. Household names like Circuit City and Linens 'n Things have already perished. And chances are, those ...
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15 Companies That Might Not Survive 2009 - Yahoo! Finance
calculatedriskblog.com - 2/6/2009
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From Bloomberg: Moody’s to Review $302.6 Billion in
Commercial Debt (hat tip Bob_in_MA, Brian for the post...
title!) Moody’s Investors Service is reviewing the ratings of $302.6 billion in commercial mortgage-backed securities as real-estate values drop ...
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Barclays Downgraded
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... and the possibility of widespread writedowns in the UK grows.
It has cut the bank's financial strength rating to C from B and cut the long-term debt rating from Aa1 to Aa3.
"The downgrades reflect Moody's expectation of potentially significant further losses at Barclays as a result of writedowns on credit market exposures as well as an increase in impairments in the UK, which could weaken profitability and capital ratios," the agency said in a statement.
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