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Moody's cuts MBIA Insurance to Baa1 | Markets | Markets News (flag)
www.reuters.com — NEW YORK, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service on Friday cut its ratings on MBIA Inc's (MBI.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) insurance arm and also sent ratings on the holding company's debt into junk territory, citing diminished business prospects and a weaker financial ...

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Moody's Cuts MBIA Rating
Calculated Risk — From Reuters: Moody's cuts MBIA Insurance to "Baa1" Moody's Investors Service on Friday cut its ratings on MBIA insurance arm and also sent ratings on the holding company's debt into junk territory, citing diminished business prospects and a weaker financial profile. This follows a rating cut for AMBAC earlier this week.

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The Aleph Blog — ... media: GM, Ford May Step Up Pleas for Help as Obama Wins GMAC Posts Loss, Says ResCap Mortgage Unit May Fail The Cost of Saving GM and Chrysler GM’s `Time Is Very Short’ for U.S. Aid, Altman Says Auto-Industry Crisis Tests Obama Why GM Says Bankruptcy Is an Impossibility I could add to the examples in other sectors — MBIA and Ambac seem to be  headed to zero as well.  Another set of ...

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