Moody's says could cut GE's triple-A credit rating

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reuters.com - 1/28/2009

Moody's says could cut GE's triple-A credit rating

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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 that GE, which has a hefty finance business, ...

reuters.com - 1/23/2009

CORRECTED - Moody's cuts New York Times rating to junk | Markets | Bonds News

— reuters.com — (Corrects rating in second paragraph to "Ba3.") NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service on... Friday cut its ratings on The New York Times Co ( NYT.N ) into junk territory, saying declining advertising revenues will continue to pressure ... (more) CORRECTED - Moody's cuts New York Times rating to ...

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telegraph.co.uk - 2/2/2009

Barclays has credit rating downgraded

— telegraph.co.uk — 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 ... (more) Barclays has credit rating downgraded

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washingtonpost.com - 2/3/2009

Moody's Economist Has Become a Go-To Guy on Stimulus Plan

— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Moody's Economist Has Become a Go-To Guy on Stimulus Plan

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Moody’s could cut GE rating
FT Alphaville — Moody’s Investors Service said Tuesday it was reviewing General Electric’s triple-A credit ratings, which could lead to a downgrade, and its shares fell as much as 5% in extended trade, reports Reuters. The move raises the risk that GE, which has a hefty finance business, could lose the long-term top rating that has been a cornerstone of its GE Capital finance business. A rating downgrade could make it more difficult and costly for GE to borrow money. On Monday, S&P - which has already warned it could cut GE’s triple-A rating - said its view would not be affected by ...

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S&P downgrades GE
FT Alphaville — ... and GE had little success in managing working capital in 2009 . We would also review the outlook or rating if we came to expect that GECC would report significant losses for an extended period of time, if the company shifted its financial policies, or if strategic shifts in GE’s portfolio of businesses were to jeopardize the company’s excellent business risk profile. Related links: General Electrocuted - FT Alphaville Investors fear GE will lost triple-A rating - FT Moody’s says could cut GE’s rating - Reuters