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What Is Dow Thinking?
dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/28/2009
What Is Dow Thinking?
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Watching Dow Chemical's chief executive, Andrew Liveris, on CNBC Tuesday morning, I felt like I was watching some sort of mockumentary. (Watch the interview here.) Mr. Liveris was quite adamant that the deal made sense but not at this time, was complimentary to Rohm & Haas to the point of ...
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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reuters.com - 1/28/2009
Moody's says could cut GE's triple-A credit rating
— reuters.com — 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 ... (more) Moody's says could cut GE's triple-A credit rating

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Barclays has credit rating downgraded
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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FT Alphaville — Elsewhere on Wednesday: - What John Thain, Jon Bon Jovi, Justin Timberlake and Barbara Streisand have in common - So what exactly makes a bank ‘too big to fail’? - Another Geithner ethics compromise (’let-them-eat-cake’ edition) - Marking the market to market - Mike Mayo’s alternative options to nationalisation - Learning from failure: A useful presentation - Just what is Dow thinking? - Exonerating Dick Fuld (yes really…) - Central bankers: From heroes to zeroes - Stiglitz demands more bang for his bail-out ...

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