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- Revenue
- Dec 31 2007
- $2.2B
- Profit
- Dec 31 2007
- $701.5M
- Market Cap
- Aug 27 2008
- $9.6B
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In Defense of the Rating Agencies, Again
David Merkel submits: After writing parts one and two last year of what I thought would not be a series, I have another part to write. It started with this piece from FT Alphaville, which made the point that I have made: Markets may not need the ratings, but...
Moody's Downgrades Chrysler:
Moody's Downgrades Chrysler:RE: Moody's Downgrades Chrysler:How could Chrysler expect anything different? Look what their "leader" did to Home Depot! Why would he do any different now?
15 Value Hedge Funds Portfolio Update
Mebane Faber submits: Are the top value hedge funds going to beat the market every quarter, or just outperform when the market is going up? Maybe we should ask Will Ferrell, errr, I mean Robert Goulet: by Mebane Faber
Moody's Downgrades GM; Could Ford Be Next?
Moody's Investors Service on Aug. 13 downgraded its credit rating for General Motors, putting it in the same "Caa1" category as Chrysler LLC, which Moody's downgraded on Aug. 7. Readers may recall from my blog at the time that any rating that starts with a "C" is...
Moody's Downgrades Chrysler: "C" Does Not Mean "Average"
Moody's Investors Serivce downgraded Chrysler's credit rating one step to "Caa1." That's more important than it looks, because in credit ratings, a "C" does not equal "average." It's closer to an "F." by Jim Henry
Moody's Q&A on Bond Insurers
Research Recap submits: Moody’s has issued a new Q&A outlining its views on the prospects for bond insurers. Moody’s said it has received many investor calls about recent rating activity in the financial guaranty industry. For example: by Research Recap
S&P Emails Slammed Mortgage Debt Products: Report
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Analysts at Standard & Poor's Rating Services warned against mortgage-related debt products in internal e-mails that, in one case, called the complex financial deals "ridiculous," the Wall Street Journal reported in its weekend edition. The Journal cited a...
Buying a Buffett Portfolio
Gordon Barrett submits: The securities that I like best right now are an outstanding group of businesses that together should, over time, offer an investor nice income with capital growth; further, and importantly, an investor can own these businesses fractionally, knowing that if Mr. Market gets more pessimistic, he can...
Connecticut Sues Top Credit Rating Agencies
By Martha Graybow NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Connecticut's attorney general said on Wednesday he was suing the three leading credit rating agencies, saying they assigned lower ratings than necessary to bonds issued by cities, schools and other public entities, driving up costs for taxpayers....
Connecticut Says Suing Top Credit Rating Agencies
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said on Wednesday his office is suing the three leading credit rating agencies, saying they intentionally gave lower ratings to bonds issued by municipalities that drove up costs for taxpayers. Blumenthal said...
Moody's Profit Tumbles, to Be Sued By Connecticut
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Moody's Corp MCO, the parent of Moody's Investors Service, said quarterly profit fell 48 percent, as the global credit crisis caused demand to shrink for mortgage bonds and collateralized debt obligations. Though results topped forecasts, Moody's...
Moody's Second-quarter Profit Falls
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Moody's Corp MCO, the parent of Moody's Investors Service, said on Wednesday that second-quarter profit fell, hurt by a steep slide in demand for credit ratings. Net income for the New York-based company fell to $135.2 million,...
Moody's Corp. Q2 2008 Earnings Call
Moody's Corporation MCO Q2 FY08 Earnings Call
Moody's Corporation To Present at William Blair Growth Conference on June 17, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois
NEW YORK -- Correcting the day, date and time of event referenced in the headline, first and second paragraphs. Event will be held Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 9:10 a.m. Central Time (sted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 9:10 a.m. Eastern Time).
Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: CastlePoint Holdings, Tower Group, Moody's Corporation, CACI International and Pepsi Bottling Group
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: CastlePoint Holdings, Ltd. (Nasdaq: CPHL), Tower Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWGP), Moody's...
JAPAN: MOODY'S ASSIGNS AAA SENIOR DEBT RATINGS TO DEVELOPMENT BANK OF JAPAN'S SERIES 48 AND 49 DEBTS ISSUE.
Moody's Investors Service has assigned Aaa rating to Development Bank of Japan's DBJ Series 48 Japanese Yen 20 billion domestic senior debt due 2011 and Series 49 Japanese Yen 10 billion domestic senior debt due 2020. These are domestic yen bonds Moody's Investors Service...
Credit Downgrades in Pharma's Future
Moody's has never been the most cheerful of outfits -- somehow its name seems particularly fitting -- and its latest missive to the drug industry is perfectly in keeping with its dour, green-eyeshade image. In short, pharmaceutical makers need to brace themselves, because their credit problems are only going to...
MBIA Comments on Moody's Decision to Place MBIA's Ratings on Review for Possible Downgrade
ARMONK, N.Y. -- MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) issued the following statement in response to the decision by Moody's Investors Service to place the ratings of MBIA Inc. and MBIA Insurance Corporation on review for possible downgrade. The specific ratings affected are the Aaa insurance financial strength ratings of MBIA Insurance...
Ambac Responds to Moody's Comments
NEW YORK -- Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK) Ambac issued the following statement in response to the comments made by Moody's Investors Service:
JAPAN: MOODY'S ASSIGNS AAA RATING TO URBAN RENAISSANCE AGENCY'S GTD DOMESTIC BOND.
Moody's Investors Service has assigned its Aaa rating to the Urban Renaissance Agency URA's Series 13, Yen 100 billion bond due 2012. The rating outlook is stable. The subject debt issue is guaranteed by the Government of ... Moody's Investors Service has assigned its Aaa...
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- Incorporated: 1933
- CEO: Mr. Raymond W. McDaniel Jr.
Moody's provides credit ratings and related research, data and analytical tools; quantitative credit risk measures, risk scoring software and credit portfolio management products and services and; beginning in Jan 2008, fixed income pricing data and valuation models. Co.'s customers include corporate and governmental issuers of securities, institutional investors, depositors, creditors, investment banks, commercial banks and other financial intermediaries. At Dec 31 2007, Co. operated in two segments: Moody's Investors Service, which publishes credit ratings and associated opinions; and Moody's KMV, which develops and distributes quantitative credit risk assessment products and services.
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Mr. Raymond W. McDaniel Jr.
Chairman
Mr. Robert R. Glauber
Senator Cornelius McGillicudy III
Ms. Nancy S. Newcomb
Mr. Ewald Kist
Dr. Henry A. McKinnell Jr.
Mr. John K. Wulff
Mr. Basil L. Anderson
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