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- Examining the Credit Agencies: The More They Compete, the Higher Their Ratings
- Research Recap submits: A new working paper* from Harvard supports the claim that increased competition among credit ratings agencies has resulted in more generous and less informative ratings. The paper examines the impact of the growth of Fitch Ratings as a competitor to the incumbent “duopoly” of...
- External links 2008-10-16
- World Bank Publishes Procurement Blacklist
- Research Recap submits: In the wake of the Satyam scandal, the World Bank has decided to make public the names of all companies that have been debarred from receiving direct contracts from the Bank Group under its corporate procurement program. “This change was made in the interest of...
- External links 2009-01-14
- Growing Risks to Russian Corporate Debt Ratings - S&P
- Research Recap submits: Standard & Poor’s offers a comprehensive analysis of what it sees as growing risks to corporate ratings in Russia in Global Economic Downturn Emphasizes Russia Country Risks. The global economic turmoil is bringing Russian country risk to the fore, S&P says. “At this stage, we...
- External links 2009-01-29
- Global Crisis Hits Russia but Sovereign Rating Seen Stable
- Research Recap submits: Russia’s financial markets have been hit hard in the current global economic crisis and its balance sheet could suffer as oil prices decline, but Fitch Ratings said it expects the country’s sovereign debt rating to remain stable. Russia’s equity markets and credit default swap...
- External links 2008-10-23
- French Bank Liquidity Improves But Outlook Uncertain
- Research Recap submits: French bank liquidity is much improved from a year ago when the credit crisis began, and credit ratings remain stable after initial downgrades, but the worsening economy and continued financial market distress are clouding the outlook, said Fitch Ratings Service in a report this week....
- External links 2008-10-24
- Independent Oil Refiners Face Hard Times in 2009 and Beyond
- Research Recap submits: A perfect storm of steeply falling demand and continued additions to refining capacity are hitting independent oil refiners’ profit margins, and the industry is expected to experience “maximum stress through at least 2009,” said Moody’s Investor Services in a report explaining its ratings downgrade of...
- External links 2008-10-27
- S&P Sees Growing Role for Private Sector in Infrastructure
- Research Recap submits: Standard & Poor’s sees a growing role for the private sector in helping build and refurbish basic infrastructure during a time of declining tax revenues. Faced with a lack of funds to repair and construct transportation infrastructure, countries around the globe are increasingly turning to...
- External links 2008-10-29
- Europe's Top Non-Financial Firms to Keep Top Credit Ratings
- Research Recap submits: The top 50 European banks, financial and industrial companies are facing the worst economic and credit outlook in decades, and the expected downturn in profitability in 2009 could result in negative rating actions, according to a new report by Standard Poor’s. Still, S&P expects the...
- External links 2008-10-29
- Impact of Lehman Failure on CDS Market Less Than Feared
- Research Recap submits: The credit default swaps market fared batter than expected in the wake of the failure of Lehman Brothers (LEHMQ.PK), according to a survey by Moody’s. However, Moody’s still sees the possible failure or failures of other large CDS market participants as a continuing source of systemic...
- External links 2008-10-30
- Anxiety Fuels Retail Sales Declines
- Research Recap submits: Whether online or in the mall, consumers are spending less and retailers are feeling the pain, a number of recent reports show. Whether it was Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) reporting a 15.7 percent decline in comparable store sales for October or online data firm ComScore detailing...
- External links 2008-11-10
- CMBS Outlook Uncertain as U.S. Retail Sector Nosedives
- Research Recap submits: Commercial mortgage-backed securities [CMBS], or bonds backed by a pool of commercial retail properties, are under close scrutiny for possible downgrades as U.S. retailers see their sales nosedive, according to Standard & Poor’s Credit Research. So far, store closings and bankruptcies such as Circuit...
- External links 2008-11-13
- Japanese Banks, Brokerage Underperform as Japan Enters Recession
- Research Recap submits: Anyone watching the performance of Japanese banks and brokerages lately probably wasn’t surprised by Japan’s official declaration of a recession Monday following the release of negative third quarter GDP figures. Exposure to the global credit crisis has hit the credit and equity performance of Japanese...
- External links 2008-11-17
- Looking for a Stable Industry? Try Chinese Life Insurance
- Research Recap submits: Is all the global gloom and doom getting you down? Moody’s Investors Service has an upbeat report on Chinese life insurers, who entered 2008 with record high profits and whose exposure to the sub-prime mortgage crisis is limited. Chinese insurers .. are in a relatively...
- External links 2008-11-18
- S&P Says Outlook for Consumer Durables Remains Negative
- Research Recap submits: Standard & Poor’s has reiterated its negative outlook for the U’S’ consumer durables. And Thursday’s news that consumer spending dipped 0.2% in March after rising 0.4% in February offers no sign of relief. Standard & Poor’s said its base...
- External links 2009-04-30
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- LAM Research Corp.F3Q08 (Qtr End 03/30/08) Earnings Call
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator Instructions. First question comes from the line of Satya Kumar with Credit Suisse. Please go ahead. Satya Kumar - Credit Suisse. Yes hello. Thanks for taking my question, Steve. Just because this is the first quarter that you are getting with impact of Spin...
- Earnings calls 2008-04-23
- Wipro Q1 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions And our first question this morning comes from the line of Joseph Foresi with Janney Montgomery Scott. Please go ahead. Joseph Foresi - Janney Montgomery Scott Hello guys, a nice job here at sort of a difficult quarter. My first question is your competitors have...
- Earnings calls 2007-07-19
- BlackRock, Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator [Operator Instructions]. Your first question comes from Craig Siegenthaler with Credit Suisse. Craig Siegenthaler - Credit Suisse Thanks. The performance fee number, you mentioned international equity hedge funds, can you give us some more detail what's in this number in terms of...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-17
- Estee Lauder Companies Inc. F2Q06 (Qtr Ending Dec 31, 2005) Earnings Conference Call Transcript (EL)
- Earnings Call Excerpt Estee Lauder Companies Inc. EL Q2 2006 Earnings Conference Call January 26th 2006, 9:30 AM. Executives: Dennis D'Andrea, VP, IR William Lauder, President, Chief Executive Officer Richard Kunes, EVP, Chief Financial Officer Cedric Prouve, Group President Analysts:...
- Earnings calls 2006-02-09
- National Semiconductor Corp. F2Q09 (Qtr End 11/23/08) Earnings Call Transcript
- Earnings Call Excerpt National Semiconductor Corp. NSM F2Q09 Earnings Call December 8, 2008 2:30 pm ET Executives Mark Veeh - Investor Relations Manager Brian L. Halla - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Donald Macleod - President, Chief Operating Officer Lewis Chew - Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President...
- Earnings calls 2008-12-08
- MeadWestvaco Corp. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Earnings Call ExcerptMeadWestvaco Corp. MWV Q4 2008 Earnings Call January 28, 2009 10:00 am ET Executives Jason Thompson – Director of Investor Relations John A. Luke, Jr. – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James Buzzard – President Mark Rajkowski – Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Analysts George...
- Earnings calls 2009-01-28
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