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| 02/08/2010 | 8:30AM | DJN | Latin America's Banks Poised To Grow With Economies -Fitch
Latin American banks are ready to handle the economic upturn expected across the region this year after weathering the global financial crisis, according to a Fitch Ratings report. Banks in the region entered the recession in relatively solid shape, with little exposure to foreign funding. Most liquidity concerns were... More...>> |
| 02/04/2010 | 8:03AM | DJN | Moody's 4Q Earnings Up 15%; 2010 Profit Target Below Views
- DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Moody's Corp. (MCO) post 15% profit growth in the fourth quarter amid strong revenue gains. The profit topped analyst estimates. But the credit-ratings and research agency projected 2010 earnings below estimates--$1.75 to $1.85 a share compared with an average analysts' estimate of $1.87... More...>> |
| 02/04/2010 | 7:00AM | BW | Moody’s Corporation Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2009
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) today announced results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2009. Summary of Results for Fourth Quarter 2009 Moody’s reported revenue of $485.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2009, an increase of 20% from $403.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. Operating income... More...>> |
| 01/22/2010 | 4:13PM | DJN | Moody's Cuts BMO Debt Ratings A Notch; Outlook Raised
Bank of Montreal's money-losing U.S. business prompted Moody's Investors Service Inc. (MCO) to downgrade the bank's long-term credit ratings by one notch. The debt-rating agency also cited concerns over the Toronto-based bank's "substantial" capital-markets exposure. BMO hasn't generated profits... More...>> |
| 01/20/2010 | 1:54PM | BW | Moody’s Analytics Acquires Full Ownership of Commercial Mortgage Metrics
Moody’s Analytics, a leader in risk management solutions, today announced that it has acquired full ownership of Commercial Mortgage Metrics (CMM), an analytical model for assessing default and recovery risk for commercial real estate (CRE), from CBRE Econometrics Advisors. Moody’s Analytics now has exclusive control... More...>> |
| 01/06/2010 | 5:00PM | BW | Dates Set for Moody's Earnings Release and Investor Teleconference
Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) will release fourth quarter and full-year 2009 results before the start of NYSE trading on Thursday, February 4, 2010. A copy of the release will be posted on Moody's Shareholder Relations website, http://ir.moodys.com. Moody's Corporation invites you to participate in a teleconference... More...>> |
| 12/23/2009 | 12:08PM | BW | Moody’s Analytics Named A Leading Risk Management Solution Provider by Risk Magazine Readers
Moody’s Analytics, a leader in risk management solutions, today announced that its risk solutions were voted number one in Risk Magazine’s annual reader poll in a broad set of risk and performance management categories. Based on thousands of responses received from the global financial industry participants, Risk Magazine’s... More...>> |
| 12/23/2009 | 11:26AM | DJN | Berkshire Sells Moody's Shares For Third Time In December
For the third time this month, billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB) sold shares of Moody's Corp. (MCO), dropping just under 88,000 shares on Dec. 18, according to a securities filing. Berkshire, which sold 6.2 million shares of the stock earlier this month, has been selling... More...>> |
| 12/15/2009 | 5:00PM | BW | Moody’s Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend
On December 15, 2009, the Board of Directors of Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) declared a regular quarterly dividend of 10.5 cents per share of MCO Common Stock. The dividend will be payable March 10, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 20, 2010. ***** Moody's is an essential component... More...>> |
| 12/14/2009 | 9:11PM | DJN | Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Sells 3.5 Million Shares Of Moody's
By Lavonne Kuykendall Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES For the second time this month, billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB) sold shares of Moody's Corp. (MCO), dropping 3.5 million shares between Thursday and Monday. Berkshire, which sold 2.7 million shares of the stock a week ago, has... More...>> |
| 12/09/2009 | 7:55PM | DJN | Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Sells 2.7 Million Shares Of Moody's
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB) sold 2.7 million shares of Moody's Corp. (MCO), according to a filing Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Berkshire, which still owns 35.4 million shares of the rating service, has been selling shares... More...>> |
| 12/07/2009 | 9:31AM | PRNUS | Critical Alerts for Pepsico, Qualcomm, Principal Financial, Moody's, and Kimco Realty Released by Seven Summits Research
Seven Summits Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for PEP, QCOM, PFG, MCO, and KIM. Seven Summits Strategic Investments' PriceWatch Alerts are available at http://www.iotogo.com/s/120709B (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.) Today's PriceWatch Alerts cover the following... More...>> |
| 12/04/2009 | 2:30PM | DJN | Fed Adopts Rule To Promote Competition In TALF Process
The Federal Reserve adopted a rule that could increase the number of credit-rating agencies used for a program intended to revive consumer lending and help the economy. The rule would establish a process for determining eligibility of credit rating agencies for the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, the Fed said... More...>> |
| 11/30/2009 | 5:33PM | BW | Moody’s Corporation to Present at UBS Global Media and Communications Conference on December 8, 2009 in New York
Linda S. Huber, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO), will speak at the UBS 37th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 in New York City. Ms. Huber’s presentation will begin at approximately 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time and will... More...>> |
| 11/25/2009 | 3:32PM | DJN | UPDATE: Conn. Attorney General Plans To Sue Rating Agencies
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Wednesday that he plans to sue the major credit-rating agencies over ratings he claims enabled the "structured finance debacle" in recent years. Blumenthal told Dow Jones Newswires that he plans to file lawsuits against Moody's Investors Service, Fitch... More...>> |
| 11/25/2009 | 3:18PM | DJN | Conn. Attorney General Plans To Sue Major Rating Agencies
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Wednesday that he plans to sue the major credit-rating agencies over ratings he claims enabled the "structured finance debacle" in recent years. Blumenthal told Dow Jones Newswires that he plans to file lawsuits against Moody's Investors Service, Fitch... More...>> |
| 11/20/2009 | 10:28AM | DJN | Ohio Attorney General Sues Ratings Agencies Over Ratings
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has filed suit against ratings agencies Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings, alleging they provided misleading ratings in exchange for money. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of five Ohio public... More...>> |
| 11/18/2009 | 10:00AM | BW | Moody's Analytics Launches Structured Finance Workstation Online
Moody's Analytics today announced the immediate availability of Structured Finance Workstation Online, a new powerful and flexible web-based cash flow and valuation platform for structured finance portfolios. Structured Finance Workstation Online provides an intuitive interface, while leveraging the powerful features... More...>> |
| 11/16/2009 | 9:14PM | DJN | UPDATE: Buffett Boosts Wal-Mart Holdings, Rebalances Sectors
(Updates to add details of share holdings, reports after-market trading) By Lavonne Kuykendall and Marshall Eckblad Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Billionaire investor Warren Buffett nearly doubled his holdings of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) in the quarter ended Sept. 30, one of several moves that appear to be bets on how consumers... More...>> |
| 11/16/2009 | 6:41PM | DJN | Buffett Boosts Wal-Mart Holdings, Rebalances Sectors
By Lavonne Kuykendall and Marshall Eckblad Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Warren Buffett nearly doubled his holdings of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) in the quarter ended Sept. 30, according to filings, in one of several extensive changes the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB) made in the company's investment portfolio... More...>> |