It is unaffected by credit ratings or other evidence about a company's financial condition.
That will increase the severity of their economic downturn and lower their credit ratings.
Because the U.S. utility sector is so capital intensive, it must maintain investment-grade credit ratings.
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The credit ratings agencies are a joke and have lost much credibility in the market place.
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Holdings of one company's bonds can be switched for those of another, as credit ratings change.
Italy and Spain have both had their credit ratings downgraded by various agencies in recent weeks.
With no market for corporate bonds to speak of, there were no credit ratings.
So far, the deal is clearing necessary hurdles with credit ratings agencies, the market and regulators.
The credit ratings of many countries are under scrutiny, and Italy and Spain are also threatened.
Pawnbrokers do not make credit checks, and using them does not imperil credit ratings.
Greece, Italy and France had their credit ratings downgraded within days of his arrival.
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The latest findings show that country credit ratings remain close to their best ever level.
But the credit ratings of many large established companies are sliding because of poor results.
But rather than actually stump up the cash the other countries have pledged their credit ratings.
The first idea to toss aside is that safety is defined by credit ratings.
Long before then, this debt build-up would have led to a drastic downgrading of credit ratings.
Some investors say the credit ratings agency merely did this to give the county a wakeup call.
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Those with strong credit ratings were 50% more likely to strategically default than those with lower scores.
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Bond insurers use their top credit ratings to insure bonds issued by municipalities and others against default.
Credit ratings are issued by credit rating agencies, private companies who sell their financial analysis to investors.
That is why regulators now favour a third idea: the use of banks' own internal credit ratings.
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Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom and British Telecom, to take but three, have had their credit ratings slashed.
If governments do nothing, their credit ratings could be damaged and their cost of borrowing could rise.
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Moody's Investors Service said Monday that it is placing Elan's credit ratings on review for a possible downgrade.
The Fitch credit ratings agency has joined Moody's and put the UK's top AAA rating on "negative outlook".
Since the Enron debacle, only counterparties with high credit ratings have been trusted.
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Junk mortgages were bundled, given the highest credit ratings, then sold to investors in vehicles like collateralized mortgage obligations.
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Even after the crisis, credit ratings "obviously provide no real clue, " he says.
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Fitch Ratings announced it was downgrading sovereign credit ratings for five European nations: Italy, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia, and Cyprus.
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The broker testified that his reliance on credit ratings was sufficient, and that he felt he did nothing wrong.
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