The changes initially caused ratings to plummet to well below the crucial eight million mark.
Ratings would have to be confidential to prevent investors from free-riding on each other.
First, the obvious problem: Rating agencies make their living by selling ratings to borrowers.
Within 24 hours its ratings were slashed four notches, to junk status, recalls Babar.
This compares favorably to the analyst ratings of its nearest 10 competitors, which average 64.1% buys.
This compares favorably to the analyst ratings of its nearest seven competitors, which average 47.9% buys.
If he does return this summer, his comeback will likely be a ratings bonanza.
After several relatively flat years, TV ratings for the Daytona 500 appear to be up.
In spite of his low approval ratings, a huge majority of registered voters opposed the recall.
This compares favorably to the analyst ratings of its nearest 10 competitors, which average 44.7% buys.
This compares favorably to the analyst ratings of its nearest nine competitors, which average 50.6% buys.
The catalyst: ratings agency downgrades on structured products like collateralized debt obligations containing subprime-tainted mortgage collateral.
The evaluation is a basic checklist, and the vast majority of teachers receive satisfactory ratings.
This compares favorably to the analyst ratings of its nearest 10 competitors, which average 59.1% buys.
This quest for i-grade ratings will drive more deals like Crestwood-Inergy, according to bankers.
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Ratings are, for instance, used in evaluating capital standards and in central banks' collateral-eligibility rules.
Rescue proposals in Europe have turned on how ratings agencies define a sovereign default.
This compares favorably to the analyst ratings of its nearest seven competitors, which average 42.6% buys.
In the digital age, there is so much chatter about football, which really drives ratings.
This compares favorably to the analyst ratings of its nearest 10 competitors, which average 31.9% buys.
This compares favorably to the analyst ratings of its nearest 10 competitors, which average 58% buys.
This compares favorably to the analyst ratings of its nearest five competitors, which average 54.1% buys.
This compares favorably to the analyst ratings of its nearest 10 competitors, which average 45.4% buys.
This compares favorably to the analyst ratings of its nearest nine competitors, which average 59.5% buys.
This compares favorably to the analyst ratings of its nearest nine competitors, which average 63.7% buys.
Consumer watchdog Which? compared Food Standards Agency hygiene ratings from January 2011 to March this year.
Then on Tuesday morning the same ratings agency issued a warning on overall European Union debt.
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In January he announced price cuts for sellers who have high satisfaction ratings from buyers.
The securities carried AAA ratings, and yet offered much higher yields than other AAA-rated, non-MBS securities.
President Obama has seen a great deal of movement in his job approval ratings.
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