Fitch affirms investment-grade credit ratings for Republic Services and its subsidiariesAugust 27th, 2009 Fitch affirms credit rating for Republic ServicesNEW YORK — Fitch Ratings on Thursday affirmed ratings for Republic Services Inc. and its subsidiaries that reflect the trash-hauler's potential for generating cash flow and its financial flexibility, which is offset partially by debt from last year's purchase of Allied Waste Industries Inc.
Fitch says notes offered by Yum Brands are a moderate default riskAugust 21st, 2009 Fitch gives Yum notes moderate ratingNEW YORK — Credit-ratings agency Fitch Ratings on Friday gave Taco Bell owner Yum Brands Inc. a BBB- rating on senior notes the company issued on Thursday, indicating a moderate default risk.
Moody's assigned 'Ba1' rating to Watson Pharma sale of $850M in senior unsecured notesAugust 18th, 2009 Moody's rates Watson note offering as 'junk'NEW YORK — Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday assigned a "junk" rating to Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s $850 million offering of senior notes. Moody's gave a Ba1 rating to the sale of five- and 10-year notes.
S&P reaffirms Con-way investment grade rating, but outlook negativeAugust 17th, 2009 S&P reaffirms Con-way investment grade ratingNEW YORK — Ratings agency Standard & Poor's affirmed its BBB- rating for Con-way Inc. on Monday, but suggested that weak demand and competitive prices will continue to hurt the trucking company's earnings and credit standing.
Fitch backs "BBB" senior debt rating for Marsh & McLennan citing improved flexibilityAugust 14th, 2009 Fitch affirms Marsh & McLennan credit ratingNEW YORK — Fitch Ratings on Friday affirmed its "BBB" senior debt rating for Marsh & McLennan Cos., saying that the insurance broker's financial flexibility has improved significantly over the past several years. The ratings service also affirmed Marsh & McLennan's long-term issuer default rating and short-term issuer default rating at "BBB" and "F2," respectively.
Fitch affirms ratings for Convergys, although outlook remains negativeAugust 10th, 2009 Fitch affirms ratings for ConvergysNEW YORK —Fitch Ratings said on Monday it was affirming several ratings for Convergys Corp. and removing it from Rating Watch Negative.
Moody's assigns investment grade rating to International Paper's new senior notes offeringAugust 3rd, 2009 International Paper's note offering gets ratingNEW YORK — Moody's Investors Service on Monday assigned an investment grade rating to International Paper Co.'s new senior notes offering. The ratings agency gave the Memphis, Tenn.-based company a "Baa3" rating on its offering and rated its outlook negative.
Fitch Ratings issues downgrades for Health Net on Pentagon's nonrenewal of key contractJuly 15th, 2009 Fitch downgrades Health Net RatingsNEW YORK — Fitch Ratings on Wednesday downgraded ratings for Health Net Inc. after the Pentagon decided not to renew a contract with the health insurance company.
Fitch downgrades Comerica's investment-grade debt ratings, with negative outlookJuly 1st, 2009 Fitch downgrades Comerica debt ratingsNEW YORK — Fitch Ratings on Wednesday cut Comerica Inc.'s investment-grade debt ratings, saying the bank's profitability is increasingly threatened by higher credit costs and the recession. Fitch lowered its issuer default ratings on Comerica and its lead bank Comerica Bank one notch to A from A+, keeping the rating within investment-grade range.
Fitch raises Ventas Inc.'s investment-grade debt ratingsJuly 1st, 2009 Fitch lifts Ventas' investment-grade ratingsNEW YORK — Fitch Ratings on Wednesday raised the investment-grade ratings of Ventas Inc., citing steps the real estate investment trust has recently taken to shore up its capital position. The credit ratings agency upgraded its issuer default rating for Ventas and its subsidiaries to BBB from BBB-.
Whitney Holding hit by Fitch Ratings downgradeJuly 1st, 2009 Whitney hit by Fitch Ratings downgradeNEW ORLEANS — Fitch Ratings has cut its rating on regional banker Whitney Holding Corp. citing its nonperforming assets, much of them related to Florida real estate.
Fitch downgrades rating of TRW Automotive on weakness in auto marketJune 30th, 2009 Fitch downgrades TRW AutomotiveNEW YORK — Fitch Ratings on Tuesday lowered its issuer default rating on TRW Automotive Inc. and its parent company, TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., to B- from B on concerns about continued weakness in the auto market.
Few notes tendered to McClatchy debt exchange offerJune 26th, 2009 Few take up McClatchy debt exchange offerSACRAMENTO, Calif., — The McClatchy Co.'s offer to exchange debt for a fraction of its value met a 9 percent acceptance rate, the newspaper publisher said Friday. The Sacramento-based company had hoped to exchange $1.15 billion in debt for $60 million in cash and $175 million in new notes to reduce its debt load in the face of a severe decline in advertising revenue.
Moody's downgrades New York Times, McClatchy credit ratingsApril 25th, 2009 New York Times, McClatchy credit ratings cutNEW YORK — Moody's Investors Service on Friday downgraded the credit ratings of The New York Times Co. and McClatchy Co.
Standard & Poor's boosts New Orleans' bond rating to investment grade, move key to bond saleApril 21st, 2009 S&P upgrades New Orleans' bond ratingNEW ORLEANS — Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has boosted its bond rating for the city of New Orleans to investment grade, significant for the city as it continues recovering from Hurricane Katrina. After the 2005 storm, Standard & Poor's rated the city at below-investment grade, and an upgrade was seen as critical to the city's hopes of selling up to $80 million in bonds for infrastructure projects this year.
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