S&P downgrades Berkshire Hathaway's credit rating
8 days ago
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. was downgraded by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services Thursday after the credit rating agency changed the way it evaluates insurance companies.
News Summary: SEC settles with credit-rating firm
122 days ago
SEC SETTLES: The Securities and Exchange Commission barred Egan-Jones Ratings Co. from rating governments and issuers of asset-backed bonds as a recognized rating agency for 18 months.
SEC bars Egan-Jones from rating gov't, other bonds
122 days ago
The SEC said Tuesday that the independent credit-rating firm agreed to the measure to settle charges that it had made false statements when applying to become a "Nationally Recognized Statistical...
Moody's downgrades Cyprus deeper into junk
134 days ago
International credit rating agency Moody's has driven Cyprus deeper into junk with a three notch downgrade to Caa3 over concerns that the country may ultimately default on its burgeoning debt level.
Moody's pressures Congress to deal with deficit
142 days ago
The credit rating agency says in a statement that it expects lawmakers in the coming months will take additional steps needed to lower the deficit, which has topped $1 trillion annually in each...
Correction: Argentina debt story
176 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) - The credit rating agency Fitch Ratings on Tuesday downgraded Argentina, which is locked in a court battle in New York over its debt, and said the country would probably default.
