Credit rating

Miami has the second-largest population of US cities that are vulnerable to flooding due to climate change.

Cities may need to act on climate change or see their bond ratings drop

The credit rating agency Moody’s Investor Services has issued a company memo that outlines its plans to quantify the increasing risks posed by climate change.

France, Germany facing debt rating downgrade as Eurozone wavers

S&P investigated for mortgage securities ratings

U.S. credit rating downgrade ‘inevitable’

S&P downgrades US credit rating to AA+

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France’s Credit Rating at Risk

After last week’s downgrade of US credit rating, many investors are speculating if France is next.

China Critical of US Credit Rating Downgrade

The downgrade has opened up the US to even more criticism from around the world.

Top of the Hour: Investors React to U.S. Credit Downgrade, Morning Headlines

Stock futures are down this morning as global markets react to the first ever downgrading of the United States’ credit rating by Standard and Poor’s. Moody’s repeated its warning that it too could downgrade U.S. credit in the next year if the economy continues to weaken. Richard Hunter, head of U.K. Equities at Hargreaves Lansdown […]

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Global impact of US credit downgrade

The credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s downgraded the United States’ credit rating for the first time in its history, from AAA to AA+, last Friday. This news sent shock-waves around the globe, sending markets into free-fall, and forcing global leaders into emergency meetings. Amar Bhide, professor at Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and […]

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S&P downgrade roils markets, worries consumers

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, and Louise Story, Wall Street and finance reporter for The New York Times, talk about what impact the downgrade will have on the U.S. economy.