Reuters:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said on Friday that new accounting rules for securitization trusts may prevent the bank from funding some of its assets with a top debt rating.
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Reuters:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. insurance regulators on Friday approved development of a new model for sizing up risks in mortgage bonds held by insurers that cuts reliance on traditional credit rating companies.
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TechCrunch:
This just keeps getting more and more ridiculous. Before I begin, let me start out by saying that all things being equal, I have no problem with the Apple putting Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf into the App Store, as they have tod (Read More)
Reuters: Mergers News:
BOSTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Shares of General Electric Co
rose 2.6 percent on Friday after Bernstein Research
raised its rating on the largest U.S. conglomerate to
"outperform," saying it saw major divestitures coming.
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ReadWriteWeb:
Venture capital (VC) funds like to invest in disruptive change, but what they really love is the stable, change-resistant nature of their own business. That is about to change. "Bits of destruction" spare no one. (The term bi (Read More)
Reuters: Mergers News:
NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings said on Thursday it may cut itsratings on Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on concernsabout the effect its planned acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp will have o (Read More)
Reuters: Mergers News:
NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings on Thursday saidit may cut its ratings on Berkshire Hathaway Inc , on concerns about the effect the acquisition ofBurlington Northern Santa Fe Corp will have on itsasset profile and (Read More)
Engadget:
It's the priciest rig we've seen since we laid eyes on Alienware's latest gaggle of machines back at TGS, and it's not even from a company that you would generally take seriously in the gaming PC arena. But according to Compu (Read More)
Mashable!:
Even in the age of the Internet, shopping for cars can be a chore. There are so many different models to choose from that comparing reviews for current models, past models, looking at stuff like fuel efficiency and maintenanc (Read More)
New York Times:
The 10 largest companies bought by private equity companies are performing worse than similar stand-alone companies or smaller private equity deals, according to a new report from Moody's, the rating agency. (Read More)
Mashable!:
Google News is already a handy resource for staying informed on breaking news stories, but they’ve just become a news source that’s more dialed into your specific needs. Google News custom sections, launched today, empowers (Read More)
Reuters:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's said on Wednesday it may cut Berkshire Hathaway Inc's coveted AAA rating, citing the company's plan to acquire Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp, Berkshire's largest deal to date.
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TechCrunch:
Credit Karma, a site that looks to help consumers understand, track, and improve their credit scores, has raised a $2.5 million Series A funding round led by QED Investors, with participation from SV Angel, Aydin Senku, and F (Read More)
Reuters: Mergers News:
NEW YORK, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's on Wednesdaysaid it may cut Berkshire Hathaway Inc's coveted AAA rating, citing the company's plan to acquireBurlington Northern Santa Fe , Berkshire's largestacquisition to date (Read More)
Reuters: Mergers News:
NEW YORK, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's on Wednesdaysaid it may cut Berkshire Hathaway Inc's AAArating, citing the company's plan to acquire BurlingtonNorthern Santa Fe , Berkshire's largest acquisition todate. (Read More)
Reuters: Private Equity:
Reuters has stopped distributing the full text of Moody's
Investors Service press releases on ratings actions, effective
April 1, 2009. The text of this Moody's Investor Service rating
is available at www.moodys.com.
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feeds.reuters.com:
President Barack Obama made history as the first black man to be elected president of the United States on the first Tuesday of November 2008. He did it with 53 percent of the vote. And today, on the first Tuesday of November (Read More)