$42.2 million in debt affected; Aaa enhanced rating also assigned. New York, October 01, 2013--. Issue: General Obligation School Building Bonds, Series 2013; Underlying Rating: A1; Enhanced Ratings: Aaa; ...

New York, October 01, 2013-- Moody's Investors Service announced that it has assigned the following provisional ratings to notes to be issued by Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.:. Class X Senior ...

We've finally found the bottom in cellphone deals. A company called FreedomPop has launched smartphone service for the grand price of free.

Buenos Aires City, October 01, 2013-- Moody's Latin America assigned a B3 global local currency senior debt rating to Grupo Supervielle S.A.' s eleventh expected issuance for an amount up to ARS 50 million, ...

New York, October 01, 2013-- Moody's announced today that the designation of approximately 1.8 million accounts, and the addition of approximately $5.9 billion of receivables related to such accounts, ...

Shares of some top leisure companies were mixed at the close of trading: Carnival fell $.06 or .2 percent, to $32.58. Las Vegas Sands Corp. rose $.55 or .8 percent, to $66.97. MGM Resorts International ...

Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading: Comcast Corp. rose $.50 or 1.1 percent, to $45.61. Walt Disney Co. rose $.34 or .5 percent, to $64.83. Gannett rose $.04 or .1 percent, ...

Shares of some top department store retail companies were mixed at the close of trading: Kohl's Corp. rose $.57 or 1.1 percent, to $52.32. Macy's Inc. rose $.17 or .4 percent, to $43.44. Nordstrom fell ...

Shares of some top big-box retail companies were down at the close of trading: Costco Wholesale Corp. fell $.17 or .1 percent, to $115.00. Target fell $.07 or .1 percent, to $63.91. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ...

The Middle Seat takes an inside look at how Singapore Airlines upgraded first, business and coach for its new Boeing 777.

Approximately $544 million of rated debt affected. New York, October 01, 2013-- Moody's Investors Service today downgraded all ratings on Rhodes Merger Sub, Inc., the acquirer of rue21, Inc., including ...

New York, October 01, 2013-- Moody's Investors Service announced that it has assigned the following provisional ratings to notes and securities to be issued by Cent CLO 19, Limited:. U.S. $100,000,000 ...

New York, October 01, 2013-- Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the rating of five tranches from one transaction, backed by Alt-A RMBS loans, issued by Impac Secured Assets Corp. Mortgage Pass-Through ...

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A JC Penney Co shareholder on Tuesday sued the struggling retailer over its surprise decision to issue more than $810 million of stock to shore up liquidity, which led to a steep drop in its share price. ...

New York, October 01, 2013--. In the sixth paragraph of the Ratings Rationale section, corrected the first methodology to "Moody's Approach to Rating U.S. CMBS Conduit Transactions "published ...

New York, October 01, 2013-- The short-term of the State of California General Obligation Commercial Paper Notes, Series 2011 B-4 has been corrected to P-2 from P-1. Due to an internal administrative error, ...

As we usher in the days of October, I believe there is a misguided perception among some investors that this month is a particularly dangerous time to be invested in the stock market. While it is true ...

New York, October 01, 2013-- Moody's Investors Services said today that American Seafoods Group's recently announced sale of its American Pride Seafoods subsidiary to High Liner Foods is a credit positive ...

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New York, October 01, 2013-- Moody's Investors Service said today that High Liner Foods' recently announced acquisition of American Pride Seafoods from American Seafoods Group is a credit negative but ...

Based in Burlington, NJ, Burlington Holdings ( BURL ) scheduled a $200 million IPO with a market capitalization of $1 billion at a price range mid-point of $15, for Wednesday, October 2, 2013.

Walgreen Co.'s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings soared 86 percent, as the nation's largest drugstore chain booked a big inventory-related gain and benefited from its acquisition of a stake in European health ...

Milan, October 01, 2013-- Moody's Investors Service has today downgraded the City of Athens's issuer rating to C from Caa3 and has not assigned an outlook to the rating. Moody's decision to downgrade the ...

Downgrade affects $14.6 M of GO debt. New York, October 01, 2013-- Moody's Investors Service has downgraded to A2 from Aa3 the underlying general obligation rating of West Branch Rose City Area Schools, ...

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Sept. 23-29. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. NFL Football: New England at Atlanta, NBC, 20.49 million. 2. "The Big Bang ...

Online document-sharing site Scribd is taking a page from Netflix's success story as it sets out to create the world's largest subscription service for digital books. The opening chapter in Scribd's quest ...

Experian, the credit checking and information services company, has agreed to buy US-based fraud protection provider 41st Parameter in a $324m deal that boosts Experian's reach in fighting web and mobile ...

New York, October 01, 2013-- Moody's Investors Service has revised the outlook of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to negative from stable. At the same time we have affirmed the A3 rating on its ...

New York, October 01, 2013--. Issue: General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2013 A; Enhanced Rating: Aa2; Sale Amount: $3,750,000; Expected Sale Date: 10-10-2013; Rating Description: General Obligation. ...

NBC has emerged as the big winner after one week of the new television season, with hopes that it won't all come crashing down the way it did last year. Each of the four biggest broadcast networks had ...

I'm well aware that not everyone uses discounted cash flow to analyze and value stocks, and that's perfectly fine. Not only is there no such thing as "one right way", but using different methods ...

New York, October 01, 2013-- Moody's ABCP rating actions for the seven-day period ending September 30, 2013. NO RATING IMPACT ON THE FOLLOWING ABCP PROGRAMS DURING THE PERIOD SEPTMEBER 24, 2013 THROUGH ...

New York, October 01, 2013-- At the issuer's request, Moody's has withdrawn the Prime-1 rating of the ABCP issued by Bryant Park Funding LLC, a partially supported, multiseller ABCP conduit administered ...

Sao Paulo, October 01, 2013-- The regulatory framework in Brazil has created a negative environment for infrastructure issuers and made it difficult for them to obtain higher ratings, says Moody's Investors ...

The Dow component that led the way higher today was Visa (NYSE: V ), which sported a $2.12 gain (+1.1%) bringing the stock to $193.22. Holding the Dow back today was Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT ), which ...

A1 rating applies to $77.3 million of outstanding general obligation debt. New York, October 01, 2013-- Moody's Investors Service has downgraded to A1 from Aa3 the underlying general obligation rating ...

Buenos Aires City, October 01, 2013-- Moody's Latin America has assigned a first-time Corporate Family Rating of B2 on its Global Scale and A2.ar on its Argentina National Scale rating to Holcim S.A.. ...

Approximately $40 million in debt affected including current issue. New York, October 01, 2013--. Issue: Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2013 A; Rating: Aa3; Sale Amount: $21,000,000; Expected Sale Date: 10/14/2013; ...

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Scribd has been a go-to site for sharing documents on the web for years now, but today, the site is making a major pivot: it's launching an ebook rental service that's built right into its existing platform. The site will still have the same functions as before, allowing users to host, share, and read documents — but those …

The Michelin Guide's menu of top tier restaurants in New York City tastes a lot like it did last year. And the year before that. For a third year running, just seven restaurants earned the organization's ...

New York, October 01, 2013-- Moody's Investors Service today revised Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.' s rating outlook to negative from stable, citing a weakening liquidity profile including modest covenant ...

Approximately $540 million of debt securities affected. New York, October 01, 2013-- Moody's Investors Service has placed the B3 corporate family rating, B3-PD probability of default rating and Caa1 senior ...

Grain futures were mostly lower Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery rose 2.75 cents to $6.8125 a bushel; December corn fell 2.50 cents to 4.39 a bushel; December oats were ...

$302 M rated debt including foundation. New York, October 01, 2013-- Moody's Investors Service has affirmed its Aa1 rating on Virginia Polytechnic and State University's Series 2004 A-D General Revenue ...

Don't be surprised if Time Warner Cable gets ensnared in a proxy fight next spring, as several big investors grow frustrated with management at the cable operator

New York, October 01, 2013-- Moody's has placed on review for possible downgrade the A3 ratings of the auction-rate preferred shares issued by RMR Real Estate Income Fund, a closed-end fund, managed by ...