Moody's Slashes FY22 Outlook - Update

SEC Fines Moody's, S&P, Other Credit Rating Agencies Over Recordkeeping Failures

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has fined six major credit rating organizations a total of $49 million for significant failures to maintain and preserve electronic communications. Admitting the facts in their respective SEC orders, Moody's Investor Service Inc. and S&P Global Ratings agreed to pay a $20 million civil penalty each. Further, Fitch Ratings Inc. agreed to pay $8 million...

RTTNews | 245 days ago

Moody's Narrows FY24 Outlook Range - Update

While reporting financial results for the first quarter on Thursday, Moody's Corp. (MCO) narrowed its earnings, adjusted earnings and revenue growth guidance range for the full-year 2024.

RTTNews | 370 days ago

Moody's Cuts Signature Bank's Rating To Junk

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the ratings of the collapsed Signature Bank to junk, and will withdraw its ratings for business reasons. The rating agency also put the following six banks under review before deciding on downgrading them - First Republic Bank, Zions Bancorp., Western Alliance Bancorp, Comerica Inc, UMB Financial Corp and Intrust Financial Corp.

RTTNews | 785 days ago

FTSE Modestly Lower In Cautious Trade

The U.K. market is modestly lower on Wednesday as investors largely tread cautiously, digesting earnings and regional economic data, and awaiting the monetary policy announcements from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.

RTTNews | 1h 35min ago

UK Construction Sector Continues To Shrink

The UK construction activity continued to contract in April as business uncertainty and concerns about economic outlook damped client demand, survey data from S&P Global showed on Wednesday. The construction Purchasing Managers' Index rose unexpectedly to 46.6 in April from 46.4 in March. This was the slowest decline in output levels for three months.

RTTNews | 1h 39min ago