Moody's Corporation
News and overview for Moody's Corporation
New Issue-Regions Financial sells $700 mln in 5-yr notes
Reuters | 18 days 15 hours 25 minutes ago
Nov 5 (Reuters) - Regions Financial Corporation (RF.N) on Thursday sold $700 million of five-year notes, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.
BRIEF-Moody's assigns Aa1 to Toyota Finance's Japan bonds
Forbes | 35 days 7 hours 35 minutes ago
Oct 20 - Toyota Finance Corporation *Moody's ( MCO - news - people ) assigns Aa1 to Toyota ( TM - news - people ) Finance's Japan bonds
Isle of Man faces Moody's credit rating downgrade after Alistair Darling slashes its budget
Telegraph (London) | 33 days 20 hours 4 minutes ago
The Isle of Man's economy faced another devastating blow as Moody's threatened to downgrade its credit rating, following the UK's move to slash its budget.
New Issue-CNA Financial sells $350 mln in 10-yr notes
Forbes | 14 days 16 hours 11 minutes ago
Nov 9 (Reuters) - CNA Financial Corp on Monday sold $350 million of senior unsecured notes, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service. Citi, JP Morgan and Wells Fargo were the joint bookrunning
New Issue-Poland sells 44.8 bln yen in Samurai bonds
Forbes | 18 days 4 hours 21 minutes ago
TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Poland has sold 44.8 billion yen ($494.4 million) in three-year and five-year Samurai bonds, joint Article Controlsemail
OCBC raises $500 million in lower tier-2 capital from callable deal
FinanceAsia.com | 12 days 13 hours 59 minutes ago
OCBC, Singapore's third biggest lender, finds solid European demand for an issue of callable lower tier-2 subordinated bonds with a step-up coupon.
Outlook is grim for replacing jobs lost in recession despite other signs of economic recovery -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 35 days 18 hours 50 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even with an economic revival, many U.S. jobs lost during the recession may be gone forever and a weak employment market could linger for years.
Tool makers say merger means better profit margins ahead as housing recovery takes hold
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 20 days 23 hours 16 minutes ago
CHICAGO (AP) — Tool makers Stanley Works and Black & Decker Corp. are betting that together they can wring out more profit and better position themselves for a housing market recovery than they could apart.
Exelon Announces Third Quarter Results;Narrows Full Year 2009 Earnings Guidance
CNBC | 32 days 33 minutes ago
CHICAGO, Oct 23, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) today announced that its third quarter 2009 consolidated earnings prepared in accordance with GAAP were $757 million, or $1.14 per diluted share, compared with earnings of $700 million, or $1.06 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2008.
BRIEF-Moody's affirms Westpac at Aa1 on New Zealand tax ruling
Reuters | 47 days 6 hours 53 minutes ago
Oct 8 (Reuters) - Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC.AX) *Moody's affirms Westpac at Aa1 on New Zealand tax ruling
Meltdown 101: Housing starts point to slow recovery after steep plunge when bubble burst
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 34 days 16 hours 4 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Housing construction is crawling out of its very deep hole, but no one expects it to reach the heights hit before the housing bubble burst — at least not for a very long time.
Wynn Resorts casino company to post third-quarter earnings Tuesday before market opens
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 28 days 16 hours 45 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Wynn Resorts Ltd. is to report its third-quarter financial results before the market closes Tuesday. Below is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
Moody's reviewing Sinclair Broadcast for potential ratings upgrade
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 45 days 16 hours 34 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Moody's Investors Service on Friday put Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. on review for a possible upgrade after it commenced a refinancing of its debt and came to a deal to renegotiate a local marketing agreement.
New Issue-Bank of NY Mellon sells $1.25 bln in two parts
Reuters | 17 days 13 hours 34 minutes ago
Nov 6 (Reuters) - The Bank of New York Mellon (BK.N) on Friday sold $1.25 billion of senior notes in two parts, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.
New Issue-Antero Resources sells $375 mln in 8-yr notes
Reuters | 11 days 13 hours 46 minutes ago
Nov 12 (Reuters) - Antero Resources Finance Corp on Thursday sold $375 million of senior notes in the 144a private placement market, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.
Company Overview
| Company: | Moody's Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Credit Reporting |
| Website: | http://www.moodys.com |
Moody's cheerfully performs the dismal science. The holding company for Moody's Investors Service, Moody's publishes credit ratings and other financial information on more than 100,000 commercial and government entities in about 100 countries. The firm operates in two segments. Moody's Investor Services rates such credit risks as insurers, bonds, managed funds, and securities. The company's famous letter ratings (ranging from Aaa to C) were invented by John Moody in 1909 and are still used today. Moody's Analytics, the cornerstone of which is Moody's KMV, sells credit risk management software and services to financial institutions.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 1,755.4 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -22.3 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 457.6 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -34.8 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 3,900 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 8.3 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
