A bond rating is an assessment of the creditworthiness of the bond's issuer. It is a prediction of the likelihood that a company, a government, or another entity will default on its debt obligation.

Bonds play an important role in many portfolios by providing income, helping to manage volatility, and adding diversification ...

S&P 500 large caps hold strong A3 ratings, LQD yields 4.47%, and credit spreads are tight, offering a favorable reward/risk ...

Things could be looking up for New Mexico’s bond ratings for the first time in more than a decade. Moody’s Ratings, a national bond credit rating institution, released a credit opinion last month ...

High yield bonds offer superior returns with manageable risk when selected using strict criteria on credit rating, maturity, and leverage metrics. My portfolio favors bonds with maturities under 5 ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. A second bond-rating agency has reaffirmed its ...

Maryland will maintain two top credit ratings for its general obligation bonds and debt.S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday assigned its AAA long-term rating to Maryland's general obligation bonds and ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. GOLETA, CA, February 27, 2025 – The City of Goleta is pleased to announce the successful issuance of its recently approved ...

Maryland long coveted the highest bond rating over decades.Not anymore.One of three credit rating agencies, Moody's Ratings, on Wednesday downgraded the state's bond rating from AAA to Aa1. That means ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA assigns a long-term rating of AA to the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority General Obligation and Refunding Bonds 2025 Series One (Non-AMT) and 2025 Series Two (AMT).

Fort Wayne City Utilities announced Thursday that its stormwater bond credit rating got a boost. In a Thursday news release, the department said Moody’s Ratings, a long-time assessor of financial ...