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NEW YORK, NY – Moody’s has downgraded the U.S. sovereign credit rating, citing mounting concerns over the nation’s ballooning $36 trillion debt. The downgrade, announced on May 16, could complicate ...

The City of Budapest has been downgraded to "junk" rating by Moody’s and placed on review for further cuts, a move that could increase borrowing costs as the liberal mayor led capital butts heads with ...

A credit rating agency has upgraded the University of Maine System’s credit rating to AA- and revised its outlook from “negative” to “stable” for the first time since 2021. The strong rating enables ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bb+” (Fair) of Société Nationale d'Assurance (SAA) (Algeria). The ...

Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza, the state’s chief fiscal and accountability officer, welcomed Thursday’s announcement by Moody’s Ratings agency of the state’s 10th credit rating upgrade in ...

LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - European rating agency Scope has said that the shutdown of the U.S. government is another negative for the country's downgrade-threatened credit score. Scope, which currently ...

Teachers aren't the only ones who assign letter grades. In the insurance industry, AM Best, a global credit rating agency, rates the credit worthiness of 16,000 insurance in more than 100 countries ...

Botswana’s credit rating was cut by S&P Global Ratings, another blow to its diamond-dependent economy that’s struggling with a slump in demand for its gems. The country had its long-term sovereign ...

Fitch Ratings downgraded the French government’s credit rating on Friday, a warning sign for investors days after the ousting of the country’s prime minister who failed in his bid to bring down the ...