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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Raises $2 Billion from Note Offerings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, American International Group Inc. (AIG) issued long-term notes worth $2 billion in a two-part offering, according to Thomson Reuters. Accordingly, one fraction of senior unsecured notes is valued at $1.25 billion. These notes were issued at a price of $99.797 and dated to mature on March 20, 2017.  These callable five-year fixed rate notes are projected to have a spread of 265 basis points (bps) over the US Treasuries, while bearing a coupon rate of 3.8% and yield rate of 3.845%. Besides, the second tranche of senior unsecured notes is worth $750 million. These notes were issued at a price of $99.844 and dated to mature on March 20, 2015.  These three-year fixed rate notes are projected to have a spread of 245 bps over the US Treasuries, ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) The Goldman Sachs Group Invests in Mongolian Bank</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/13/gs-the-goldman-sachs-group-invests-in-mongolian-bank/91582</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, Reuters reported that New York-based The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) has agreed to purchase 4.8% stake in Mongolia’s Trade and Development Bank. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1990, Trade &#38; Development Bank was the first lending bank in Mongolia. In 2004, Asian Development Bank and International Finance Corp. have invested $11 million in the bank. As of September 2011, the bank had $1.3 billion worth of assets. Under the new Dodd-Frank rules, Goldman’s stake in the bank was restricted to 4.8%, as any investment exceeding 4.99% would require a particular exemption from the US Federal Reserve. In December 2010, Moody’s Investors Service, a credit rating arm of Moody’s Corporation (MCO) raised Trade &#38; Development Bank’s outlook to stable from negative. This upgradation ]]></description>
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		<title>(PMI) European Central Bank Tries Quenching Thirsty Banks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Central Bank (ECB) has been overwhelmed by the rush for cheap three-year loans. The demand for these loans has far exceeded expectations &#8212; a fact that underscores the difficult times the banking system is going through. A system whose raw material is money has been facing severe liquidity constraints in the wake of the crisis in Europe. Given the scale of the crisis and debts maturing in 2012, the system could well do with a few more liquidity shots of this nature. According to the BBC, ECB advanced around 490 billion euro as opposed to 450 billion euro it had hoped would go off the counters. In its December Bulletin, the ECB had proposed a non-standard monetary measure of extending a 36-month refinancing line to euro-area banks in ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group ILFC to Raise $650 Million from Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/21/aig-american-international-group-ilfc-to-raise-650-million-from-notes/89021</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) aircraft leasing unit – International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) – announced the issue of long term notes worth $650 million. Accordingly, the unsecured notes of $650 million are issued at an initial price of $100.00 and are scheduled to mature on January 15, 2022.  The non-callable notes are projected to have a coupon rate of 8.625%, while the spread stands at 681.5 basis points (bps). Besides, the settlement is scheduled to be over on December 22, 2011. Rating agencies Moody’s Investors Service of Moody’s Corp. (MCO) and Standards &#38; Poors’ (S&#38;P) have rated the notes “B1” and “BBB-”, respectively. Further, AIG’s ILFC appointedCitigroup Global Markets Inc. of Citigroup Inc. (C), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), Bank of American Merrill Lynch of ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Fitch Has Eurozone Rating Misgivings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ratings agency Fitch has misgivings about Europe’s ability to tackle the sovereign debt crisis. Moody’s, a division of Moody’s Corporation (MCO) and Standard &#38; Poor’s had earlier warned about the failing economic health of the European Union (EU) worsened by the indecision of the political class to address the crisis. At the recent summit, Europe tried to send positive signals to the market and the world about its sincerity to address the issue. Strong fiscal discipline, stronger economic coordination and the 500 billion euro fund to assist countries in crisis were among the significant measures that were announced. Europe has also agreed to lend 150 billion euros to IMF to shore up its resources. But the concern remains: will all this be enough? There are differences among countries. For example; ]]></description>
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		<title>(IMF) International Monetary Fund Sees Risks Intensifying</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/19/imf-international-monetary-fund-sees-risks-intensifying/88826</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sounded another caveat about the deepening global crisis. According to Christine Lagarde, IMF’s Managing Director, the crisis is unfolding, escalating and spreading across the world. She has even suggested that the world could see a re-run of the depression of the 1930s. The warning follows IMF’s indication earlier in the month that world growth forecast could be lowered, when the estimate is re-visited in January. The view is somewhat endorsed by the recent downward revision in the growth forecast of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Asia from 7.5% to 7.2% for 2012. IMF has pegged its estimate for global growth at 4% for 2012. The underlying sentiment across the world is downright bearish. Countries in Europe have been threatened with downgrades by Standard ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Moody&#8217;s Follows with Eurozone Warning</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/14/mco-moodys-follows-with-eurozone-warning/88546</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moody’s, a division of Moody’s Corporation (MCO), becomes the second ratings agency to sound a warning after Standard &#38; Poor’s on the failing economic health of the European Union (EU) partly fueled by the indecision of the political class to address the crisis. Although the markets were rattled by the announcement as most indices fell and Italian bond yields soared, the political leadership appears to have taken the downbeat mood in its stride. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said, it would be &#8220;one more difficulty, but not insurmountable&#8221; if France were to lose its AAA rating. At the recent summit, European leaders agreed on tougher fiscal discipline, such as balanced budgets on the part of individual countries and stronger economic coordination. However, the EU appears to be powerless without individual countries ]]></description>
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		<title>(ORCL) Oracle Launches New Software &#8211; Oracle Financial Services Liquidity Risk Management</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/08/orcl-oracle-launches-new-software-oracle-financial-services-liquidity-risk-management/88226</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp. (ORCL) recently launched its new financial services software, namely Oracle Financial Services Liquidity Risk Management. The new software will help banks to efficiently and effectively assess their liquidity risk. Financial Services Liquidity Risk Management is fully compliant with Basel III guidelines for liquidity risk management issued by Bank of International Settlements (BIS). The software can calculate liquidity coverage ratio, net stable funding ratio and funding concentrations, which will help the banks to measure their liquidity strength as per the Basel III regulations. Basel III implementation has emerged as a challenge for regulatory, capital and liquidity risk managers owing to the current stringent regulations. The new regulation raises the amount and quality of capital banks are required to hold, increases the capital charge for counter-party credit risk, introduces new ]]></description>
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		<title>(IMF) IMF Introduces Bailout Fund &#8211; A Thanksgiving Gift For Europe?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/24/imf-imf-introduces-bailout-fund-a-thanksgiving-gift-for-europe/87507</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the world economy is reeling under the European sovereign debt crisis and ever-increasing uncertainty in the continent across the Atlantic, here’s some good news from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF has introduced a bailout fund called Precautionary and Liquidity Lines (PLL), to help the troubled Eurozone countries. For investors, this heartening announcement made on Tuesday seems like the best gift this Thanksgiving season. This brings some respite to the nervous investors and the struggling Euro zone countries including Greece, Italy, Spain and Ireland as the bailout indicates some more access to liquidity. But an analytical thinking will actually foretell an even deeper crisis that has compelled the IMF to create new liquidity lines as buffers. Furthermore, questions have been raised on the feasibility of the IMF to ]]></description>
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		<title>(RTN) Raytheon Beats Earnings Forecast &#8211; Updates Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/03/rtn-raytheon-beats-earnings-forecast-updates-outlook/86081</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raytheon Company (RTN) reported third-quarter 2011 adjusted earnings of $1.39 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.33. Results were also higher than the year-ago quarterly earnings of $1.35 per share. Operational Performance Revenue reported by Raytheon in the quarter under review was $6.13 billion, down 2% from $6.27 billion in the year-ago period and also short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.39 billion. Income from continuing operations decreased to $500 million from $640 million in the year-ago quarter, reflecting a fall of 22%. Overall, the company recorded net income of $510 million compared with $737 million in the year-ago period. Segment Performance Integrated Defense Systems (IDS): Revenue decreased 11% year over year to $1.18 billion in the quarter. The change in net sales was primarily due to lower ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Insurance Industry Stock Update &#8211; September 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/05/mco-insurance-industry-stock-update-september-2011-industry-outlook/84611</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AFSI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Safety Insurance Holdings Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amerisafe Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amtrust Financial Services Inc (NY)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CIGNA Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Conseco Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastern Insurance Holdings Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[FBL Financial Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[First American Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Horace Mann Educators Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mercury General Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ProAssurance Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[RLI Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SeaBright Insurance Holdings Inc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a series of natural disasters and consequent above-average losses, the U.S. insurance industry could rebound only with help from rising rates and reduced pricing pressure. Though financials of U.S. insurance companies are still not strong enough to soak up losses from catastrophic events such as the recent Hurricane Irene, which affected a wide area of the U.S. East Coast, tight market conditions and a favorable rate environment on steady demand growth could significantly offset the damages. Moreover, the financial dent caused by Hurricane Irene has been milder than what the market had presumed. It wasn&#8217;t as bad as it could have been due to perfect weather forecasts and rapid emergency actions. So the damage is expected to be mended in the near-to-mid term. After enduring stress with respect to ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Moody&#8217;s Downgrades Three U.S. Mega Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/23/mco-moodys-downgrades-three-u-s-mega-banks/83901</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/23/mco-moodys-downgrades-three-u-s-mega-banks/83901#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCO]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, Moody’s Investors Service, a credit rating arm of Moody’s Corp. (MCO) downgraded its credit ratings on Bank of America Corporation (BAC), Citigroup Inc. (C) and Wells Fargo &#38; Company (WFC). The rating cut followed the agency’s belief that the federal government will not save them whenever they are in dire straits. The credit agency downgraded the long-term senior debt ratings of BofA to Baa1 from A2 and short-term debt to Prime-2 from Prime-1. The agency affirmed its negative outlook. Further, Citigroup’s short-term debt was reduced to Prime 2 from Prime 1, and long-term rating of A3 was maintained with a negative outlook. For Wells Fargo’s, the rating on deposits was downgraded to Aa3 from Aa2. Also, the rating agency moved the long-term senior debt ratings to A2 from ]]></description>
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		<title>(PNC) PNC Financial Services Group Sells Senior Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/21/pnc-pnc-financial-services-group-sells-senior-notes/83688</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/21/pnc-pnc-financial-services-group-sells-senior-notes/83688#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberty All Star Equity Fund]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Moody's Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, PNC Funding Corporation, a unit of PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC), announced the sale of 5-year senior notes with a maturity value of $1.25 billion. PNC Financial sold the notes at a coupon rate of 2.7% and an issue price of $99.879. The notes will mature on September 19, 2016, yielding 2.726% with spread of 185 basis points higher than Treasuries. The interest will be paid semi-annually, with the first payment due on March 19, 2012. The new notes has been rated A3 by Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, a credit rating arm of  Moody&#8217;s Corporation (MCO), A+ by Fitch and A by Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, a division of JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM), PNC Capital Markets LLC and Bank of America Corporation (BAC) are ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Offers Notes Worth $2 Billion</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/11/aig-american-international-group-offers-notes-worth-2-billion/82933</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/11/aig-american-international-group-offers-notes-worth-2-billion/82933#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Suisse Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moody's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, American International Group Inc. (AIG) vended off senior unsecured floating-rate notes worth $2.0 billion in a two-part offering. Accordingly, one part of senior unsecured notes is valued at $1.2 billion. These notes were issued at a price of $99.448 and dated to mature on September 15, 2014. These callable three-year fixed rate notes are projected to have a spread of 412.5 basis points (bps) over the US Treasuries, bearing a coupon rate of 4.25% and yield rate of 4.448%. Interest on the notes will be payable semi-annually, in equal instalments, commencing on March 15, 2012. Besides, the second tranche of senior unsecured notes is worth $800 million. These notes were issued at a price of $98.943 and dated to mature on September 15, 2016. These callable five-year fixed rate ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Much Ado About a Double-Dip?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/09/mco-much-ado-about-a-double-dip/80903</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/09/mco-much-ado-about-a-double-dip/80903#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moody's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WFC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t panic. This is not the time to be scared by heated talks on the possibility of a so-called double-dip recession. The global stock market has come crashing down close on the heels of the debt ceiling raise and the dramatic downgrade of the U.S. credit rating by Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s. But it would be too early and too pessimistic to proclaim that the economy is slipping back into recession while it is still struggling to recover from the last one. We are not saying that the recent weak economic reports should be thrown in the trash, but there are several positives that will keep the economy afloat and your money safe. Yes, there is a palpable weakness in almost all data starting from manufacturing to consumer spending and yes, ]]></description>
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		<title>(RF) Standard &amp; Poor’s Ratings Services Ups Regions Financial&#8217;s Rating Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/09/rf-standard-poor%e2%80%99s-ratings-services-ups-regions-financials-rating-outlook/80916</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regional - Southeast Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Moody's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regions Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Union Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, Standard &#38; Poor’s Ratings Services (S&#38;P) lifted its outlook on Regions Financial Corp. (RF) and its subsidiary Regions Bank to ‘Stable’ from ‘Negative.’ The rating agency is impressed by Regions’ improved loan performance. The revision to Stable outlook reflects S&#38;P’s anticipation of profit trend to continue in the upcoming quarters marked by improvement in Regions’ loan loss provisions. Provision for loan losses fell 17% sequentially and 39% year over year to $398 million as of June 30, 2011. S&#38;P also confirmed &#8220;BB+/B&#8221; counterparty credit rating on Regions and &#8220;BBB-/A-3&#8243; rating on Regions Bank. Regions’ steady earnings performance drives S&#38;P to provide a Stable Outlook on the stock. On the other hand, significant deterioration in earnings, liquidity or increase in risk and leverage, would unfavorably influence its ratings. Regions’ ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co &#8211; Bank of New York Mellon Likely to Suffer Rating Cut</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/05/jpm-jpmorgan-chase-co-bank-of-new-york-mellon-likely-to-suffer-rating-cut/80675</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/05/jpm-jpmorgan-chase-co-bank-of-new-york-mellon-likely-to-suffer-rating-cut/80675#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the next 18 months, debt ratings of JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM) and Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) might be lowered by Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, the rating arm of Moody&#8217;s Corp. (MCO). According to the rating agency, both these banks might receive less government support for their bailout in the future, which would be the prime reason behind the possible rating cut. Though the rating agency confirmed JPM’s senior debt rating at ‘Aa3’ and BK’s at ‘Aa2’, it imparted Negative outlook to both the banks. This, in turn, reflects that the ratings might be cut over the next 12–18 months. In July, the rating agency had put both these banks’ ratings under review for further downgrade. Additionally, the rating agency stated that it affirmed the senior debt ]]></description>
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		<title>(EQIX) Equinix Offers 7% Senior Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/11/eqix-equinix-offers-7-senior-notes/78596</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/11/eqix-equinix-offers-7-senior-notes/78596#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecom Services - Domestic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AT&T Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EQIX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equinix Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moody's Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Verizon Communications Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global data center service provider Equinix Inc. (EQIX) recently commenced a public offering of senior notes worth $750.0 million. Equinix filed for the registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The senior notes will mature in 2021. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. are acting as administrative agents for the purpose, along with certain other lenders. The offer will cease on July 13. The notes have been assigned ratings of “BB-“ by Standard &#38; Poor’s and “Ba2” by Moody’s Corp. (MCO). The ratings indicate that the obligator currently has the capacity to meet its financial obligation but faces major uncertainties that could impact its commitment. The credit ratings act as financial indicators for potential investors. Management stated that this is an enhancement of the previously announced ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Moody&#8217;s Casts Shadow on Toyota Motor</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/mco-moodys-casts-shadow-on-toyota-motor/77930</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/mco-moodys-casts-shadow-on-toyota-motor/77930#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Motors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moody’s Investors Service, the credit rating arm of Moody’s Corp. (MCO), has cut the credit rating for Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) by one level to Aa3 on the back of its weakening market position and difficulties in operations emanating from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11. Moody’s has warned the company of another downgrade given the deteriorating conditions in the Japanese economy after the earthquake. Production in Japan slashed 54.4% in May, resulting in a 55.7% fall in domestic sales. Toyota revealed that it expects to gear up its production level from 90% of normal to near full level in July and be in full swing by the end of the year. The automaker plans to make up for the lost production in Japan by manufacturing an ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Prudential Financial Upgraded by Moody&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/27/mco-prudential-financial-upgraded-by-moodys/77593</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/27/mco-prudential-financial-upgraded-by-moodys/77593#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moody's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PRU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prudential Financial Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, credit rating agency Moody’s Investors’ Service, a subsidiary of Moody’s Corp. (MCO), affirmed the debt rating of Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) at “Baa2” and upgraded its outlook to positive from stable. Prudential has one of the best collections of businesses in the U.S. life insurance sector, with strong positions in high margin businesses and a significant diversification. Although the persistently volatile economic environment created a drag on revenues, the company recovered from it and consistently grew its revenues over the past several quarters. The right mix of business, along with strong fundamentals, has helped it garner market share from weakened competitors. Prudential is poised to improve its earnings faster than its peers in the upcoming years. Prudential has a strong international presence that provides it with better organic ]]></description>
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		<title>(LNC) Lincoln National Rating Action</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/lnc-lincoln-national-rating-action/77338</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/lnc-lincoln-national-rating-action/77338#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Life Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lincoln National Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lincoln National Corp. (LNC) experienced ratings actions on its freshly issued senior unsecured notes from both Moody’s Investors Service of Moody’s Corp. (MCO) and A.M. Best. Accordingly, Moody’s has denoted these notes with a “Baa2” rating, while also promoted Lincoln’s debt outlook to positive from stable. In May last year, the rating agency had revised its outlook on Lincoln and its operating subsidiaries to stable from negative. On the other hand, A.M. Best revealed that it has put an “a-” rating on Lincoln’s long-term unsecured senior notes worth $300 million, which carry interest of 4.85% and are scheduled to expire on June 24, 2021. The outlook for this debt rating is assigned as stable. Meanwhile, A.M. best also reaffirmed all the debt ratings of Lincoln and its subsidiaries. In November ]]></description>
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		<title>(WRC) Warnaco Group Completes Debt Offering</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/wrc-warnaco-group-completes-debt-offering/76855</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Textile - Apparel Clothing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited Brands Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Warnaco Group Inc. (WRC) recently announced the completion of a senior secured term loan offering of $200.0 million. The debt has been scheduled to mature in 2018. Warnaco will pay interest at a floating rate of 1% bearing a fixed margin of 2.75%. Warnaco stated that it plans to use the term loan proceeds for general corporate purposes, which include funding internal growth and acquisitions, repaying revolving credit borrowings and repurchasing common stock. The Term Loan has been assigned ratings of BBB- by Standard &#38; Poor’s and Ba1 by Moody’s Corp. (MCO), respectively, and they have affirmed the Company’s corporate credit ratings at these levels with a stable outlook. The credit rating acts as a financial indicator for potential investors. Warnaco intends to use the proceeds also to go ahead ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) American Express Issues $600 Million in Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/axp-american-express-issues-600-million-in-notes/76865</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, American Express Co.’s (AXP) (AmEx) American Express Credit Corp sold senior unsecured floating-rate notes worth $600 million, according to Thomson Reuters. The senior floating-rate notes were issued at a price of $100.00 and are dated to mature on June 24, 2014. The non-callable notes are projected to have a coupon rate of 85 basis points over the existing 3-month LIBOR rate. Interest is payable quarterly, in equal instalments, commencing September 24, 2011. Besides, the settlement is scheduled to be over on June 24, 2011. The notes carry a rating of “A2” from Moody’s Investor Service of Moody’s Corp. (MCO), “BBB+” from Standards &#38; Poor’s and “A+” from Fitch. AmEx appointed Bank of America Merill Lynch of  Bank of America Corp. (BAC) and UBS Securities LLC of UBS AG ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America Sells Uridashi Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/bac-bank-of-america-sells-uridashi-notes/76797</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Bank of America Corporation (BAC) sold 3-year Uridashi notes in Australian dollars as well in South African Rand (ZAR). Uridashi notes are debt issued in the euro markets and are sold mostly to the Japanese individual investors. BofA sold the 3- year issue worth 413.8 million Rand ($61.1 million). The notes were sold at a coupon rate of 7.05%, which are expected to increase by 10 basis points after December 27, 2011 till maturity. The bonds will mature on June 27, 2014. Besides, BofA also sold 3- year issue worth A$ 218 million ($232.1 million). The notes were sold at a coupon rate of 5.32%, which would increase by 10 basis points after December 27, 2011 till maturity. The bonds are scheduled to mature on June 27, 2014. ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Moody&#8217;s Unveils New Mobile Website Version</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/19/mco-moodys-unveils-new-mobile-website-version/76673</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Credit rating and research provider, Moody’s Corp. (MCO) recently launched a mobile version of Moodys.com, which can be accessed from any smartphone browser. The mobile version will allow users to access Moody’s credit ratings and research specially formatted for smartphones and other mobile devices at any time and from any where. We believe this is a strategic move from Moody’s as smartphones are becoming increasingly popular in the US. According to the media research company, Nielsen, 31% of US mobile phone users have a smartphone as of December 2010 and believes that smartphones will gain significant traction by the end of 2011. Another research firm, eMarketer predicts that smartphone ownership will be approximately 43% of the total US mobile population by 2015. According to Gartner, smartphones accounted for 297 million ]]></description>
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		<title>(CFI) Company News for June 17, 2011 &#8211; Corporate Summary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/17/cfi-company-news-for-june-17-2011-corporate-summary/76675</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/17/cfi-company-news-for-june-17-2011-corporate-summary/76675#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Shares of Virginia-based bank Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) rose 2.36% after the bank announced plans to purchase ING’s U.S. online bank.  The deal will help Capital One become the fifth largest U.S. bank in terms of assets •    Share prices of The Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) gained 4.53% after the biggest U.S. supermarket chain reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings figures and increased its earnings forecast for the fiscal •    On Thursday, Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE:ETE) said it plans to acquire natural gas line company Southern Union (NYSE:SUG) for $4.1 billion •    Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NASDAQ:OMEX) said it was pricing its public offering of 4.8 million shares at $3.05 a share •    Share prices of digital advertisement company MediaMind Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:MDMD) rose 37.45% after DG FastChannel Inc (NASDAQ:DGIT) offered ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Fitch Threatens US Credit Rating Downgrade</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/12/mco-fitch-threatens-us-credit-rating-downgrade/75912</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/12/mco-fitch-threatens-us-credit-rating-downgrade/75912#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday that it will keep a watch on U.S. debt for a possible downgrade if the debt ceiling isn&#8217;t raised by August 2. The news was published in the Associated Press yesterday. Though the government hit the debt ceiling on May 16, it still has buffer time till August 2, to avoid defaulting on its payment obligations. The rating agency expects the debt ceiling to be raised during the buffer time. If the government fails to do so, the nation will default on its obligations, which would threaten whatever little economic stability the world has seen since the financial meltdown as the U.S. happens to be the largest borrower and issuer of the reserve currency, the agency said. A lower rating would make it difficult for ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Rating Woes for U.K. Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/10/mco-rating-woes-for-u-k-banks/74923</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rating downgrade woes have plagued the U.K. banks. Rating agency Moody’s Investors Service, a wing of Moody&#8217;s Corp. (MCO), placed 14 U.K. banks and building societies on review for potential credit rating downgrades following the reluctance of the government to provide bailouts in future. The rating reassessment does not reflect a financial weakness either in the banking system or  in the part of the government. Rather, the assessment comes following the U.K. authorities initiatives to reduce capital injections from taxpayers’ money for banks that fail in the future. Government support is an important factor and accounts for the perked up ratings for banks. In fact, a bank with a higher rating helps it to enjoy lower banks&#8217; costs of funding. Therefore, with a downgrade, banks would face an increase in ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Who Gains from Jumbo Mortgage?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/03/mco-who-gains-from-jumbo-mortgage/74833</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a report published in TheStreet on Tuesday, Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, a wing of Moody&#8217;s Corp. (MCO), has said that many U.S. banks, which produce jumbo mortgage loans and have the power to independently sell these, could enjoy higher earnings as government sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC) are gradually moving away from the jumbo loan market. These banks will pick up market share from loan producers depending heavily on GSEs to sell their loans. What is Jumbo Mortgage Loan? This is basically a mortgage loan that exceeds the purchasing limits set by the GSEs. As a jumbo mortgage loan does not conform to a regular mortgage loan in structure, it is deemed unconventional. One easy example under this category would be a loan to ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America to Reduce Problem Loans &#8211; Analyst Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/10/bac-bank-of-america-to-reduce-problem-loans-analyst-blog/73775</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 21:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Financial Times reported that Bank of America Corporation (BAC) plans to slash its current $850 billion troubled home loan portfolio by about 50% over the next three years. This was stated by Terry Laughlin, who is heading the company’s mortgage modifications and foreclosure programs. BofA’s primary strategy is to address problems related to the housing crisis and the company’s purchase of Countrywide Financial. The company had acquired Countywide in early 2008. During the first quarter of 2011, the company formed a new division, named Legacy Asset Servicing, in its Consumer Real Estate Services segment to better manage these problem loans. BofA’s financials have been heavily threatened as a result of significant growth in bad loans. Laughlin commented that in order to combat this threat, the company’s main strategy ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMAT) Applied Materials Announces Aquisition of Varian Semiconductor</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/06/amat-applied-materials-announces-aquisition-of-varian-semiconductor/73484</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/06/amat-applied-materials-announces-aquisition-of-varian-semiconductor/73484#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 15:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Applied Materials (AMAT) has announced that the company’s board of directors unanimously approved the acquisition of  Varian Semiconductor (VSEA) for $63 per share in cash. Varian’s board of directors has also approved the acquisition. Varian will operate as a separate business unit and its results will be reported under Applied’s Silicon Systems Group. The definitive agreement is subject to normal regulatory approval. The break-up fee in case Varian backs out will be $147 million. On the other hand, if Applied backs out, it will have to pay Varian $200 million. Applied intends to fund the acquisition with available cash on its balance sheet and raise such further amount of debt as may be required. JPMorgan Chase Bank (JPM), Citigroup Global Markets Inc (C) and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc (MS) ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America Mortgage Rating Downgraded</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/05/bac-bank-of-america-mortgage-rating-downgraded/73327</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 13:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation’s (BAC) mortgage servicing ratings have been downgraded by Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, a rating arm of Moody&#8217;s Corp. (MCO). The main reason behind the cut was the deterioration in the company&#8217;s collections and loss mitigation on home loans. The rating agency lowered BofA’s servicing rating on prime, subprime and second lien mortgages to “SQ2” from “SQ1”. Similarly, the company’s grade as a primary and special servicer for both first and second lien mortgages was cut to “SQ2-“ from “SQ1-“. The rating agency rates the mortgage servicer on a scale of SQ1 to SQ5, with the latter being the lowest one. These servicer ratings are reflections of the company’s capability to avoid or lessen losses in a securitization. Additionally, the rating agency stated that due to irregularity and ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Moody&#8217;s Reports Excellent 2011 First Quarter Earnings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/02/mco-moodys-reports-excellent-2011-first-quarter-earnings/72593</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 14:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moody’s Corp. (MCO) reported strong first quarter 2011 earnings, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 53 cents by 14 cents (26.4%). The positive surprise was primarily driven by strong top-line growth across all segments. Based on the strong results, Moody’s revised its full-year guidance, expecting higher revenues from most of its operational segments. Operating Performance Moody’s reported pro forma earnings of 67 cents per share, up 42.3% year over year compared with 47 cents in the comparable prior-year quarter. Net income increased 35.6% year over year to $155.5 million, with net margin surging 290 basis points (bps) year over year to 26.9%. Operating income, excluding restructuring charges, came in at $250.1 million in the first quarter, up 27.1% year over year. On a dollar basis, operating expenses increased 16.9% year ]]></description>
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		<title>(TM) Toyota Motor Reduces Even More American Output</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/27/tm-toyota-motor-reduces-even-more-american-output/72009</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) announced that it would reduce output by 75% at its North American plants in order to conserve limited supply of parts made in Japan. The automaker has been facing parts shortage resulting from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11 that damaged many parts supplying plants. Toyota revealed that all the 13 plants in North America would be closed on Mondays and Fridays until June 3 and would run at half of their normal capacity on Tuesday through Thursday. Further, production will be suspended in the U.S. for the week starting May 30 due to the Memorial Day holiday and in Canada for the week starting May 23 following the Victoria Day holiday. The production cuts will affect 5 assembly plants and 8 other ]]></description>
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		<title>(TM) Toyota Motor to Halt European Production</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/tm-toyota-motor-to-halt-european-production/71481</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) announced that it will suspend production in Europe for 8 days due to parts shortage resulting from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11 that damaged many parts supplying companies’ plants. The automaker will halt production at 5 plants between April 21 and May 2. They are auto assembly facilities in Britain, France and Turkey, and engine plants in Britain and Poland. After the stoppages, the plants will be operated at limited capacity in May. Recently, Toyota revealed that it will undertake one-day production shutdowns at all its plants in North America, except Georgetown, Kentucky, due to the same crisis. The shutdowns will begin April 15 and end April 25. The company has also warned U.S. auto dealers about the tight supply of new ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) The Goldman Sachs Group Gets Ratings Upgrade from Fitch</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/13/gs-the-goldman-sachs-group-gets-ratings-upgrade-from-fitch/71170</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, Fitch Ratings lifted its outlook on The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) to ‘Stable’ from ‘Negative’. The rating agency is impressed by GS’s settlement of some of the legal and regulatory disputes that resulted in Negative rating outlook in May 2010. Fitch Ratings confirmed GS’s long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at &#8216;A+&#8217;, short-term IDR at &#8216;F1+&#8217;, and its individual rating at &#8216;B/C&#8217;. Additionally, the rating agency assigned long-term and short-term IDRs of &#8216;A+&#8217; and &#8216;F1+&#8217;, respectively, to Goldman Sachs &#38; Co, a subsidiary of GS. The revision to Stable outlook includes $550 million settlement of GS with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the ABACUS transaction in which GS acted as a underwriter. Collectively, Fitch expects the regulatory matters to be manageable for GS and anticipates the ]]></description>
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		<title>(TM) Toyota Motor Suspends North American Production in Wake of Japanese Tsunami</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/12/tm-toyota-motor-suspends-north-american-production-in-wake-of-japanese-tsunami/71220</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) revealed that it will undertake one-day production shutdowns at all its plants in North America, except Georgetown, Kentucky, due to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11 that damaged many parts supplying companies’ plants, leading to a shortage in components supply. The one-day shutdowns will begin April 15 and end April 25. The production shutdowns will take place on April 15, 18, 21, 22 and 25 at its 13 North American vehicle plants, except at Georgetown. Most of the company&#8217;s engine and component plants in the region will follow the same schedule. Production at the Georgetown plant will be halted for 4 days. It manufactures the popular Camry as well as the Avalon and Venza vehicles. The temporary shutdowns will affect 25,000 workers. However, ]]></description>
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		<title>(TM) Toyota Motor to Resume Production</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/09/tm-toyota-motor-to-resume-production/71073</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) revealed that it will resume production at all its plants in Japan at half capacity from April 18 to 27. The automaker suspended its production at all the 18 plants in Japan from March 14 to 26 after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 11 that damaged many parts supplying companies’ plants, leading to a shortage in components supply. Production resumed at only two plants in Japan since March 28 that build Toyota and Lexus cars. Those plants are assembling a limited number of three hybrid models at a reduced rate. Production at those plants account for only 3%–4% of normal capacity. The disaster has resulted in a production loss of 260,000 cars from March 14 to April 8 for Toyota. The automaker is ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Moody&#8217;s Investor&#8217;s Service May Downgrade Toyota Motor Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/07/mco-moodys-investors-service-may-downgrade-toyota-motor-shares/70835</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, the credit rating agency operated by Moody&#8217;s Corp. (MCO), warned that it may downgrade its credit rating for Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) on the backdrop of earthquake and tsunami in Japan on March 2011 that will adversely affect the financial results of the company. The catastrophe in Japan damaged many parts supplying companies’ plants that manufacture key components for cars and trucks in the U.S. and other countries. The disaster led to a production loss of 260,000 cars for the company from March 14. As a result, Toyota remained uncertain about resuming its full production in Japan. Production resumed at only two of the 18 plants in Japan since March 28 that build Toyota and Lexus cars. Those plants are assembling a limited number of three hybrid ]]></description>
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		<title>(C) Citigroup Sells $750 Million 3-Year Senior Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/05/c-citigroup-sells-750-million-3-year-senior-notes/70285</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following last week’s declaration of reverse stock split and dividend payment reinstatement, Citigroup Inc. (C) sold 3-year senior notes worth $750 million on Tuesday, according to Thomson Reuters. Citigroup sold the 3-year floating rate issue worth $750 million at a coupon rate of 3-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). The bonds will mature in April 2014, yielding 93 basis points more than USD LIBOR. The new notes has been rated ‘A3’ by Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, the ratings arm of Moody&#8217;s Corp. (MCO), ‘A+’ by Fitch and ‘A’ by Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s. The proceeds from the offering may be used for general corporate purposes. Moreover, Citigroup might use the proceeds for the repayment of outstanding debt securities, if any. On March 18, the Fed allowed America’s strongest banks that passed the ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Moody&#8217;s Ups MoneyGram Debt Rating</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/05/mco-moodys-ups-moneygram-debt-rating/70773</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rating agency, Moody’s Investors Services, a unit of Moody’s Corporation (MCO), provided debt ratings to MoneyGram International Inc. (MGI) and upgraded its outlook. Moody&#8217;s assigned new debt ratings of Ba1 and CFR of B1. In addition, Moody’s raised its debt outlook to positive on the new debt refinancing for MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide. MoneyGram Payment Systems Worldwide recently planned to refinance its existing senior credit facilities and replace them with a new $540 million facility, with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, a unit of Bank of America Corporation (BAC), J.P. Morgan (JPM), Citigroup, Inc. (C), Deutsche Bank AG (DB) and Wells Fargo. The deal has been structured as a $150 million, five-year revolving credit and a $390 million, 6.5-year B term loan. Furthermore, the proceeds will refinance the issuer’s ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Are Housing Prices Nearing Bottom &#8211; Is 2011 The Right Time to Buy a House?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/03/mco-are-housing-prices-nearing-bottom-is-2011-the-right-time-to-buy-a-house/67836</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is 2011 a good year to buy a house if the pocket permits? Declining home prices and a low interest rate environment suggest that the time is just perfect. Also, many of economists expect housing prices to bottom in 2011. So, if buyers have a secure job and the confidence to meet stricter lender requirements, it would probably be a wise decision to proceed. House Keys to Remember Given below are pre-buying pointers for a safe and quick home transaction: The total cost including mortgages, insurance, taxes and regular maintenance expenses should be substantially lower than the rent of an equivalent home. The buyer should be able to keep the home for a long time, at least 10 years. As it is difficult to predict that home prices will decline ]]></description>
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		<title>(JPM) JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. Rating Upgraded by S&amp;P</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/02/jpm-jpmorgan-chase-co-rating-upgraded-by-sp/67750</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Friday, Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s (S&#38;P) Ratings Services lifted its outlook on JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM) to ‘Stable’ from ‘Negative.’ The rating agency is impressed by JPMorgan’s improved credit quality and its capability to generate outstanding earnings growth. The agency also believes that JPMorgan is now well positioned to deal with any setback from the economic revival. S&#38;P confirmed JPMorgan’s commercial paper rating at ‘A-1’ and senior unsecured debt rating at ‘A+’. Additionally, the rating agency affirmed counterparty credit rating on JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., the company’s subsidiary, at ‘AA-/A-1+’. Though the threats from financial regulations are likely to weigh on revenue growth of many of the U.S. banks, S&#38;P believes that JPMorgan is on the right track to overcome the issues and maintain growth over the medium term. However, ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Moody&#8217;s Raises 2010 Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/07/mco-moodys-raises-2010-outlook/64692</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leader in the credit rating industry, Moody’s Corp (MCO) raised its full year 2010 revenue and earnings per share (EPS) guidance based on increased U.S. debt issuance and demand for junk bonds. The shares rose 8.6% ($2.35) and closed at $29.67 following the announcement. The increased outlook is driven by a higher revenue forecast attributable to robust fourth quarter bond market issuance benefiting Moody’s Investors Service (MIS) and a quick completion of software projects for Moody’s Analytics customers, according to management. Moody’s had already raised its full year 2010 guidance during the third quarter 2010 earnings call on October 28th and this is the second time the company is raising its outlook. Earnings per share are expected to be in the $2.08 to $2.14 range, up from the previous ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) U.S. Home Foreclosures Jumped in 2010 Third Quarter!  Warning for 2011?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/30/mco-u-s-home-foreclosures-jumped-in-2010-third-quarter-warning-for-2011/64276</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a couple of days before entering the New Year, a report from bank regulators revels that the U.S. home foreclosures jumped in the third quarter as lesser number of distressed borrowers received assistance related to loan modifications from mortgage servicers. This seems to be one of the reasons for the extensiveslip in home prices in 20 of the largest U.S. cities in October. Should we view this as one of the warnings for 2011? Though an increase in foreclosures is one of the major negative forces that could pull back the economy, we don’t expect this issue to be malignant in 2011 as the report claims that mortgage servicers have already identified the most delinquent borrowers and decided whether to modify their mortgages. How Frustrating is This? According to ]]></description>
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		<title>(BBT) BBT Corporation&#8217;s Ratings Lowered by Moody&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/27/bbt-bbt-corporations-ratings-lowered-by-moodys/63313</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, BB&#38;T Corp.’s (BBT) senior debt and long-term deposit ratings were downgraded by Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, the ratings arm of Moody&#8217;s Corp. (MCO), as a result of concerns related to the company’s weaker credit profile. Moody’s cut BB&#38;T’s long-term deposit rating to “A1” from “Aa3” and senior debt rating to “A2” from “A1”. The ratings agency also lowered the company’s banking subsidiary’s unsupported bank financial strength rating to “B-” from “B”. Moody’s lowered the ratings in spite of BB&#38;T’s sustained profitability and consolidating capital ratios over the last three quarters. According to the ratings agency, the company faces a number of challenges – shift from real estate to other assets, more reliance on the wholesale funding and credit costs from commercial real estate portfolio – reflecting weaker credit quality. ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Offers $2 Billion in Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/13/aig-american-international-group-offers-2-billion-in-notes/61048</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moving ahead with its capital restructuring, American International Group Inc. (AIG) finally entered the debt market yesterday, two years after the company was bailed out in 2008, as it intends to vend off $2.0 billion of bonds in two parts. The company has filed a regulatory prospectus for the two-part notes offering. The proceeds from this sale are expected to be utilized for general business purposes, with the approval of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Accordingly, one set of unsecured note offering comprises 3-year notes worth $500 million, due in January 2014, bearing a fixed interest rate of 3.65% and yield of 295 basis points (bps) over the US Treasuries. The other part of the $2.0 billion debt offering consists of 10-year unsecured notes, due in December 2020, ]]></description>
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		<title>(GNW) Genworth Financial Issues $400 Million in Senior Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/06/gnw-genworth-financial-issues-400-million-in-senior-notes/59998</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Genworth Financial Inc. (GNW) sold senior notes worth $400 million, bearing a coupon of 7.20% and maturing on February 15, 2021. The company increased the offer size from $300 million planned earlier. The company has offered these notes at 99.659% of face value to yield 7.25% if held till maturity. Rating agency Moody’s Investor Service of Moody’s Corp. (MCO) has assigned a “Baa3” rating to the notes while another rating agency Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s Ratings Services (S&#38;P) has issued a “BBB-” rating for the same. Earlier, in June, Genworth Financial had issued 10-year 7.7% senior unsecured notes worth $400 million. Genworth Financial would deploy the sales proceeds along with cash in hand to repay in full the outstanding borrowings under its two five-year revolving credit facilities. Genworth has $480 millionof ]]></description>
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		<title>(MCO) Moody&#8217;s Investors Service Rates Prudential&#8217;s Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/06/mco-moodys-investors-service-rates-prudentials-notes/60047</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rating agency Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, an arm of Moody&#8217;s Corp. (MCO), has conferred a “Baa2” rating to senior unsecured notes worth $1 billion issued recently by Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU). The rating holds an investment grade status and carries a “stable” outlook. These notes were issued in two parts – $500 million of 10-year at 4.5% that would yield 167 basis points more than similar maturity U.S. Treasuries, and $500 million of 6.2%, 30-year bonds that would pay a spread of 185 basis points. The notes issue along with the offering of $1 billion of equity stock will be used to finance a portion of the purchase of American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) two Japanese life units – AIG Star Life Insurance Co. and AIG Edison Life Insurance Co. ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCG) PG&amp;E Corporation Issues Fixed Interest Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/18/pcg-pge-corporation-issues-fixed-interest-notes/59864</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, Reuters reported that one of the largest combined natural gas and electric utilities in the U.S. PG&#38;E Corporation (PCG) has issued fixed interest notes. This initiative is in line with its debt restructuring strategies. Merrill Lynch, a part of Bank of America Corporation (BAC), UBS AG (UBS) and Wells Fargo &#38; Company (WFC) were the joint book-running managers for the issue. Accordingly, PG&#38;E reportedly vended off senior unsecured notes worth $500 million in two equal tranches of $250 million. The size of the deal was increased from an originally planned issue size of $400 million. The first tranche of $250 million worth of notes carried an issue price of $97.264, to mature on October 1, 2020. These non-callable notes are projected to have a spread of 90 basis ]]></description>
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