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North American Coal Industry Faces More Declines in 2016: Moody's
Dec 15, 2015The North American coal industry remains negatively positioned for 2016 with thermal coal facing a slow, long-term decline and metallurgical coal prices unlikely to recover within the next 12 months, a Moody's Investors Service note said ...
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Blinging Down Botswana's Economy
Sep 18, 2015It’s a long way from New York’s Madison Avenue advertising agencies to Gaborone, but for Botswana a lot is riding on the success of the ad campaign De Beers will launch in the coming weeks. Like oil-exporting countries now ...
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'Global Economic Growth in Next 2 Years to Remain Muted'
Aug 19, 2015Global economic growth will be muted over the next two years, Moody's Investors Service has said in a quarterly report. According to the report titled “Global Macro Outlook 2015-16: Risks to muted global growth from Chinese asset ...
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TPP to Benefit American Apparel Companies
Aug 18, 2015The passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal would benefit US apparel companies by eliminating textile tariffs between 12 participating countries, says Moody's Investors Service. According to a research paper, the ...
Tags: apparel, footwear, textile tariffs
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The Reason Why Medtronic's Move Has Been So Unfortunate
Jan 30, 2015Posted in Medical Device Business by Chris Newmarker and Brian Buntz on January 28, 2015 Medtronic is expected to enjoy lower corporate taxes now that it has moved its official headquarters from the U.S. to Ireland through its merger with ...
Tags: credit rating, Health
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Bass PRO Group Has Agreed to Acquire Fishing Boat Maker Fishing Holdings
Dec 24, 2014Moody's Investors Service said that Bass Pro Group, LLC's Dec. 11, 2014 announcement that it has agreed to acquire fishing boat maker Fishing Holdings, LLC from Platinum Equity is a modest credit negative because leverage will increase ...
Tags: Debt Ratings, Sporting Goods
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Moody's notes that European paper demand is declining by 5% a year
Sep 30, 2014This is according to global credit research by Moody’s Investors Service, based on first half trading this year Moody’s notes that European paper demand is declining by 5% a year, and consolidation would aid the longer-term ...
Tags: Moody, Investments, Printing
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US Power Plants Have Cut Carbon Emissions by 15% Since 2005
Jun 6, 2014The US Environmental Protection Agency's proposed carbon emissions guidelines issued Monday would have the biggest impact on Appalachian and Powder River Basin thermal coal producers, though the latter may be able to soften the impact if ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, carbon emissions
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Panasonic Corp. Bonds Went From Last Year's Worst Performers to The Best of 2013
Dec 25, 2013Panasonic Corp. (6752) bonds went from last year's worst performers to the best of 2013, as President Kazuhiro Tsuga avoided a junk debt rating by shrinking television and handset businesses. The notes topped the return rankings in the ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
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US Coal Industry's 2014 Earnings Are Expected to Decline Modestly
Dec 13, 2013Although the US coal industry's 2014 earnings are expected to decline modestly as more lucrative contracts roll off and metallurgical coal prices remain low, the outlook for producers remains stable, Moody's Investors Service said in a ...
Tags: Coal Industry, metallurgical coal
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Chinese Steelmakers' Profits Will Remain Low Next Year
Dec 13, 2013Chinese steelmakers' profits will remain low next year as output remains high and demand growth slows, said industry experts. The ratings agency Moody's Investors Service said on Wednesday that its outlook for the Asian steel and coal ...
Tags: Steel Sector, steel capacity
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Yang Huiyan,32,Has Become China's Richest Woman of 2013 with a Fortune of 51 Billion Yuan
Sep 19, 2013Yang Huiyan, 32, has become China's richest woman of 2013 with a fortune of 51 billion yuan ($8.33 billion), according to Hurun China's Women Rich List 2013, released by the Hurun Research Institute in Shanghai on Tuesday. More than half ...
Tags: Female Billionaires
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MERIS Has Downgraded The Credit Rating of Egypt-Based Steelmaker
Aug 29, 2013Middle East Rating and Investors Service (MERIS) has announced that it has downgraded the credit rating of Egypt-based steelmaker Ezz Steel to B+ from BB+, with the outlook being negative. According to MERIS, Ezz Steel is facing critical ...
Tags: Steel's Rating
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Apple's Record-Setting $17b Bond Offer Stood in Contrast to The Company' Darkest Days
May 6, 2013Apple's record-setting $17 billion bond offer this week stood in stark contrast to the company's darkest days, when in 1996 its millions in notes were rated as junk because investors wondered if the company would survive a thrashing by ...
Tags: Apple, Computer Products
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Moody's to Face Trial Over Insider Trading Charges, After Losing a Court Appeal
Dec 28, 2012A FORMER analyst at Moody's Investors Service and the friend to whom he allegedly passed inside information are set to face trial over insider trading charges, after losing a court appeal. Sydney-based Daniel Joffe, who worked at Moody's, ...
