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Moody's Investors Service, often referred to as Moody's, is the bond credit rating business of Moody's Corporation, representing the company's traditional line of business and its historical name. Moody's Investors Service provides international financial research on bonds issued by commercial and government entities.
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3.1KRetailMoody’s Predicts Difficult Retail Landscape, Lowers Profit Forecast
A new report by Moody’s Investors Service predicts that growth for retailers will slow due to the costs of integrating eCommerce with...
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4.4KB2B PaymentsMoody’s Issues Another Supply Chain Finance Warning
More than a year after Fitch Ratings raised concerns about a “loophole” allowing corporates to obtain supply chain financing without classifying it...
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2.3KInvestmentsCorporate Cash Holdings Declined In 2018
U.S. corporate balance sheets have declined since the 2017 tax overhaul signed into law by President Donald Trump, as companies allocated more...
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5.9KMarketsMoody’s Lowers Equifax Rating After Cyberattack
Moody’s has lowered its rating outlook on Equifax due to cybersecurity issues. Moody’s lowered the credit monitoring company’s outlook from stable to...
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5.8KB2B PaymentsMoody’s Teams Up On Small Business Cash Flow Forecasting
Moody’s Corporation is partnering with the Foundation for Small Business Development (FFSBD) to connect small businesses with cash flow forecasting solutions and...
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2.1KDataMoody’s: April ADP Jobs Report Inflated
Payroll processor ADP’s report on the job market in April may have been inflated due to technical issues. Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist...
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5.4KLoansInflated Credit Scores Put Lenders At Risk
Goldman Sachs and Moody’s Analytics are warning that credit scores of consumers have been inflated during the past ten years, hiding the...
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4.4KB2B PaymentsChina’s $9.1T Shadow Lending Sector On The Decline
China’s $9.1 trillion shadow banking industry is on the decline, which has led to a rise in private corporate defaults. The country’s...
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6.7KBankingMoody’s Says Corporate Debt Is High, But Risks Are Contained
According to recent data from Moody’s investor services, corporate leverage in the U.S. has reached pre-2008 levels, meaning banks are facing risk...
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4.1KConsumer FinanceMoody’s: U.S. Household, Credit Debt Grow Modestly, Auto Delinquencies Decline
Moody’s Investors Service, an American Credit rating firm, has released its quarterly Pulse of Consumer Credit report, and in a report emailed...
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3.5KEconomyJob Growth Decelerates In August, Says ADP And Moody’s Analytics
Are the waves of job growth in the United States slowing to a trickle? Thursday morning (Sept. 6), Moody’s Analytics and ADP...
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3.5KNewsFive at Five: Ride Hailing Service Grab Set For New $1B Investment
Welcome to the Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Stories include Southeast Asia...
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8.6KEconomyADP: 219,000 Jobs Created in July – And Possible Shift In Retail Job Hiring?
There may be worker shortages, but there is no shortage of job gains. ADP and Moody’s Analytics reported Wednesday that private payrolls...
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8.0KLoansWill Consumers Take On Too Much Debt In 2018?
The rate of credit card delinquencies jumped 52 basis points (BPS) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2018, and will likely continue...
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4.3KConsumer FinanceMoody’s: Underwriting Standards Loosen, A Bit, In Q1
It got a little easier to get credit in the first quarter, said Moody’s on May 8, but auto loans bear watching....
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5.5KB2B PaymentsBlockchain’s Unassuming Threat To Banks
FinTech innovation is often seen as a threat to the traditional banking status quo – at least, that is, until traditional FIs...
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4.5KSecurity & FraudChinese Hackers Behind Moody’s Cyberattack
Three individuals connected to a Chinese cybersecurity company have reportedly hacked automation company Siemens, software processing firm Trimble and bond credit rating...
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3.9KRegulationEU Watchdog Regulates Use Of Foreign Credit Ratings
In the European Union, use of credit ratings that have their genesis outside the EU is about to get a little more...
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5.7KInternationalMoody’s Downgrade Fallout May be Muted for China’s Consumers
What might be the fallout from last week’s move by Moody’s to cut China’s credit rating for the first time since the...
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4.0KSouth East AsiaMoody’s Downgrades China’s Credit Rating
Mounting debt and a potentially slowing economy have pushed Moody’s to downgrade China’s bond rating for the first time in 30 years. China’s...
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3.7KRetailSupermarket Profits To Rise In Second Half Of 2017
Finally, some good news for U.S. grocers. After retail prices for major food sources ended 2016 on a downswing, meaning U.S. supermarkets...
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4.2KRetailDepartment Store Outlook Grim For 2017
It looks like more bad news for the U.S. department store sector. After a subpar holiday shopping season, research firm Moody’s announced...
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3.1KB2B PaymentsZooming In On SMEs’ Financial Weak Spots
The year’s third quarter was a roller coaster for the U.S. and its businesses, especially when considering the presidential election. But the...
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3.8KB2B PaymentsMaking A MARQ With SMB Credit Scores
Moody’s Corp.’s analytics subsidiary has launched the MARQ portal, which automates financial information between lenders and the SMBs seeking funding. And the...
