Moody’s Downgrades Egypt, Pushing Bonds Further Into Junk Status

Downtown Cairo, Egypt at dusk getty Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Egypt’s credit rating from B2 to B3 on February 7, pushing the North African country further into junk bond or non-...

SEC And CFTC Legal Action Against Mango Markets Hacker Will Boost DeFi, Moody

The recent spree of regulatory actions in the DeFi ecosystem got positive reactions from the credit rating firm Moody. In a recent development, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and th...

What To Do When Your Muni Bond Rating Is Withdrawn

Failing to act when your bond rating is withdrawn risks burning away your investment Getty Images Publicly traded corporations that fail to file audited financial statements as prescribed by the SEC r...

Retail Follows People – Enter the ‘Shadow’ Central Business Districts and Suburban ‘Instant Downtowns’

Changing demographics, central business district’s lagging retail recovery are among the forces … [+] behind a new retail “change wave.” Sanford Stein, Getty, & Hawthorn Ma...

Renault Tinkers With Strategic Plan As Talks About Nissan Alliance Continue

The new Renault Austral E-tech full hybrid (L) and the new Kangoo E tech electric (R) (Photo by ERIC … [+] PIERMONT/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images You need nerves of steel and enhanc...

When Chutzpah Became Credit’s Sixth ‘C’

Twitter trading halts Oct. 4, 2022 on reports Elon Musk would proceed with his $44 billion deal to … [+] buy the company. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights re...

Volvo Cars Outlook Deteriorating As Profit Dives

Volvo Cars Head of Design Robin Page presents the new Volvo EX90, the company’s new electric SUV, … [+] during a launch event in Stockholm on November 9, 2022. (Photo by ANDERS WIKLUND/TT ...

CarMax Breakdown A Bad Sign For Entire Auto Industry

NAPERVILLE, IL – JUNE 19: Cars sitting in the parking lot are reflected in the windows (Photo by … [+] Yana Paskova/Getty Images) Getty Images Investors have mostly looked past automotive ...

On Eve Of Football World Cup, Qatar Gets A Ratings Boost

An official FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ball sits in front of the skyline of Doha, ahead of the FIFA … [+] World Cup Qatar 2022 draw on March 31, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo: David Ramos/Getty Ima...

Oman Reaps The Reward Of High Oil Prices With Another Ratings Boost

A man looks out over Al-Wadi al-Kabir, Oman on February 14, 2018. (Photo: PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via … [+] Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Oman has seen the outlook on its credit rating upgraded ...

Bank Of England Quells Market Chaos After U.K. Government Spooks Investors

Topline The Bank of England took steps to calm roiling markets on Wednesday as leading financial institutions continue to castigate the British government for tax cuts they claim could worsen inequali...

Pound Sinks Again As IMF And Moody’s Rebuke U.K. Tax Cuts

Topline London stocks and the British pound both fell Wednesday morning—after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and credit ratings agency Moody’s rebuked the U.K. government over planned tax cuts ...

Crash, Train Wreck, Or Apocalypse?

Are we facing an “apocalypse” in commercial real estate? Some analysts think so. getty Dire warnings about commercial real estate appear almost daily these days. While office markets are s...

Moody’s Sends Dubai’s Neighbor Sharjah Down Into Junk Status

A view of Al Noor Mosque during the Sharjah Light Festival on February 9, 2017 in Sharjah, United … [+] Arab Emirates (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Getty Images The emirate of Sharjah – o...

3 Bill Nygren Stocks Fall Near 52-Week Lows

Summary HCA HealthcareHCA , CBRE GroupCBRE and Moody’sMCO are approaching their annual lows. The S&P 500 is also down year to date. Nearly halfway through 2022, a few of Bill Nygren (Trades,...