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Moody' s Investors Service has lowered the credit ratings on some of the world' s biggest banks, including Bank of America, JPMorgan ..... downgrades late Thursday ultimately are a measure of Moody' s view on the ability of the banks to repay their debts …

George Washington' s personal copy of the U. S . Constitution and Bill of Rights sold for $9.8 million at auction ..... any American book or historic document. Bidders at Christie' s New York salesroom and others on the telephone competed for the …

… backward to cater to the needs of the world' s most sought-after traveler: the Chinese ..... They're very relieved, like finally somebody' s doing these things that make sense," said ..... Waldorf-Astoria in New York. "Finally somebody' s catering to them." More than a million …

Moody' s Investors Service lowered the credit ratings ..... vulnerable to "outsized losses," Moody' s global banking managing director Greg Bauer ..... during a crisis. The downgrades reflect Moody' s concern over the ability of the banks to repay …

… full EU summit next week, which Italy' s prime minister called a defining moment ..... harassment of the weaker countries," Italy' s Mario Monti said in an interview carried ..... economic growth," Monti said. Friday' s meeting will search for ways to achieve fiscal …

Moody' s Investors Service Friday defended its decision to issue a slew of downgrades to Europe' s biggest lenders after several of the continent' s banks hit out over the "backward" nature of the review …

Moody' s Investors Service cut Morgan Stanley' s MS -1.69% long-term debt rating by two notches, in a move ..... more than a dozen global banks, including the five largest U. S . banks with global trading arms, to reflect declining profitability …

Moody' s Investors Service (MCO) Friday lowered ratings ..... Friday it expected few ratings changes for U. S . municipal-bond issuers that rely on the ..... rates are reset periodically. However, Moody' s said the long-term ratings of less than 5 …