WSJ: Could Warren Buffett Save Dow Chemical?

For Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris, failure isn’t an option. Liveris has a tough juggle ahead of him to complete his company’s $15 ... or not. Liveris has said his priority is to preserve Dow’s investment-grade credit rating ... last week and have Dow on credit watch for further downgrades. That means Liveris probably can’t pay [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 18:10:00

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« PreviousEBITDAR: the pirate's financial metric Next »The Fed's Wall Street pay fix A bolder approach to credit-rating agency reform Posted by Barbara KiviatFriday, September 18, 2009 at 11:55 am 7 Comments • Trackback (2) • Related Topics:investingregulation Yesterday the SEC rolled out a bunch of new rules and proposals meant to purge conflict of interest and ineptitude from the credit-ratings agencies—that group of companies whose greatest hits include considering Enron investment-grade [more...]

Date: 2009-09-18 15:55:25

Nuclear Reaction - A Greenpeace blog about nuclear power: Nuclear News for December 8th 2008

Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed: Bloomberg: ... , church members have reported that Taitung county police department and Taitung investigation bureau ... its top grade credit rating as it invests billlions in acquisitions and plant renewal.’ Contract [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 12:46:16

Loanio launch!

Updated: Just after I wrote this, access to the Loanio website has been restricted again. Finally! ... a origination fee of 1 to 4% of the loan amount (dependant on credit grade). Borrowers can opt for platinum ... are charged a 1.25% annual servicing fee. Lenders bid at the interest rate they want, lowering [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 13:20:24

S&P gives Teck lowest investment grade rating, citing heavy debt load

Standard & Poor's has urged Teck to pay US$6 billion of debt by 2010 to improve the Vancouver-based miner's low credit rating. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:39:00

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