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☆ Former Moody's top lawyer pleads guilty in tax case
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Moody's Corporation logo is photographed on the firm's headquarters in Lower Manhattan, NY. A former longtime general counsel to Moody's has pleaded guilty to willfully failing to file federal income tax returns, federal prosecutors in New Jersey said Friday. Goggins pleaded guilty on Thursday before a federal magistrate judge in Newark, New Jersey, prosecutors said. "Mr. Goggins deeply regrets and accepts full responsibility for failing to file certain personal income tax returns," Christopher Ferguson, a lawyer for Goggins, said in a statement. Goggins retired from Moody's in September after more than two decades and was replaced as general counsel by Richard Steele.

Persons: Moody's, John Goggins, Goggins, Christopher Ferguson, Richard Steele, Ferguson Organizations: Moody's, New, New Jersey U.S Locations: Lower Manhattan, NY, New Jersey, Newark , New Jersey, Moody's

☆ Moody's creates private credit rating and research group
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Tatiana Bautzer | Thomson Reuters | Tatiana Bautzer Is A U.S. Banking Correspondent At Reuters In New York. She Previously Covered Banks In Brazil | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Ratings agency Moody's (MCO.N) is creating a unit to research and rate private credit, the firm said on Monday. The global private credit market, with more than $1.3 trillion in assets under management, makes up about 12% of the alternatives market, investment firm BlackRock said in a recent report. Private credit is largely owned by buy-and-holdinvestors such as pension funds, endowments, foundations and insurance companies, the report said. "The rapid growth of the private credit market in recent years has introduced new challenges and opportunities for investors, who are looking for fresh analysis from a trusted source," said Moody's president Michael West. The private credit group will have a team of more than 50 analysts in different geographies looking into private credit in institutions such as business development companies, collateralized loan obligations, insurance and asset management companies.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Ana Arsov, BlackRock, Michael West, Moody's, Arsov, Simon Harris, Tatiana Bautzer, Rod Nickel Organizations: Moody's Corporation, REUTERS, Moody's Investors Service, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York, U.S

☆ Moody's quarterly profit beats estimates on robust demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Signage is seen outside the Moody's Corporation headquarters in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 12, 2021/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 25 (Reuters) - Ratings agency Moody's (MCO.N) reported higher-than-expected profit in the third quarter on Wednesday, helped by strong demand for its research and analytics. The New York-based company saw robust demand for its data and insights, including CreditView, its flagship credit research product. Lesser economic uncertainty compared to last year also helped a rebound in debt issuance, further boosting Moody's business. The company reported adjusted profit of $2.43 per share for the three months ended Sept. 30, compared with analysts' average estimate of $2.30 per share, according to LSEG data. Moody's kept its full-year adjusted profit forecast unchanged at $9.75 to $10.25 per share.

Persons: Rob Fauber, Moody's, Niket, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: Moody's Corporation, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York, U.S, New York, Bengaluru

☆ Turkey's post-election pivot 'clearly' positive for credit rating, Moody's says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ankara's credit score, which affects how much the government pays to borrow on capital markets, has been in decline for years due to repeated episodes of unorthodox policy-driven crises. "The change of course is clearly credit positive," Moody's analyst Dietmar Hornung told Reuters. Moody's rates Turkey a 'junk' grade B3 with a "stable outlook". "We need a track record of more orthodox policy and a reduction of the accumulated imbalances." Reporting by Marc Jones Editing by Alexandra HudsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Moody's, Tayyip Erdogan's, Erdogan, Dietmar Hornung, Fitch, Hornung, Marc Jones, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Moody's Corporation, Reuters, P Global, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York, U.S, Turkey

U.S. bank shares dropped on Tuesday after ratings agency Moody's downgraded credit ratings of several U.S. regional lenders and placed some banking giants on review for potential downgrade. It warned lenders will find it harder to make money as interest rates remain high, funding costs climb and a potential recession looms. The warning caught some investors off guard. On Tuesday, SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF's (KRE.P) options-based 30-day implied volatility rose to 31.1%, up from 28.9% touched on Monday. "In the near term, there are reasons for caution about banks in general and we have made changes where appropriate," he said.

Persons: SPDR, Steve Sosnick, There's, David Wagner, David Smith, Brian Mulberry, Michelle Price, Diane Craft Organizations: Moody's Corporation, P Bank, Regional Banking, Silicon Valley Bank, Banking, Interactive, Alert, Aptus Capital, Autonomous Research, Analysts, Zacks Investment Management, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York, U.S, Silicon

Moody's cut the ratings of 10 U.S. banks by one notch and placed some banking giants on review for potential downgrades. The downgraded banks include M&T Bank (MTB.N), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP.O), Prosperity Bank and BOK Financial Corp (BOKF.O). The banks placed on review for downgrade include BNY Mellon (BK.N), US Bancorp (USB.N), State Street (STT.N) and Truist Financial (TFC.N). Moody's changed its outlook to negative from stable for Capital One (COF.N), Citizens Financial (CFG.N) and Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB.O), among others. The ratings agency also affirmed the ratings of PNC Financial Services Group (PNC.N), Citizens, and Huntington Bancshares (HBAN.O) alongside other banks.

Persons: Moody's, BNY Mellon, Huntington, Juby Babu, Muralikumar Anantharaman Organizations: Moody's Corporation, T Bank, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Prosperity Bank, BOK Financial Corp, BNY, US Bancorp, Truist, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, Citizens, Fifth Third Bancorp, PNC Financial Services, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York, U.S, Silicon, Bengaluru

In a July update of its credit opinion on the sovereign rating, Moody's maintained its Aaa rating and stable outlook, which means likelihood of a new rating over the medium term is low. Moody's did not offer comment beyond referring Reuters to its latest credit opinion, which it said reflected its latest thinking on the U.S. sovereign credit profile. In Moody's view, these factors counterbalance "lower fiscal strength," which the agency expects will weaken. In its latest credit opinion, Moody's said it had confidence in the strength of U.S. institutions, adding that monetary and macroeconomic policies have "a long history of effectiveness." It said, however, that other aspects of policymaking are "less robust than in many Aaa-rated peers," particularly when it comes to fiscal policy effectiveness.

Persons: Fitch, Lawrence Gillum, Ryan Detrick, Moody’s, it’s, Moody's, Davide Barbuscia, Megan Davies, Diane Craft Organizations: Moody's Corporation, AAA, U.S, OECD, LPL, Carson Group, Aaa, Reuters, TRIPLE, U.S ., Treasuries, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York, U.S, United States, Australia, Canada, Fitch

☆ Companies double down on AI in June-quarter analyst calls
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Noel Randewich | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

S&P 500 (.SPX) companies that led in discussion of AI during quarterly conference calls with analysts earlier this year have outdone themselves in their latest quarterly calls. Following Intel's (INTC.O) report late on Thursday, executives and analysts on its call mentioned AI 58 times, up from 15 mentions in its previous call in April. Reuters Graphics Reuters GraphicsParticipants on Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) analyst call on Tuesday mentioned AI 62 times, up from 52 times three months ago. The same day, AI was mentioned 58 times on Microsoft's (MSFT.O) call, up from 35 times in its previous call. Technology heavyweights account for the conference calls with the greatest discussion of AI so far this quarter, but businesses not widely viewed as "tech companies" have also talked heavily about AI.

Persons: Aly, Equifax, Noel Randewich, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Artificial Intelligence, REUTERS, Intel, Nvidia, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Nasdaq, Reuters, Technology, Moody's Corp, P Global Inc, Travelers Companies, Omnicom, Digital Realty, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China

☆ These are the top 10 holdings of Berkshire Hathaway's $325 billion stock portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

These are the top 10 stocks held in Berkshire Hathaway's $325 billion stock portfolio as of March 31. With various portfolio changes in the first quarter of the year, Berkshire Hathaway's top 10 holdings of US stocks has shifted, though Apple still represents a near 50% of the portfolio. In fact, the top 10 positions in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio make up a massive 90.2% of its entire portfolio. These are the top 10 stocks held in Berkshire Hathaway's $325 billion US stock portfolio as of March 31. American ExpressCredit cards fill a display at American Express headquarters John Moore/Getty ImagesTicker: AXPPosition: $25.0 billionPercent of portfolio: 7.7%2.

☆ Moody's closing its consulting business in China, cutting staff -sources
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The U.S.-headquartered credit rating firm started winding down the business, Moody's Analytics, in China this week, the people said on condition of anonymity as they are not authorised to speak to media. The move, first announced internally on Monday, has affected more than 100 employees across Moody's Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen offices, one of the sources said. Total headcount for the business unit could not immediately be ascertained. Moody's credit ratings business will continue to operate in the world's second-largest economy, the source added. Reporting by Samuel Shen in Shanghai, Georgina Lee and Selena Li in Hong Kong; Editing by Sumeet Chatterjee and Edwina GibbsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Cramer's lightning round: BlackBerry is not a buy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

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