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Bond ratings are independent, forward-looking opinions on the creditworthiness of a bond issuer. They are for bonds and bond issuers what credit scores are for humans. Just as credit bureaus ...

Reviewed by Khadija Khartit Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez A bond rating is an assessment of the creditworthiness of the bond's issuer. It is a prediction of the likelihood that a company, a ...

CDs vs. bonds. The following chart is a side-by-side comparison of CDs and bonds that ... It’s best practice to target corporate bonds from issuers with high credit ratings.Municipal bonds ...

"An Overlooked Hospital Performance Metric: Bond Ratings", Health Affairs Forefront, February 12, 2024 . DOI: 10.1377/forefront.20240208.179150 Caption. 1101 Connecticut Ave ...

Corporate bonds, which account for a significant portion of the bond market, are typically categorized by ratings. At times, we tend to shrug off ratings as they are slow moving and often late in ...

As states struggle to manage the economic impacts of Covid-19, ratings agencies cast doubt on their ability to repay their debts, making traditionally stable bonds riskier for investors.

The bond rating downgrades came days after Mayor Karen Bass outlined the city’s stark economic situation in her proposed budget for 2025-26, which includes laying off about 1,650 city workers.

Fitch assigned a AAA rating to the bonds in the upcoming deal and upgraded the district's issuer default rating to AA-minus from A and its outstanding COP series 2023A to A-plus from A-minus.

Fierce competition among ratings firms in a fast-growing corner of the bond market is allowing issuers to cherry pick the most favorable ratings. The result is that securities deemed safe by the ...

Apple Inc.’s long-term credit rating was upgraded to Aaa by Moody’s Investors Service, putting the iPhone maker in an exclusive club with Microsoft Corp. and Johnson & Johnson as the only U.S ...