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The governor's contingency plan to fill the $1.6 billion gap over two years came hours after Moody's Investors Service cut the state's bond-rating outlook to negative from stable.

Connecticut Starts to Slash Shelly Banjo 2011

But when the federal government deficit is combined with those of provincial governments, Canada's debt-to-GDP ratio is closer to 79%, according to bond-rating company DBRS.

Canadian Provinces Face Fiscal Crunch Paul Vieira 2011

The change comes as the bond-rating industry, which includes Moody's, a unit of Moody's Corp., and Standard & Poor's, a McGraw-Hill Cos . subsidiary, is facing increased regulation as the Securities and Exchange Commission hammers out the details of rules mandated by the Dodd-Frank financial-overhaul law passed last year.

Moody's New Compliance Chief Is Fourth in Three Years Jeannette Neumann 2011

*** Wednesday's column exaggerated the role of bond-rating agencies in deciding, for purposes of credit default swaps, when and if Greece has defaulted.

Bullet Train to Nowhere Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011

Over the weekend the world was treated to the spectacle of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, whose signature appears on our currency, engaging in a public spat with analysts at a bond-rating firm.

Stocks Hit by Obama Oration James Freeman 2011

Moody's Investors Service's lead credit analyst on investment banks Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley has stepped down from that coverage in order to rate Canadian banks at the bond-rating firm.

Moody's Analyst Quits U.S. Banks Aaron Lucchetti 2010

But Mrs. Whitman persuaded the legislators, if not the bond-rating agencies, that the pension system was “overfunded” and that it was a matter of equity that current taxpayers not have to foot the bill for future retirement costs.

Matthew Yglesias » The Looming Public Pension Disaster 2010

The three major bond-rating agencies this month downgraded the banks, including Monte dei Paschi.

European Drama Engulfs The World's Oldest Bank David Enrich 2011

He already has taken over the bond-rating firm's coverage of Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Nova Scotia.

Moody's Analyst Quits U.S. Banks Aaron Lucchetti 2010

The joint bid probably would need to be $11 billion to $12 billion in order to win approval from bond-rating firms that follow Nasdaq, according to people familiar with the matter.

Nasdaq Looking for a Partner Aaron Lucchetti 2011