triple-a

She said they would drop the public option if they could guarantee what she called a triple-a rating when it comes to private insurers.

CNN Transcript Jan 5, 2010 2010

What does that tell you, when a company, GE, with triple-a credit rating is basically going to Warren Buffet for a little help.

CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2008 2008

In particular, Security Capital took issue with a Fitch downgrade of a collateralized debt offering CDO it insures, which went from a triple-a rating in July to triple-B-minus in recent weeks.

Bond Insurers Say Reinsurance 2007

A downgrade that triggers payment protection guarantees would cause all payments within the bond to be sequentialized with the triple-a holders getting paid first, before the lower tranches, he said.

AIG Details Its Credit Situation 2007

March 18, 2007 at 1:36 am whoa, really? i thought that was the standard procedure. gotta get out my triple-a map of middle-earth, then . . .

one does not simply TANK CAT into Mordor - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007

BLITZER: And Walter, we know, at least I assume that the Iraqis still have significant anti-aircraft fire, what they call triple-a (AAA) fire in and around the Iraqi capital that could pose an enormous threat to U.S. fixed-wing and helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.

CNN Transcript Apr 6, 2003 2003

I saw the triple-a coming up, occasionally you see some missile bursts.

CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2003 2003

These moves came back to haunt GE, which lost its prized triple-a rating in March 2009.

GE Capital Bounces Back - NYTimes.com 2011

Credit default swaps were also higher across most of the euro zone, including triple-a rated France, which edged up 3 bps to 99 bps.

EURO GOVT-Belgian crisis, Japan rating cut hits EMU periphery | Reuters 2011

The next week, the mortgage is a triple-a rated security in London.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009