| Philippine banks face better prospects but credit risks remain high ... http://www.cnbc.com/id/2317... Credit Articles CNBC - BANGALORE (Thomson Financial) - Moody's Investors Service said the improvements in the Philippine economy have lessened the downward pressure on the country's banks' financial fundamentals but added that the bank credit risk is likely to remain ... |
| Credit Scare Spreads in U.S., Abroad http://online.wsj.com/artic... Credit Articles Wall Street Journal - The credit crunch that was sparked by problems with residential mortgages is spreading to the broader economy -- with banks making it harder and more expensive for some small and midsize businesses to borrow. While companies with strong balance ... |
| Corporate credit http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2ba... Credit Articles Financial Times - So far, 2008 has been as grim for corporate bonds as it has been for equities. The iTraxx Crossover index, tracking the cost of protecting European non-investment grade credit against default, is up about 40 per cent since the turn of the year. The ... |
| Buba's Weber says Germany to avoid a credit crisis http://www.forbes.com/afxne... Credit Articles Forbes - FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Germany should be spared a credit crisis brought on by persistent market turmoil, Bundesbank president Axel Weber said in an interview to be published on Thursday. 'In Germany there are enough institutions with ... |
| Corporate Bond Risk Soars to Record, Credit-Default Swaps Show http://www.bloomberg.com/ap... Credit Articles Bloomberg - Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The risk of European companies defaulting on their debt soared to a record high, according to traders of credit-default swaps. Contracts on the Markit iTraxx Crossover Index of 50 companies with mostly high-risk, high-yield ... |
| Give civil rights credit to those who deserve it most http://www.freep.com/apps/p... Credit Articles Detroit Free Press - You want to know who deserves credit for the victories of the civil rights movement? Mother Pollard. She has been largely forgotten over the last two weeks as the leading contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination bicker over who did what ... |
| Man charged in credit-card thefts http://www.philly.com/inqui... Credit Articles Philadelphia Inquirer - A man from South Philadelphia who dressed as a woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a string of credit-card thefts in the Exton area. Sheldon Hart, 30, of the 500 block of Tasker Street, was taken into custody Saturday night, said ... |
| Giants' Reese right guy as GM He deserves much of the credit for ... http://www.philly.com/inqui... Credit Articles Philadelphia Inquirer - NEW YORK - While the New England Patriots were picking up the likes of Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Adalius Thomas and Donté Stallworth last off-season, Jerry Reese was sitting on his hands. At least that's the impression the New York Giants' new general ... |
| ANALYSIS-China in no rush to snap up credit crisis bargains http://www.forbes.com/reute... Credit Articles Forbes - BEIJING, Jan 22 (Reuters) - To buy or to wait: the hunger of global banks for fresh capital just as share prices worldwide are plunging is giving China a crash course in market timing. China is awash with cash. But with the global credit crunch ... |
| TMB Bank's Hybrid Tier-1 issue credit rating raised to 'B+' from 'D ... http://www.forbes.com/afxne... Credit Articles Forbes - BANGALORE (Thomson Financial) - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it has raised its issue credit rating on TMB Bank Public Co Ltd's Hybrid Tier-1 securities to 'B+' from 'D', on expectations that the bank will report a profit in the first half ... |