S&P Raises Assured Guaranty (AGO) to 'AA'; Notes Strong Competitive Position vs. Peers
- Wall Street closes higher as investors digest earnings, megacap outlook
- Tesla touts acceleration of new models, but Q1 results fall short of estimates
- JPMorgan is worried about further S&P 500 sell-off potential
- Oil rises as dollar slips, focus shifts to economic data
- China acquired top-end Nvidia AI chips despite recent US ban- Reuters
- Fisker (FSR) Appoints Michael Healy as Chief Restructuring Officer
- Seagate Technology (STX) Enters $600M Asset Purchase Agreement with Avago
- China acquired top-end Nvidia AI chips despite recent US ban- Reuters
- Wolfe Research Downgrades Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) to Underperform, 'out of concern that an incipient advertising downturn put guidance at risk'
- Forward Air (FWRD) Appoints Shawn Stewart as CEO
- After-hours movers: Tesla, Texas Instruments, Seagate, Visa and more
- Midday movers: PepsiCo, JetBlue fall; GM, Danaher and UPS rise
- After-hours movers: Cadence Design Systems, Cleveland-Cliffs, Riot Platforms, and more
- Midday movers: Tesla, Li Auto and CNH Industrial fall; Salesforce rises
- Midday movers: Netflix, Super Micro fall; Paramount Global gains
UPDATE: Puerto Rico's GO debt affirmed by S&P, outlook Negative
March 14, 2014 12:30 PM EDT(Updated - March 14, 2014 12:38 PM EDT)
tandard & Poor's Ratings Services has affirmed its 'BB+' rating on the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico's general obligation (GO) debt, and affirmed the ratings on various general fund-supported and highways and transportation authority debt. At the same time, Standard & Poor's has removed the ratings from CreditWatch, where they had been placed with negative implications earlier this year. The outlook on the debt is negative, reflecting long-term economic and financial trends.
"The removal of the ratings from CreditWatch reflects Puerto Rico's successful sale this week of $3.5 billion of GO... More