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SEC says Harrisburg, Pa., misled bond investors

...misstatements or omissions by Harrisburg officials were a 2008 audited financial report which didn't mention a downgrade by Moody's of the city's general obligation debt and a mid-year financial report in 2009 that didn't mention $2.3 million...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-06/sec-says-harrisburg-pa-mis
Standard & Poor's 500 edges above previous record high

...spending and income both edged up last month.The stocks of Moody's and McGraw-Hill, which owns Standard & Poor's, surged...McGraw-Hill gained 3 percent, or $1.45, to $53.45, and Moody's jumped 8 percent, or $4.57, to $59.69, the biggest...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-04-29/standard-poors-500-edges-a
Moody's, S&P settle lawsuits accusing them of hiding risky investments

...Ratings agencies Standard & Poor's, Moody's and investment bank Morgan Stanley...S&P owner McGraw-Hill Cos., Moody's Corp. and Morgan Stanley confirmed...protracted litigations behind us," Moody's spokesman Michael Adler wrote in...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-04-28/moodys-sp-settle-lawsuits-accusing-
Dunbarton: a town lost to the atom

...decades, and former residents and their families still organize visits to the area.One of the town's major businesses, Moody's Drugstore, was dismantled and placed in storage for many decades. Today, its original and fully stocked counter and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-04-08/dunbarton-town-lost-atom
Dunbarton: a town lost to the atom

...decades, and former residents and their families still organize visits to the area.One of the town's major businesses, Moody's Drugstore, was dismantled and placed in storage for many decades. Today, its original and fully stocked counter and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-04-08/dunbarton-town-lost-atom
Rich cause moral decay, too

...manufactured exotic derivatives, hedged against the solubility of these investments that were sold under the blessing of Moody's and Standard & Poor ratings, molded by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, manipulated by underwriting branches through subprime...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/letters/2013-03-04/rich-cause-moral-decay-t
Survey: Pessimism among low-wage workers despite job gains

...households have been hit very hard and have not benefited as much from the recovery," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics. "Their real wages are going nowhere. And this is a group that has more debt, fewer assets, is less likely...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-03-20/survey-pessimism-among-low
Private employers add fewer jobs in March

...previous three months.Mark Zandi, the chief economist at Moody's Analytics, said the hiring surge during the previous...reflected a jump in rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy. Moody's helps compile the monthly report with ADP.The ADP report...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-04-03/private-employers-add-fewe
Stocks plunge on concern over Europe's debt crisis

...percent in France, 1.5 percent in Germany and 0.8 percent in Spain. Britain's index was up just 0.3 percent after Moody's stripped the country late Friday of its triple-A credit rating.Among other stocks making big moves:? Drugmaker Affymax...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-02-26/stocks-plunge-concern-over
US household wealth tops pre-recession peak

...It's all but certain that we surpassed that peak in the first quarter," said Aaron Smith, the senior economist at Moody's Analytics.Household wealth, or net worth, reflects the value of assets such as homes, stocks and bank accounts minus...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-03-07/us-household-wealth-tops-p