CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch rates GE Equipment Midticket LLC, series 2007-1 as follows: --$243,000,000 4.91% class A-1 'F1+'; --$75,000,000 4.58% class A-2a 'AAA'; --$208,000,000 One-Month Libor plus 0.20% class A-2b 'AAA'; --$53,000,000 4.53% cl
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to approximately $354 million Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust (MWPAT) pool program bonds, series 13. The bonds are scheduled to price on Nov. 28 through a syndicate led by
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--William Blair Company initiated research coverage of Cardica, Inc. (Nasdaq: - ) ($7.96) with an Outperform rating and Aggressive Growth company profile. Cardica develops, manufactures, and markets micro-stapling devices that
NEW YORK (AP) -- Standard Poor's Ratings Services on Tuesday lowered its outlook on FedEx Corp. to "Stable" from "Positive," citing possible impacts from a slowing U.S. economy and the package delivery company's ongoing investments. SP said the compa
NEW YORK (AP) -- Moody's Investors Services said Tuesday it will review Target Corp.'s debt ratings after the discount retailer said it will take on debt to help repurchase up to $10 billion in shares. The agency said it will look at what impact the
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to $750 million of enhanced trust preferred securities issued by Citigroup Capital XX, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. The securities are considered Tier I regulatory c
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(This is an amendment for a press release issued earlier today and adds on the rating affirmations for the subordinated debt, support and support floor) Fitch Ratings has placed Freddie Mac's (FRE) 'AA-' rated preferred sto
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has downgraded and removed from Rating Watch Negative Target Corporation's (Target) ratings as follows: -- Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'A' from 'A+'; -- Bank credit facility to 'A' from 'A+'; -- Se
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has placed Freddie Mac's (FRE) 'AA-' rated preferred stock on Rating Watch Negative following this morning's announcement that the company is considering a number of options to manage regulatory capital requir
NEW YORK (AP) -- Moody's Investors Services on Tuesday raised the non-investment grade senior debt ratings of Senior Housing Properties Trust to "Ba1" from "Ba2." The real estate investment trust's outlook is stable. "This upgrade results from the im
NEW YORK (AP) -- Credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service said Tuesday it is reviewing its ratings of insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. for a possible upgrade. Travelers' strong and sustained operating performance and improved operational leverage an
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings assigns an underlying 'AA-' rating to Washington County School District (the district), Utah's $50 million general obligation (GO) school building bonds (Utah School Bond Guaranty Program), series 2007. I
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating to the city of Tampa, Florida's (the city) approximately $53.3 million of water and sewer systems revenue bonds, series 2007. The bonds are scheduled to price Nov. 29 via negotiatio
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the week of Nov. 12, 2007, the following ABCP issuers in Fitch's U.S. ABCP SMART system were updated: --APRECO, LLC (August 2007) --Asset One Securitization, LLC (September 2007) --Belmont Funding (August 2007) --CAFCO,
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch assigns an 'A' rating to approximately $60 million School Facilities Financing Authority (the authority) general obligation (GO) revenue bonds (Grant Joint Union High School District), series A. The Rating Outloo
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