Moritz Kraemer was an executive in S&P’s sovereign-bond unit when it cut the U.S.’s rating in 2011. Now an economist for German bank LBBW, he says the dysfunction in Washington has only worsened. Read ...

More companies are paying up when they sell debt to protect their credit ratings and preserve their flexibility down the road.

Capital costs will rise if wildfire risk is poorly managed. Utility CFOs must now treat wildfire mitigation as a core financial strategy. Without a robust plan, credit ratings will suffer, increasing ...

Johnstown Redevelopment Authority’s long-term S&P Global Ratings underlying bond evaluation was recently upgraded to “BB+” from “BB.” ...

Yes, again. As fragile as Oklahoma County's finances are, another misstep with Moody's Ratings, a missed deadline, could make ...

Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times file Share Two months ago, a Wall Street rating agency warned there was a “one in two chance” of a drop in the bond rating that determines Chicago’s borrowing costs.

A Moody's Ratings upgrade means Hawaii DOT's airport division is headed to market with across-the-board double-A ratings.

while its municipal improvement corporation leave revenue bonds are rated AA-. A reduction in credit ratings would make borrowing more expensive to reflect higher risk. “The CreditWatch ...

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announced the state Airports System bond rating was upgraded by Moody’s Investors ...

Hawai'i's Airports System bond rating upgraded to Aa3 by Moody's; higher rating before $600 million bond issue.