Moody's
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Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the holding company for Moody's Investors Service which performs financial research and analysis on commercial and government entitities. The company also ranks the credit-worthiness of borrowers using a standardized ratings scale. The company has a 40% share in the world credit rating market.
The basic ratings in Moody's scale, from best to worst:
Investment grade
Aaa, Aa1, Aa2, Aa3, A1, A2, A3, Baa1, Baa2, Baa3
Speculative grade
Ba1, Ba2, Ba3, B1, B2, B3, Caa1, Caa2, Caa3, Ca, C
Special
D (in default), WR (withdrawn rating), NR (not rated)
Moody's was founded in 1909 by John Moody.
See also
External links
- Moody's (http://www.moodys.com)
- Credit Raters Exert International Influence (washingtonpost.com) (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A5572-2004Nov22?language=printer)
- The history of Moody's (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5573-2004Nov22.html)Template:Econ-stub