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 Part 2: What Will '07 Bring for Key Sectors? S&P Ratings sizes up prospects for industry groups in the coming year. Part 2 includes a look at media & entertainment, oil & gas, and retailers DECEMBER 8, 2006 What Will '07 Bring for Key Sectors? S&P Ratings sizes up prospects for industry groups in the coming year. Part 1 includes a look at consumer products, homebuilders, and high tech DECEMBER 5, 2006 European Airlines: A Gradual Ascent Due to demand and better oil prices, S&P says the major airlines are coming back from the disruption caused by the August terrorist plots NOVEMBER 27, 2006 European Pharma: A Report Card S&P Ratings' rundown of the key players in the sector finds most in robust health NOVEMBER 7, 2006 Ratings: A 25-Year March to Junk S&P says aggressive financial policies and rising demand for high-yield debt have pushed nearly 50% of companies below investment grade NOVEMBER 6, 2006 Ballot Propositions: A Cheat Sheet With "direct democracy" exploding, S&P spotlights this year's key initiatives and explains how they will affect states' finances NOVEMBER 2, 2006 A Firmer Footing for Big U.S. Banks Standard & Poor's has placed five top banks on CreditWatch, with positive implications, reflecting overall improvement within the industry OCTOBER 26, 2006 Islamic Finance Comes of Age Amid rapid growth, Sharia-compliant banks are looking to expand beyond their traditional markets OCTOBER 24, 2006 One Nation, Over Charged Americans' borrowing levels are at historic highs, but there's no cause for alarm quite yet. How much is too much? OCTOBER 20, 2006 S&P Delivers a Downgrade, Italian-Style The rating agency cut its long-term sovereign rating on Italy to A+, citing the country’s "inadequate" response to fiscal imbalances OCTOBER 9, 2006 Pyongyang's Test: What's the Impact? After North Korea's nuclear power play, S&P says prospects of severe economic sanctions or full-scale military conflict on the peninsula are remote SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 Japan: Can Abe Maintain Fiscal Reform? The new Prime Minister, facing upper house elections and pressures for economic stimuli, may find it hard to keep reducing the country's deficit SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 GM and Ford: Cost Cuts Only the Start These carmakers aren't likely to haul themselves out of the ratings ditch anytime soon, according to S&P SEPTEMBER 19, 2006 Another Ratings Downshift for Ford Standard & Poor's cuts the carmaker's credit score again, citing a "seemingly relentless" deterioration in its North American auto biz SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 Rising Risks for Europe's Power Utilities Bigger investment needs, conflicting objectives, and supply-security concerns are making for an uncertain future AUGUST 31, 2006 Louisiana's Lopsided Recovery In the second of two parts, Standard & Poor's looks at how key parts of Louisiana are faring financially after Katrina's and Rita's devastation AUGUST 30, 2006 Can the Crescent City Come Back? One year after Katrina's devastation, Standard & Poor's examines prospects for New Orleans' financial recovery AUGUST 22, 2006 SEC Shoves Executive Pay into the Spotlight As stock-option scandals multiply, the watchdog agency is demanding more, clearer, and broader information on officers' compensation AUGUST 10, 2006 Airline Ratings: Still Blue Skies British Airways may face lost revenue and added costs because of terror threats, but the outlook for the allegedly targeted airlines are unchanged for now AUGUST 8, 2006 The Future of Oil: Four Scenarios Standard & Poor's examines four possible outcomes and how they would affect economic growth, consumer spending, inflation, unemployment, and other indicators AUGUST 2, 2006 European Pharma: An S&P Report Card New products, strong sales, and productive M&As helped overseas pharma outperform the U.S. sector for the very first time AUGUST 1, 2006 Corporate Bonds: A Gloomier Outlook Look for a boost in the default rates for high yield issues, says S&P. Among the culprits: slowing economic growth and deteriorating credit quality JULY 28, 2006 $100 Oil: The Impact on Auto Makers S&P is not predicting $100 a barrel oil but notes that it would hit some already struggling U.S. carmakers pretty hard JULY 27, 2006 China, Hong Kong Climb the Ratings Ladder Standard & Poor's boosts sovereign debt ratings on both, citing the Middle Kingdom's strengthening banking sector and economic reforms JULY 26, 2006 Behind the Chinese M&A Surge Government plans to relax foreign currency controls will help mainland companies looking to diversify in a competitive market JULY 26, 2006 Taiwan's Top 50: An S&P Scorecard Standard & Poor's third annual survey of Taiwan's top 50 rated corporations is once again dominated by high tech JULY 18, 2006 Oil's $100-a-Barrel Question S&P examines the effect of high oil prices on key industries, and says a spike may boost ratings for some oil and gas outfits and hurt others JULY 11, 2006 Europe's Big Banks: An S&P Report Card Major players are poised to post strong results, although weakness in the financial markets remains a wild card  View Previous Page | View Next Page | |
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