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By Serena Ruffoni Bond investors have given a thumbs-down to the Italian election results. Foreign officials have urged the country to form a government quickly and stick to economic reforms. But one key group has not yet spoken, and that's the ratings f

A SHARP jump in global miner Rio Tinto's debt has led to a downgrade in its credit outlook by ratings agency Standard & Poor's. S&P downgraded the miner's outlook to negative from stable. It affirmed Rio's A minus credit rating. The company's reported gr

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has downgraded its outlook on the A- long term rating assigned to mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd. In a statement to the media, S&P said Rio's leverage has increased beyond the agency's previous expectations. The outlook means

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's says Rio Tinto's debt is rising faster than expected and has downgraded the diversified miner's outlook to negative, while reaffirming its A-minus credit rating. Unless Rio makes large asset sales or iron ore prices remai

(Reuters) - A year ago, New Jersey 's firebrand Republican Governor Chris Christie called on lawmakers to cut the state's income tax rate as part of the " New Jersey Comeback ," a campaign aimed at boosting economic growth. But the Democrat-led legislatu

LONDON, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Ratings agency Moody's cut Britain's domestic and foreign currency government bond ratings by one notch to Aa1 from the top notch triple A on late Friday. The outlook on the ratings is now stable, the rating agency said on its