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Credit rating houses give Carroll high marks for fiscal stability
Carroll County this week received high ratings from national credit rating agencies in their annual review of jurisdictions' financial stability. Credit rating companies Fitch, Standard & Poor and Moody's gave the county marks related to credit...Tags: Credit and Debt, Moody's Corporation, Credit Ratings, Finance
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A do-nothing Congress returns to Washington; don't expect much
A wild windstorm swept through the nation's capital on Saturday, tossing broken tree limbs, downing power lines and forcing thousands of suburbanites to eat dinner by candlelight. On Sunday, with the skies sunny and mostly clear, the oppressive heat...
Tags: Hugo Chavez, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Elections, Credit Ratings, Republican Party
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Democrats, GOP lawmakers disagree on need for special session
Democrats and Republicans sparred Tuesday over whether a special session of the General Assembly is needed to pass tax increases to avert steep budget cuts, while Moody's Investors Service warned the situation could hurt the credit ratings of localities...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Credit Ratings, Republican Party, Democratic Party
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Mayor agrees to remove homes with estimated water bills from tax sale
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake agreed Friday to stop seizing homes over unpaid water bills in cases where the bills were estimated, a practice that city officials say led to widespread inaccuracies. The move is a compromise between Rawlings-Blake and...Tags: Credit and Debt, Credit Ratings
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Howard awarded AAA bond rating for 14th straight year
Howard County has been awarded a AAA credit rating from all three major bond rating agencies for the 14th consecutive year, the county announced Monday. The credit ratings determine the interest rate Howard County pays on bonds. The higher the rating,...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Money and Monetary Policy, Economic Policy, Credit Ratings
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Small investors worry about debt-ceiling impasse
While politicians in Washington refuse to compromise on raising the debt ceiling, small investors are worrying about what a stalemate might mean to their life savings.
Financial planners say they are having discussions regularly with clients about the...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Financial Markets, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Medicare, Republican Party
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State's credit rating threatened
WASHINGTON —A leading bond rating agency threatened Tuesday to downgrade Maryland's gold-plated credit rating because of the protracted debate over raising the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling. Moody's Investors Service announced it would...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Elections, Credit Ratings, Finance, Republican Party
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One of the basics
Upon announcing earlier this week that Harford County government had retained its AAA bond rating, County Executive David R. Craig made a wry comment to the effect that the federal government could take a lesson from Harford County when it comes to fiscal...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Money and Monetary Policy, Credit Ratings, Finance, Republican Party
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Howard keeps top bond rating amid U.S. downgrade pressure
Howard County is preparing for the county's $200 million bond sale Tuesday, buoyed by a AAA credit rating the county just earned from all three major bond rating agencies. This marks the 14th consecutive year that Howard County has earned the stellar...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, National Security, Credit Ratings, Finance
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What happens to Maryland if the U.S. defaults?
Earlier this week, Moody's credit rating agency announced it is reviewing the credit of Maryland and four other AAA rated states in light of the debate in Washington about the possible default of U.S. government debt — even though Maryland pays...Tags: Financial Markets, Republican Party, Manufacturing and Engineering, Romania, Ankara (Turkey)
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Investors' flight to Treasuries seen to have a short-term benefit to consumers
Investors watched stock markets swoon and economists fretted about the nation's fragile recovery on the first day of trading after the unprecedented downgrade of the nation's credit rating. But amid the gloom Monday were a few bright spots for consumers:...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Elections, Petroleum Industry, Credit Ratings, Finance
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City finance nominee had turbulent record in Richmond
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's nominee for city finance director spent a tumultuous three years as top financial official in Richmond, Va., during which he oversaw the forced ejection of the school board from City Hall and was sued by the...Tags: Justice System, L. Douglas Wilder, William Donald Schaefer, Credit Ratings, Finance
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