S&P Global Credit Markets Digest -- Asia-Pacific Update.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2002 Here is the current lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. of top articles and research from Standard & Poor's Credit Information Services See Information Systems. : COMING UP: -- MeadWestvaco Corp.'s $750 Million Senior Unsecured Notes Rated 'BBB' -- Ratings on NTL Inc. Lowered to 'CCC-'; Off Watch; Outlook Negative Due to Liquidity Concerns -- France Telecom's Long-Term 'BBB+' Rating Placed on CreditWatch Negative; A-2 Rating Affirmed -- YTL Power's 'BBB-' Ratings Placed on WatchNeg Following GBP1.24 Billion Deal to Buy Wessex Water UPCOMING TELECONFERENCES (For details please see www.ratingsdirect.standardandpoors.com or www.standardandpoors.com.) PUBLISHED: RESEARCH REPORTS CORPORATES -- European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. High-Yield Bond High-yield bond See: Junk bond high-yield bond See junk bond. Market Down But Not Out (by Diane Vazza, managing director of Global Fixed Income Research at Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services) INSURANCE -- Report Shines Spotlight on 2001 U.S. Insurer An individual or company who, through a contractual agreement, undertakes to compensate specified losses, liability, or damages incurred by another individual. An insurer is frequently an insurance company and is also known as an underwriter. Failures RATING ACTIONS CORPORATE RATINGS -- MeadWestvaco Corp.'s $750 Million Senior Unsecured Notes Rated 'BBB' -- Ratings on NTL Inc. Lowered to 'CCC-'; Off Watch; Outlook Negative Due to Liquidity Concerns -- France Telecom's Long-Term 'BBB+' Rating Placed on CreditWatch Negative; A-2 Rating Affirmed -- YTL Power's 'BBB-' Ratings Placed on WatchNeg Following GBP1.24 Billion Deal to Buy Wessex Water RESEARCH ANALYSIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Promise Co. Ltd. Copyright 2002, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services Ratings Service A company, such as Moody's or Standard & Poor's, that rates various debt and preferred stock issues for safety of payment of principal, interest, or dividends. |
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