Auto news in brief: Ford credit rating cut - Detroit Free Press

Auto news in brief: Ford credit rating cut Detroit Free Press, United States - Oct 7, 2008 Ford Motor Co. will receive a $10-million grant from the US Energy Department to develop plug-in hybrid vehicles and take more steps toward ...

S&P Cuts Ratings on More CDOs - Wall Street Journal

S&P Cuts Ratings on More CDOs Wall Street Journal - 11 hours ago The agency lowered ratings on 30 tranches from six cash-flow and hybrid CDOs and removed 16 of them from watch for possible downgrade. ...

TEXT-Fitch further cuts Icelandic banks - Forbes

TEXT-Fitch further cuts Icelandic banks Forbes, NY - 12 hours ago ... on Rating Watch Evolving; recovery rating of 'RR5' assigned --Hybrid capital instruments: downgraded to 'C' from 'B'; on Rating Watch Evolving; ...

S&P cuts Dexia ratings for second time in a week - Reuters

S&P cuts Dexia ratings for second time in a week Reuters - 13 hours ago It placed Dexia Crediop ratings on CreditWatch negative and lowered the ratings on hybrid capital instruments and junior subordinated debt by three notches ...

TEXT-S&P may cut Depfa Bank PLC - Forbes

TEXT-S&P may cut Depfa Bank PLC Forbes, NY - Oct 6, 2008 The five-notch downgrade of hybrid capital instruments, including junior subordinated debt, reflects the lowering of the counterparty credit rating and the ...