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The financial definition you need to know today: May 27, 2023 Mack Wilowski is a staff writer for Investopedia, focusing on breaking news stories, earnings previews, and company-specific insights and ...

Just three U.S. companies still have the perfect AAA credit rating. But one of those is looking shakier and could be stripped of the pristine rating. Exxon Mobil (XOM)'s credit was put on CreditWatch ...

(The Center Square) – Texas has maintained its AAA/Aaa credit rating from the major credit rating agencies S&P Global Ratings, Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service and KBRA, the state ...

Credit rating agency Fitch warned on Wednesday that the United States’ AAA rating could be downgraded if a deal to raise the nation’s borrowing limit isn’t reached before the Treasury runs out of ...

Standard & Poor's cut the Netherlands' credit rating on Friday, leaving just three eurozone countries with the gold standard rating. Meanwhile, the ratings firm raised Spain’s rating outlook, citing ...

A messy election could harm more than just faith in democracy — it could also cost the United States its perfect credit rating. Fitch Ratings wrote in a report Monday that it will closely monitor the ...

Credit ratings are a critical factor when it comes to investing as they indicate the creditworthiness of an entity, be it a company or a country. A higher credit rating implies a lower risk of default ...