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Buoyed by continued momentum in corporate debt issuance, ratings company Moody's (NYSE:MCO) beat the Street on Friday with an 8.6% leap in first-quarter profits.In addition to revealing results that topped forecasts, the parent of Moody's Investors Services also raised the midpoint of its full-year earnings guidance above Wall Street's expectations.The company said it earned $188.4 million, or 83 cents a share, last quarter, compared with a profit of $173.5 million, or 76 cents a share, a year earlier.Excluding one-time items, it earned 97 cents a share, easily trumping consensus calls from analysts for 87 cents.Revenue jumped 13% to $731.8 million, narrowly surpassing the Street's view of $729 million. U.S. revenue climbed 18% to $406.1 million, while international revenue gained 8% to $325.7 million."Moody's results in the first quarter of 2013 reflected strong operating performance for both Moody's Investors Service and Moody`s Analytics," CEO Raymond McDaniel said in a statement.Lo...
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By David HenryNEW YORK (Reuters) - Moody's Corp <MCO.N>, owner of one of the three major debt-rating agencies, reported a 56 percent rise in second-quarter profit, b...
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Moody's Corp. said Friday its fourth-quarter earnings rose to 70 cents a share, up 63% from a year earlier, versus analyst expectations of 71 cents a share. Revenue ...
Bolstered by a cascade of corporate bond issues, Moody's (NYSE:MCO) beat the Street on Friday with a 41% leap in third-quarter profits, prompting the company to hike...
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DOW JONES NEWSWIRESMoody's Corp. (MCO) has named former Pfizer Inc. (PFE) chairman and chief executive Henry A. McKinnell Jr. as its new chairman, following the rati...
SAN FRANCISCO (MarkerWatch) -- Moody's Corp. said late Thursday its board elected Henry McKinnell as non-executive chairman. McKinnell, a former Pfizer Inc. chief ex...
