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• Berkshire Deal to Boost Heinz Leverage

  By Mary Childs, Bloomberg  |  February 22, 2013

  Acquisition may strip the food company of its investment-grade rating.

• BlackRock Faults Homogeneous Sovereign Debt Ratings

  By Sebastian Boyd and Ye Xie, Bloomberg  |  December 21, 2012

  Money manager uses its own analysis to assess country risk.

• Court Rules in Favor of Credit Raters (Reuters)

  December 4, 2012

  Ohio pension funds had sued rating agencies over losses on mortgage debt.

• SEC Cites Problems at Rating Agencies (Reuters)

  November 16, 2012

  Annual review says some agencies failed to disclose method changes or lagged in downgrading securities.

• U.S. Credit Rating Could Suffer Again (Reuters)

  November 15, 2012

  Long-term plan for debt reduction is needed, rating agencies say.

• Large Banks Win Higher Credit Ratings

  By Matt Robinson, Bloomberg  |  October 24, 2012

  ECB study says rating agencies are 'conflicted' because of the business they get from banks.