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Will there be a liquidity crisis in 2019? Economic and Wall Street historian John Steele Gordon discusses the recent market volatility and whether there will be a liquidity crisis in 2019. Other stories about: Will there be a liquidity crisis in 2019?

Apple is the most logical buyer of Netflix: Porter Bibb Mediatech Capital Partner’s Porter Bibb discusses why Apple is the most logical buyer of Netflix. Other stories about: Apple is the most logical buyer of Netflix: Porter Bibb

Will the stock market rally in 2019? Hennessy Funds Portfolio manager Ryan Kelly discusses the state of the stock market and whether the markets will rally in 2019. Other stories about: Will the stock market rally in 2019?

Will Apple form a partnership with Tesla in 2019? Wedbush managing director Dan Ives and Consumer Edge Research senior analyst Jamie Albertine discuss whether Apple and Tesla will form a partnership in 2019. Other stories about: Will Apple form a partnership with Tesla in 2019?

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US stock market: Will we see a bull market in 2019? Fairfield Strategies Founder Katie Stockton discusses whether we will see a bull market in 2019. Other stories about: US stock market: Will we see a bull market in 2019?

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Tech industry is paying about $1B a month because of these tariffs: Consumer Technology... Consumer Technology Association's Gary Shapiro on the future of technology and the impact of Trump administration's trade negotiations with China on the U.S. tech sector and his new book 'Ninja Future.' Other stories about: Tech industry is paying about $1B a month because of these tariffs: Consumer Technology...

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Investigating the newspaper malware attack Fox News national security analyst Walid Phares on the newspaper malware attack and the challenges investigating cyber attacks. Other stories about: Investigating the newspaper malware attack

Will the high-tax state exodus continue? Former Clinton pollster Doug Schoen on some Americans moving from high-tax states to states with low-tax rates or no taxes and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, (D-Mass.), forming an exploratory committee for a 2020 presidential bid. Other stories about: Will the high-tax state exodus continue?

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Tax tips: What you need to know before you file your taxes in 2019 The Marks Group PC's Gene Marks on the key tips taxpayers need to know before they file their taxes in 2019. Other stories about: Tax tips: What you need to know before you file your taxes in 2019

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The top New Year's Eve wine recommendations Wine Spectator Magazine Associate Editor Gillian Sciaretta offers some wine recommendations for New Year's Eve. Other stories about: The top New Year's Eve wine recommendations

Android apps sharing data with Facebook without users' consent: Report Hotspot Shield security analyst Robert Siciliano on a cyber attack that hit major newspapers and a report that some popular Android apps send data to Facebook without consent. Other stories about: Android apps sharing data with Facebook without users' consent: Report

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We believe NTUC Income's risk position has improved based on the insurer's reduced dependence on non-traditional forms of capital (participating shares) and its managed exposure to risky assets. We have therefore revised upward our assessment of the insurer's financial risk profile. We expect NTUC Income to maintain its solid competitive position and high likelihood of extraordinary support from the Singapore government. We have revised our assessment of NTUC Income's SACP to 'a' from 'a-'. At the same time, we are affirming our 'AA-' local currency long-term issuer credit rating and financial strength rating on the Singapore-based insurer. The stable outlook over the next 12-24 months reflects our view that NTUC Income will maintain its very strong linkage with, and important role for, the Singapore government. SINGAPORE (S&P Global Ratings) Dec. 31, 2018--S&P Global Ratings today affirmed its 'AA-' local curren

MADRID (S&P Global Ratings) Dec. 31, 2018--S&P Global Ratings today withdrew its 'AAA' issue credit ratings on UniCredit Bank's German public sector covered bond program and all related issuances at the issuer's request. At the time of the withdrawal, the outlook on the ratings was stable.

NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) Dec. 28, 2018--S&P Global Ratings placed its 'A' rating on Public Finance Authority, Wis.' series 2013A and taxable series 2013A-T multifamily housing mortgage revenue bonds, issued for Legacy Shamrock Community LLC (Legacy Shamrock), Ga. (Shamrock Gardens Apartments project), on CreditWatch with developing implications. We are unable to complete our annual surveillance review due to insufficient information. We haven't received the trustee and owner questionnaire, which contains material information for our review. We expect to receive the questionnaire by Jan. 31, 2019. In addition, we reviewed audited financial information available on the electronic municipal market access system that indicates the project's annual debt service coverage was over 2x in fiscal 2017. Placing the ratings on CreditWatch developing indicates that we could raise, affirm, or lower our ratings on the bonds. Management indicates that on

SAN FRANCISCO (S&P Global Ratings) Dec. 28, 2018--S&P Global Ratings raised its long-term rating to 'A' from 'A-' on the Chula Vista Municipal Financing Authority, Calif.'s series 2015B revenue refunding bonds. The outlook is stable. The rating action reflects the application of our updated methodology "Special Assessment Debt," published April 2, 2018 on RatingsDirect. "The rating reflects our view of the authority's strong economic fundamentals, strong district characteristics, and adequate financial profile," said S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Brian Phuvan. The stable outlook reflects our expectation that the local economy will remain adequate-to-strong given its access to a broad and diverse metropolitan statistical area and given strong incomes.

SAN FRANCISCO (S&P Global Ratings) Dec. 28, 2018--S&P Global Ratings raised its long-term rating to 'A' from 'BBB+' on the Chula Vista Municipal Financing Authority, Calif.'s series 2015A special tax revenue refunding bonds. The outlook is stable. The rating action reflects the application of our updated methodology "Special Assessment Debt," published April 2, 2018 on RatingsDirect. "The rating reflects our view of the authority's strong economic fundamentals, strong district characteristics, and adequate financial profile," said S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Brian Phuvan. The stable outlook reflects our expectation that the local economy will remain adequate-to-strong given its access to a broad and diverse metropolitan statistical area and given strong incomes.

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Oakland mayor says she doesn’t regret warning the city about ICE raid Fox Business contributor Rachel Campos Duffy and Congress on Racial Equality Spokesman Niger Innis on how Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said that she doesn’t regret warning the city about an ICE raid. Other stories about: Oakland mayor says she doesn’t regret warning the city about ICE raid

China may take over Kenya’s largest port: Report Fox Business foreign policy analyst Walid Phares discusses how China may take control of Kenya’s largest port and President Trump’s Middle East strategy. Other stories about: China may take over Kenya’s largest port: Report

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China allows US rice imports amid trade war Fox News contributor Fred Barnes discusses how China announced that it will allow rice imports from the U.S. Other stories about: China allows US rice imports amid trade war

Sears chairman submits roughly $4.6 billion takeover bid to save the company: Report “Bulls and Bears” panel on how Sears Chairman Eddie Lampert offered to buy the retailer out of bankruptcy. Other stories about: Sears chairman submits roughly $4.6 billion takeover bid to save the company: Report

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NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) Dec. 28, 2018--S&P Global Ratings revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed its 'A' issuer credit rating (ICR) on Vitalant (formerly Blood Systems, Inc.), Ariz. An ICR reflects the obligor's general creditworthiness, and an ICR is not specific to a given debt issue because it does not consider the security and other credit and legal characteristics of a given debt issue. "The negative outlook reflects weakened operating results, likely breach of debt service covenant requirements although management expects waivers from all debt holders, and improvement efforts that will take two to three years to materialize," said S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Jessica Goldman. A lower rating is precluded due to improved balance-sheet measures following the paydown of a line of credit, reducing debt by about $50 million from the 2017 year-end figures. The balance-sheet position remains sufficient to support

NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) Dec. 28, 2018--S&P Global Ratings today assigned a 'BB-' issue-level rating and '1' recovery rating to Camp Hill, Pa.-based drugstore chain operator Rite Aid Corp.'s $2.7 billion new asset-based lending revolver (ABL) and $450 million first-in, last-out (FILO) term loan, both maturing in 2023. The '1' recovery rating indicates our expectation for very high (90%-100%; rounded estimate: 95%) recovery in the event of a default. As a result of the increase in secured debt, we revised the recovery rating on the guaranteed unsecured notes to '6' (rounded estimate: 5%) from '5' and lowered the issue-level rating on the guaranteed unsecured notes to 'CCC+' from 'B-'. Our 'CCC+' issue-level rating and '6' recovery rating (rounded estimate: 0%) on the unguaranteed unsecured notes are unchanged. Rite Aid extended the maturity of its ABL by three years, which we view as

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BOSTON (S&P Global Ratings) Dec. 28, 2018--S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'A' long-term rating to the San Francisco City & County Airport Commission's $119.3 million in series 2019A new money and refunding and $5.6 million in 2019B taxable special facilities lease revenue bonds, issued on behalf of SFO Fuel Co. LLC. At the same time, S&P Global Ratings affirmed its 'A' long-term rating and underlying rating (SPUR) on the series 1997 and 2000A special facilities lease revenue bonds, which we expect this transaction will fully refund. The outlook is stable. In addition to the refunding, the bonds includes approximately $65.2 million to finance additional jet fuel storage (two 67,000 fuel storage tanks, increasing on-airport storage capacity by 47%) and related improvements under an extended lease to 2047 with the planned improvements expected to be completed by February 2020. "The ratings reflect our opinion of the facility's ve

On Dec. 28, 2018, S&P Global Ratings revised the sovereign credit ratings on El Salvador to 'B-/B' from 'CCC+/C' after El Salvador's Congress approved the refinancing of the Eurobond due in December 2019, which gives certainty about the government's ability and willingness to comply with future amortizations on external debt. The outlook is stable. At the same time, we're improving our economic risk (to '9' from '10') and industry risk scores (to '7' from '8'), reflecting the Salvadoran government's expected ability and willingness to comply with future amortization on external debt. Moreover, given that the sovereign is no longer under financial distress, we perceive less pressure for system-wide funding. As a result, we're revising El Salvador's Banking Industry Country Risk Assessment (BICRA) to a stronger category (to group '8' from '10') and strengthening the anchor for banks

AN FRANCISCO (S&P Global Ratings) Dec. 28, 2018--S&P Global Ratings lowered its underlying rating (SPUR) to 'BBB+' from 'A' on the California Statewide Communities Development Authority's series 2016 local Measure R sales tax revenue certificates of participation (COPs), issued on behalf of the cities of San Fernando and Azusa. The outlook is positive. "The rating action reflects the application of our priority-lien tax revenue debt criteria, published Oct. 22, 2018, on RatingsDirect, which factors in both the strength and stability of the pledged revenue, as well as the general credit quality of the cities as obligors," said S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Dan Kaplan. The priority lien rating on the series 2016 COPs is limited by our view of the city of San Fernando's general creditworthiness, and is constrained from going higher unless our view of San Fernando's general creditworthiness improves. Key credit considerat

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OVERVIEW Castlelake Aircraft Securitization Trust 2015-1's issuance is an ABS transaction backed by the AOE issuers' series A, B, and C notes, which are in turn backed by aircraft- and engine-related leases, as well as shares or beneficial interests in entities that directly and indirectly receive aircraft portfolio leases and residual cash flows, among others. We affirmed our ratings on the class A, B, and C notes. The affirmations reflect the portfolio's stable performance despite a relatively older aircraft portfolio and drop in the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio for the notes since closing. CENTENNIAL (S&P Global Ratings) Dec. 28, 2018--S&P Global Ratings today affirmed its ratings on Castlelake Aircraft Securitization Trust 2015-1's class A, B, and C fixed-rate asset-backed notes (see list). Castlelake Aircraft Securitization Trust 2015-1's issuance is an asset-backed securities (ABS) transaction backed by the AOE issuers' series A, B,

NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) Dec. 28, 2018--S&P Global Ratings has lowered its ratings to 'BBB+' from 'A-' on the Public Finance Authority, Wis.' (The Rubix Apartments Project) series 2017A and taxable series 2017B bonds, and lowered its rating on the authority's subordinate series 2017C multifamily housing revenue bonds to 'BB+' from 'BBB-'. The outlook is negative. "The downgrade is based on our view of highly vulnerable operating performance of the project with the year-to-date 12-month average economic occupancy near 80%," said S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Ki-Beom Park. The Rubix Apartments, 20 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip and five minutes from Nellis Air Force Base, was built in 2009 as a hotel. In 2015, the property was remodeled into a multifamily apartment complex. The four-story building, surrounded by ample parking, consists of 236 fully furnished studio apartments. The bond proceeds were l

RATINGS Foreign Currency: B-/Stable/B Local Currency: B-/Stable/B For further details see Ratings List. OVERVIEW El Salvador's Congress approved the issuance of new external debt to cover the payment of the eurobond due in December 2019. El Salvador's debt trajectory has stabilized following lower fiscal deficits that we expect to remain over the next three years. However, limited monetary flexibility, a weak economy, and a damaged debt payment culture constrain the ratings. We are raising our sovereign credit ratings on the Republic of El Salvador to 'B-/B' from 'CCC+/C'. The stable outlook reflects our expectation of consistently moderate fiscal deficits and stable debt levels in next three years. RATING ACTION On Dec. 28, 2018, S&P Global Ratings raised its long- and short-term sovereign credit ratings on the Republic of El Salvador to 'B-/B' from 'CCC+/C'. The outlook is stable. Our 'AAA' transfer and convertibili