Yahoo Finance • yesterday

Greg Abel Has 60% of Berkshire Hathaway's $320 Billion Stock Portfolio Invested in Just 9 Core Holdings

Key Points Abel highlighted nine "core positions" in Berkshire's portfolio in his first letter to shareholders. Every company on the list is a wonderful business with strong operations and wide moats. Only some of them trade for very attr... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 days ago

Stats Perform wraps B-minus rated leveraged loan at lofty 12.35% yield

Stats Perform has completed its $475 million, four-year covenant-lite term loan B at S+700, with a 0% floor and an OID of 96.5 through a Morgan Stanley-led arranger group, according to sources. The yield-to-maturity on the loan is 12.35%.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 days ago

Why I’d Bottom-Fish in CrowdStrike While the Street is Still Nervous About Software

Quick Read Bullet 1 — The Stocks: CrowdStrike (CRWD) is up 22% from February lows and trading 24% below recent highs as cybersecurity becomes an essential defense against advanced AI threats. Bullet 2 — The Story: Agentic AI tools like Cl... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 5 days ago

Blue Owl Fund Gets Negative View from Moody's

Flagship private-credit fund Blue Owl Credit Income took another knock with an outlook change to negative from Moody’s Ratings. Last week, Blue Owl Credit Income said investors asked for 22% of their money back at the end of the first quar... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 7 days ago

Moody’s raises Ryder’s debt level that had been in place since COVID

Ryder’s company debt rating has been upgraded one notch by Moody’s. The move was announced Thursday. It takes Ryder’s debt rating to Baa1 from Baa2. The higher grade cuts across several ratings Moody’s has on Ryder’s various debt instrume... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 10 days ago

3 Reasons We’re Fans of Moody's (MCO)

Although the S&P 500 is down 2.1% over the past six months, Moody’s stock price has fallen further to $443.06, losing shareholders 8.7% of their capital. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation. Following the pullb... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 11 days ago

Two solid ‘yes’ votes for Echo Global’s acquisition: Moody’s and S&P

Two debt ratings agencies have given a vote of confidence in Echo Global Logistics’ recent acquisition of ITS Logistics. Neither Moody’s nor S&P Global Ratings changed their debt rating on Echo Global, which is privately-owned but does ha... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 12 days ago

Private Equity Sales Slump as AI, War Bring New Stress Fractures

(Bloomberg) -- Private equity sales have fallen by more than a third this year, as developments in artificial intelligence and war in Iran heap pressure on a subdued exit market. Buyout firms were sellers in deals valued at about $103 bil... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 12 days ago

Bitcoin Gets Its First Bond Rating as Moody's Grades New Hampshire Deal

Wall Street credit agency Moody's just issued its first credit rating to Bitcoin-backed bonds. Moody's Ratings has assigned a provisional Ba2 rating to a pair of Bitcoin-backed revenue bonds to be issued through the Business Finance Autho... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 12 days ago

Moody’s Rates First Bitcoin Backed Bond

Moody’s Rates First Bitcoin Backed Bond Moody’s (NYSE: $MCO) has issued its first rating on a Bitcoin-backed (CRYPTO: $BTC) bond. The New Hampshire Business Finance Authority is set to issue what appears to be the first professionally ra... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 13 days ago

This is why AI will not be Disruptive on Moody’s Corporation (MCO) Core Business

Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) is one of the best stocks to invest in for good returns. On March 25, Argus reiterated a Buy rating on Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) with a $550 price target. According to the research firm, artificial intel... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 13 days ago

3 Financials Stocks with Exciting Potential

Financial providers use their expertise in capital allocation and risk assessment to help facilitate economic growth while offering consumers and businesses essential financial services. But uncertainty about fiscal and monetary policy has... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 16 days ago

Stock Market Crash in 2026? The S&P 500 Sounds an Alarm as Recession Odds Just Hit Their Highest Level in Years. Here's What History Says Happens Next.

Key Points Moody's artificial intelligence (AI) recession model has reached 49% probability -- and historically, once it crosses 50%, a recession has followed within a year. The Iran war has sent oil prices surging, and energy price spike... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 17 days ago

Why Arm Holdings Stock Is Tumbling Today

Key Points Some Arm shareholders may be taking earlier gains and seeking safer places to put their money. The increasing odds of a recession and potential for higher inflation in the U.S. are making investors more cautious.10 stocks we li... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 days ago

Private credit cracks open door for Wall Street banks' comeback: 'The tug of war is just starting'

Wall Street banks may finally be getting a long-awaited opening to claw back market share from private credit lenders. After a decade in which private credit lenders grew rapidly and took over a large share of financing for leveraged buyo... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 20 days ago

2 Oversold Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy Now

Key Points Moody's recently reported double-digit revenue growth and an impressive earnings jump, despite its stock being hit this year. Pool Corp's business is facing cyclical pressure, but growth could reaccelerate. Both companies boast... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 20 days ago

Moody's cuts rating on private credit fund run by KKR and Future Standard to junk as bad loans grow

Moody's Ratings on Monday downgraded a private credit fund run by KKR and Future Standard to junk amid rising bad loans and a string of weak earnings. The ratings firm lowered the debt ratings of FS KKR Capital Corp by one notch to Ba1 fr... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 21 days ago

2 Investing Moves I'm Making Right Now to Prepare for a Recession -- and 1 I'm Avoiding at All Costs

Recession fears are ramping up again, and now top economists at Moody's forecast a 49% chance that a U.S. recession will begin in the next 12 months. Analysts at Goldman Sachs are slightly more optimistic, predicting a 25% recession risk,... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 24 days ago

Should You Sell Moody’s (MCO) Amid AI Disruption Fears?

We just covered the 10 Best Stocks to Buy Now According to Warren Buffett. Moody’s Corp (NYSE:MCO) ranks #5  (see the 5 best stocks to buy now here). Moody’s Corp (NYSE:MCO)’s shares recently took a hit amid fears that AI could erode the... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 24 days ago

Moody’s Corporation (MCO) Benefits from Near-Monopoly Status in Global Credit Ratings

Ironvine Capital Partners, an investment management company, released its Q4 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Ironvine Capital Partners emphasized in its latest investor letter that long-term equity return... Full story