And Fitch Ratings has revised the U.S.'s credit rating outlook to negative, warning of a downgrade if a "credible" budget deal is not reached by 2013.
On Monday night, Moody's changed its outlook for top-rated Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg from stable to negative, warning that they may have to increase support for indebted eurozone states such as Spain and Italy.
The credit rating agency also said the outlook on its long-term rating was negative, warning that it could lower the long-term further rating to AA within the next two years "if we see that less reduction in spending than agreed to, higher interest rates, or new fiscal pressures during the period result in a higher general government debt trajectory than we currently assume".
More gloomy news arrived late Friday when the credit rating agency Standard & Poor's affirmed its investment grade credit rating on the company's bonds but lowered its outlook from stable to negative, warning that the AOL division's poor results might impair its ability to pay down its debts.
An ultimatum almost always seems like a negative warning, and often serves only to put the other person on the defensive.
Unfortunately, many of the stories on pumping that do exist are unnecessarily negative — warning moms what they're "missing" by not feeding their babies directly or even trumpeting the "dangers" of exclusive pumping.
Much coverage of self-testing in the press is also negative, warning of the unreliability of tests and dangers of misunderstanding medical information [ 4- 7].
Much of the coverage of self-testing in the press is also negative, warning of the unreliability of tests and the dangers of misunderstanding medical information [ 5- 7].
"You had some negative profit warnings, and that is dragging the Nasdaq down".
Stocks closed a shaky third quarter shakily yesterday, as negative earnings warnings from Apple Computer and United Airlines pulled down a wide swath of companies.
