The funds were rated either the first or second best funded pension plans in the country by Standard & Poor's throughout Moore's tenure.

All the bonds are rated AA by Standard & Poor's.

The bonds now trade at $103.50; they are rated B+ by Standard & Poor's.

Underwriters said the financing is rated A by Standard & Poor's.

Its bonds are trading at a small fraction of their face value, and are now rated D, for default, by Standard & Poor's.

The issue is rated A by Standard & Poor's.

The number of European industrial corporations rated by Standard & Poor's has climbed 38 percent since the spring of 1999.

The noncallable notes are rated A+ by Standard & Poor's.

Those securities are rated A- by Standard & Poor's.

The company's debt, rated just above junk by Standard & Poor's, is also a concern.