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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Moody's upgrades outlook on U.S. states.

Moody's has lifted its collective outlook on U.S. states to stable from negative, citing increasing revenues following improving labor and housing sectors, consumer confidence and stock-market performance. Credit quality is strong, with 30 states holding the two highest ratings, AAA or Aa1. Due to its massive pension gap, Illinois has the lowest rating among states, A3, while the local government outlook remains negative.

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