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...“Pictures” is the ballad, sparsely produced, with moody piano from Greg Phillinganes, one-time MD for Michael Jackson....
...They get together, although it soon becomes apparent that Ron uses his moody sunglasses as protection against the world; underneath, he’s squinting into the abyss....
...Two moody trio sessions were recorded for release as jukebox 45s....
...Allen, a commanding presence all night, moved seamlessly through moody sustains and bluesy licks to speedy lines that played on the edge of the harmonies beneath....
...At Chinato, Ray Zhou’s moody new cocktail bar on New York’s Lower East Side, Chinese-style cuisine is the order of the day....
...Henry Purcell’s “Dido’s Lament” gained delicate piano voicings, a moody “Dos Gardenias” featured a subtle salsa shift and McBride followed the vocalist’s every move on “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down...
...“We haven’t really seen any losses of significance yet, but we will,” said Mike Santomassimo, Wells’ chief financial officer....
...US corporate defaults almost tripled last year to 105, according to a Moody’s report this week, with 60 per cent of those defaults constituting distressed exchanges — up sharply from 35 per cent in 2022....
...“It’s going to become more of a credit-picker’s market,” predicts Mike Scott, head of global high-yield and credit opportunities at Man Group GLG....
...Fitch, Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s are the world’s three most prominent agencies engaged in rating wholesale debt. Moody’s still rates the US as AAA....
...In that sense, stronger debt-to-equity ratios can sometimes be “illusory”, Moody’s analysts wrote in a note in May....
...Rising-star duo Franc Moody channel Ennio Morricone into Donald Byrd’s jazz and choir composition “Cristo Redentor” to bring the compilation to an end....
...Moody’s estimates first-lien loan holders recovered about 95 cents on the dollar in restructurings from 1987 to 2019....
...“It’s an existential issue for them,” says Begley, of Moody’s....
...Arnon Musiker, head of Australian infrastructure at credit agency Moody’s, said that Forrest’s move showed an “inflection point” had been reached, with shareholders, boards, governments and consumers all...
...unfolded over crisply minted rhythms, drummer Justin Tyson dazzled with new-generation beats and bass guitarist James Genus, unassuming and rock-solid in support, delivered a whisper-quiet complexity of moody...
...“Unless there is a very clear definition of war, you are not going to be able to apply the exclusion with any consistency,” said Mike Kessler, head of cyber at US-listed insurer Chubb....
...Sajjad Alam, an analyst at Moody’s, said last year’s huge cash influx had put the sector “in the best place I have seen in the last 15 years....
...S&P Global, Moody’s and Fitch dominate the credit ratings market....
...The UK’s credit rating currently stands at Aa3 with Moody’s and AA with rival S&P....
...The programme balances trenchant solos and gritty grooves with moody soundscapes and a ballad. And there’s ample space for Pelt’s working band to stretch out and shine....
...Rating agencies S&P and Moody’s have both said the “mini” Budget was negative for the country’s creditworthiness ahead of scheduled ratings reviews on Friday....
...Galaxy Digital, US billionaire Mike Novogratz’s crypto financial group, said on Wednesday it had exposure of nearly $77mn in cash and digital assets to FTX, of which $47.5mn was being withdrawn....
...The real question, however, is whether or not the EU actually wants this moody, indecisive and unreliable former member back....
...Cohen returns muted, moody and hinting at song on “Part VII”, playing over dark-toned piano. On “Part VIII” he brashly energises the mood while piano and drums ebb, flow and shift dynamics underneath....
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