Rating blues
23 April 2008

The rating agency s lucrative business during the structured finance boom delivered 50%plus operating margins. They have now deflated, but only to a stillhealthy 46% in the first quarter. With plenty of fallout still to come, it could be hard to stop them falling further.
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