NEW YORK (AP) — Standard & Poor's lowered Chesapeake Energy's credit rating Tuesday, questioning how quickly the company could remedy its financial woes. The credit ratings agency believes that Chesapeake will struggle to generate enough cash to pay off its debts as natural gas prices plunge. S&P pushed Chesapeake further into junk investment ...

ST. LOUIS, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Arch Coal, Inc. (ACI) today closed on a new $1.4 billion term loan that was upsized from the previously announced $1 billion due to strong investor interest.  ...

Arizona State Credit Union added construction loans to its home loan portfolio in anticipation of an improving economy, as evidenced by the 27 percent growth of new home sales in M

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