Currently, only five US corporations hold a AAA credit rating from S&P. Listed here are the companies, their quotes and charts, and their 1-year performance (as of 6/8):
Automatic Data Processing - (ADP), Chart, 1-Year: -9.8%
Exxon Mobil - (XOM), Chart, 1-Year: -16.5%
Johnson & Johnson - (JNJ), Chart, 1-Year: -13.7%
Pfizer Inc - (PFE), Chart, 1-Year: -15.4%
Microsoft - (MSFT), Chart, 1-Year: -20.0%
On March 12th, General Electric had its ratings downgraded from AAA to AA+ by Standard and Poors. Of the few that are on the list, only GE was at risk of losing its AAA-rating.
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On June 8th, 2009,
posted in: Markets by Marcelo Perez Tags: automatic data processing, company ratings, company stats, credit ratings, exxon mobil, johnson and johnson, microsoft, pfizer, S&P AAA rating, standard and poors, triple a rating
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