In a see-saw motion, deals with at least one double-B rating fell from 39% of the total in September to just 15% last month while those with at least one triple-C rose to 33%, from 24%.

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Toward that end, Rose is overseeing the construction of the Glomar C.

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But rates for C. difficile, which mainly strikes the elderly, rose by 2%.

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