Last week, the firm cut Cyprus's sovereign-debt rating a notch to triple-C from triple-C-plus, saying it sees the economy now shrinking 6%, heightening the risk that Cyprus may not be able to meet the terms set for the loan.

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The consortium can call off the GMAC deal if GM's debt sinks below triple-C.

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The counterparty was the troubled bond insurer ACA Financial Guaranty, which Moody's cut dramatically from A to triple-C one day in December.

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GM's debt is now two notches away from triple-C.

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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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As more people are diagnosed, the death toll from hepatitis C could triple over the coming decades to 30, 000 a year from roughly 10, 000 now.

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This gives Bristol three different triple-drug approaches to use in treating hepatitis C.

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With this sequence of bets you'll (a) be exposed to market losses to the extent of the money you paid for the trade, (b) get triple the index return up to 15%, (c) give up any gains above 15%.

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