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    German data indicate recession continued in Q2 - economist

    2023-06-26T16:06:00Z

    The latest data regarding Germany’s economy, indicate that the European power house was in a recession during the second quarter of 2023, marking the third negative quarter in a row, according to Franziska Palmas, senior Europe economist at Capital Economics. According to Palmas, German GDP fell by 0.5 percent in ...

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    S&P revises outlook for Wolverine Worldwide

    2022-06-05T12:39:00Z

    S&P Global has revised its outlook on Wolverine Worldwide to negative but maintains its BB rating on the issuer credit rating. Wolverine ended the first quarter with a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.2x due to last year’s acquisition of Sweaty Betty, a $30 million settlement related to PFAS contamination at a ...

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    Birkenstock assigned a ‘B’ rating by S&P

    2021-04-20T14:46:00Z

    The rating agency S P Global assigned a ‘B’ rating with a stable outlook to BK LC Lux Finco 1 Sàrl , the parent company of Birkenstock . The rating comes after the private equity firm L Catterton and its affiliates, including Financière Agache , the investment ...