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Founded in 1900, Moody's Investors Service remains among the most famed and widely utilized sources for credit ratings, research and risk analysis on debt instruments and securities.  In addition, Moody's provides corporate and government credit assessment and training services, credit-training services and credit software to financial institutions, with 9,300 accounts at 2,400 institutions worldwide.  The firm's ratings and analyses track 100 sovereign nations, 12,000 company insurers, 29,000 public finance issuers and 96,000 structured finance obligations.  Moody's employs approximately 3,000 people worldwide and more than 1,000 analysts.  Moody's began as part of The Dun & Br...