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  1. TEXT-S&P ratings - Liberty Global Inc.
    BY Reuters 05:44 AM EDT

    May 16 - =============================================================================== Ratings -- Liberty Global Inc. (LBTYA) ------------------------------------ 16-May-2012. =============================================================================== Country: United States. State/Province: Delaware. Primary SIC: Cable and other. pay TV services.

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    Overview. -- We expect sustained EBITDA and free operating cash flow growth, and a gradual reduction in debt leverage over the next 12-18 months for U.S.-listed international cable operator Liberty Global Inc. (LBTYA) -- We now view LGI's business risk profile as being in the higher range of the "satisfactory" business risk profile category because of its superior asset portfolio diversity and growth p...

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    May 16 - =============================================================================== Ratings -- UnitedGlobalCom Inc. ----------------------------------- 16-May-2012. =============================================================================== Country: United States. State/Province: Colorado. Primary SIC: Cable and other. pay TV services. Mult. Mult.

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2011 was a year of startling volatility. U.S Treasuries served as a safe haven during repeated "risk off" episodes, and were the best performing asset class in the investment grade bond universe.

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In December 2010, a high-profile prediction of a wave of defaults in the municipal bond market began to roil the markets.

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After a year of volatility fueled by the euro zone’s sovereign debt crisis, S&P’s downgrade of U.S. long-term debt, and the Federal Reserve’s “Operation Twist,” bond investors enter 2012 facing more unknowns.

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In general the bond market is volatile, and fixed income securities carry interest rate risk. (As interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall, and vice versa. This effect is usually more pronounced for longer-term securities.) Fixed income securities also carry inflation risk and credit and default risks for both issuers and counterparties. Unlike individual bonds, most bond funds do not have a maturity date, so avoiding losses caused by price volatility by holding them until maturity is not possible.

Lower-quality debt securities generally offer higher yields, but also involve greater risk of default or price changes due to potential changes in the credit quality of the issuer. Any fixed income security sold or redeemed prior to maturity may be subject to loss.

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