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Moody's Investor Service provides corporate credit ratings and research which are used in investment decisions by businesses and investment profiessionals.
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Students, professors, and media should consult a local library or our list of Free Reports. We cannot provide discounts.
You can view Moody's Ratings Definitions document on their main site. Alacra does not have anything to do with the creation of these reports.
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We offer several choices for M&A data, and not just financial details, which are found in MarketLine and Globaldata Mergers and Acquisitions Intelligence.
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Company Snapshot for Dell Computer: http://www.alacrastore.com/company-snapshot/Dell-Inc-1004833
Keyword search results for Dell Computer: http://www.alacrastore.com/search/dell+computer
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No we do not provide MSDS sheets on the Alacra Store is an e-commerce website offering access to reports from a host of business information databases. The following website may be more useful to you: http://www.msds.com/