"Pressures from rising inequality will exacerbate already material fiscal challenges on the horizon," Moody's warns in a report.
The SEC says Moody's failed to ensure the accuracy of statistical models and apply rating symbols consistently.
A report by Moody's says lax accounting requirements for reverse factoring arrangements helped mask the U.K. firm's deteriorating financial condition.
"The Whole Foods acquisition is an immediate credit positive for the company on a variety of fronts," the rating agency says.
Regulators had fined the rating agency $1.4 million for publishing a "misleading" report that flagged Chinese companies for weak corporate governance.
Moody's says credit risk is rising at a time when the average dollar amount of negative equity at trade-in is at record levels.
Moody's predicts unfunded liabilities will increase by 40% to $1.75 trillion over the next two fiscal years amid weak investment performance.
More than 80% of the layoffs will be in Deutsche Bank's private and commercial clients division.
Cash holdings were up 1.8% from the year prior, with the technology sector accounting for a record 46% of total cash in 2015.
Moody's cites "deteriorating credit conditions especially in commodity sectors such as oil & gas and metals & mining."
New Jersey's "posture toward Atlantic City reduces the likelihood that it would rescue other financially distressed cities," the rating agency warns.
'Economic and financial risks to the Chinese government's creditworthiness are gradually increasing,' says S&P.
