Summary: The number of rising stars has increased by two entities since the last reporting period, pushing the 2013 count to 37 at the end of the year. We define rising stars as issuers that Standard & Poor's has upgraded to investment grade (rated 'BBB-' and higher) from speculative grade (rated 'BB+' and lower). In this CreditMatters TV segment, Associate Director Gregg Moskowitz explains the key trends and data points.
