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Moody’s downgraded Cosan S.A. to B1 from Ba3 on July 16, 2026, keeping a negative outlook. Moody’s cited weak parent-level interest coverage, reduced dividend inflows after issues at Raízen, and expects negative holding-company free cash flow in 12 to 18 months. S&P had cut Cosan and Rumo in March.

S&P Global Ratings cut Cosan S.A. to BB- from BB and placed it on CreditWatch Negative on 6 March 2026, also applying the same action to subsidiary Rumo S.A., citing Cosan’s ratings as a cap. Moody’s had downgraded Cosan to Ba3 on 24 February and warned of reputational and refinancing risks, including a US$500m 2028 bond.

S&P Global Ratings downgraded Cosan S.A. (NYSE:CSAN) issuer credit rating to B+ from BB- and removed it from CreditWatch with negative implications. It also cut Cosan Overseas Ltd. perpetual notes to B+. S&P cited weaker diversification after Raízen’s 65 billion real debt restructuring, expecting interest coverage below 1.0x and leverage around 2.5x-3.0x in 2026.

Raízen agreed to sell its entire Argentina downstream fuel business to Switzerland-based Mercuria for well over $1 billion, according to the companies, with Mercuria also taking on the Argentine unit’s debts. The deal includes the Dock Sud refinery (101,000 bpd) and about 800 Shell-branded stations, plus related assets. Raízen said proceeds will support its balance sheet amid heavy debt and a major out-of-court restructuring.

The article explains the U.S.-made Patriot mobile air defense system and why interceptor missile supplies are down. It cites Raytheon and Lockheed for system details and notes CSIS estimates about 65% of U.S. interceptors were expended Feb to July, leaving under 850. It says the U.S. approved 5,250 interceptors for Gulf states and awarded Lockheed a contract up to $58.6B.

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) said the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded it a $7 million, 24-month contract to use quantum computing, machine learning, and advanced visualization to improve power grid resilience and protection. The work, with Infleqtion and Penn State, targets detection and response to multiple concurrent physical and cyber threats, addressing NERC N-2 contingency requirements.