Inevitably bond prices plummeted as the shaky finances of those countries were gradually exposed.

Given its shaky finances, the FHA could be required to turn to the Treasury for a bailout.

But pension problems in Illinois pushed the state's already shaky finances to the edge of a fiscal cliff.

But the Iranian banks' shaky finances and close ties with their government will increase the risks of dealing with them.

Moody's Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings have said the ruling will put increased pressure on the state's already shaky finances.

The civil fraud case contends that Ernst & Young stood by while Lehman used accounting gimmickry to mask its shaky finances.

The main worry was the euro zone, which is facing the prospect of a Greek exit and the shaky finances of Spain.

But some market professionals said Illinois and other issuers would still have to pay high tariffs to lenders for their shaky finances.

Since the 2007-09 recession laid bare some pensions' shaky finances, political pressure has mounted for greater federal monitoring.

That is in contrast to the China-based companies themselves, which, given their shaky finances and structures, could provide more stumbling blocks for plaintiffs.

S&P downgraded New Jersey to AA-minus from AA two weeks before the Republican governor proposes his own fix for the state's shaky finances.

It suggests that after months of clamping down on acquisitive non-state companies, China is increasingly acting to insulate the economy from their shaky finances.

The election, along with the Dutch political crisis, further rattled investors already nervous that Spain's shaky finances could drag the euro zone back into crisis.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois ended its legislative session on Sunday without a new budget, adding pressure to its shaky finances and relatively low credit ratings.

Illinois' shaky finances, including a $105 billion unfunded pension liability, have left it with the lowest credit ratings among the 50 states.