Vivendi hit by downgrade and new accounting fears

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Vivendi hit by downgrade and new accounting fears

July 05, 2002 12:00 am

Vivendi Universal was dealt a double blow this week when questions were raised over the company’s accounting practices and a downgrade by Moody’s to junk status sent the media group’s share price plummeting to levels not seen since the late 1980s.

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