Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Moody's Corporation (formerly known
as The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation) of our report dated May 24, 2000,
except as to the effect of the Distribution described in Note 1 which is
as of June 15, 2000, relating to the combined financial statements of
Moody's Corporation at December 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998 and for
the three years ended December 31, 1999, which appears in the Information
Statement in The New D&B Corporation's Registration Statement on Form
10/A-3, which Information Statement is included in the Current Report on
Form 8-K of Moody's Corporation dated October 3, 2000.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement our report dated February 2, 2000, except as to Note 16 which is as
of February 16, 2000, relating to the consolidated financial statements of
Moody's Corporation (formerly known as The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation) at
December 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998 and for the three years ended
December 31, 1999, which appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Moody's
Corporation (formerly known as The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation) for the
year ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
October 12, 2000
