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Moody’s Downgrades Portugal–Throws It Under The Bus

Posted: April 5, 2011 at 4:55 am

Moody's downgraded Portugal again, this time to Baa1 from A3. The credit rating agency also said the outlook for the nation's financial prospects was negative. Moody's might as well have ...
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While Nuclear Waste Piles up in U.S., Billions in Fund to Handle It Sit Unused

Posted: March 30, 2011 at 11:40 pm

While Nuclear Waste Piles up in U.S., Billions in Fund to Handle It Sit Unused by Joaquin Sapien ProPublica, March 30, 2011, 11:52 a.m. While the nuclear crisis in Japan ...
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Media Digest (3.16.2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: March 16, 2011 at 4:11 am

Portugal's debt was cut two levels by Moody's (MarketWatch) Radiation levels rose at a reactor in Japan (Reuters) Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) will have a hard time taking over NYSE; Euronext ...
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Moody’s Downgrades Spain, But Misses A Point

Posted: March 10, 2011 at 6:16 am

Moody's downgraded Spain's sovereign paper "by one notch to Aa2 from Aa1. The outlook on the Aa2 ratings is negative." The cost of fuel and inflation of goods were not ...
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Why Moody’s May Not Have Cut Greece Enough

Posted: March 7, 2011 at 5:04 am

Moody's downgraded Greece's government bond ratings to B1 from Ba1 and said its outlook for the sovereign paper was "negative."  The drop was three notches, an unusual move for a credit ...
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Moody’s Japan Outlook And The Price Of Oil

Posted: February 22, 2011 at 5:24 am

Moody's put the rating of Japan's debt on credit watch. The outlook was cut to "negative" from "stable." The government of Japan's current rating is Aa2. Moody's said, "The rating ...
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As Moody’s Downgrades Egypt, A Win For Credit Agencies And Investors

Posted: January 31, 2011 at 4:57 am

Moody's downgraded the debt of Egypt, one of the few times a credit rating agency acted quickly to change an opinion on sovereign debt. Moody's, Fitch, and S&P have been ...
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Moody’s: Unpleasant Comments On US Debt

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 8:36 am

Moody's made comments on the sovereign paper of the UK, UK, Germany, and France. Each of these nations has a Aaa rating currently. The assessment of each was harsh but ...
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Media Digest 1.5.2011 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: January 6, 2011 at 4:01 am

LinkedIn will go public this year (Reuters) China said the yuan was not the cause of trade problem with the US (Reuters) BP plc (NYSE: BP) and other firms involved ...
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Portugal Downgrade? Rolling Debt Problems Across Europe

Posted: December 21, 2010 at 4:43 am

Sovereign debt downgrades are usually a self-fulfilling prophecy. Moody's or another agency threatens a downgrade or actually makes one. This causes the country which faces the action to explain to ...
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Moody’s May Downgrade Spain, The European Picture Darkens

Posted: December 15, 2010 at 5:50 am

Moody's may take away Spain's Aa1 sovereign debt rating. The agency gave its reasons: (1) Spain's vulnerability to funding stress given its high refinancing needs in 2011. This vulnerability has ...
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Moody’s Warning On US Debt Rating Ignored By Congress

Posted: December 13, 2010 at 12:45 pm

Moody's says that plans by Congress and the Administration to extend tax cuts may stimulate the US economy for the next year. That will be the end of the positive ...
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The Nine Most Mismanaged Charities In America

Posted: November 19, 2010 at 6:20 am

Rating the non-profit sector is tricky.  The main ratings services Charity Navigator and BBB Wise Giving Alliance are both flawed. Moreover, some in the non-profit world object to the idea ...
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Media Digest 11/12/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: November 12, 2010 at 4:04 am

EU officials tried to reassure capital markets about Ireland's viability. (Reuters) Yahoo ! (NASDAQ: YHOO) said a report it would lay of 20% of staff was "misleading." (Reuters) Newsweek and ...
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Moody’s Upgrades The People’s Republic

Posted: November 11, 2010 at 6:15 am

Two days ago, a major Chinese credit rating agency downgraded US sovereign debt. The reasons were that deficits and the national debt were too high, and growth was too slow. ...
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