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Why the Moody’s Downgrade of France Doesn’t Matter

Posted: November 20, 2012 at 10:36 am

The big news might have read "MOODY'S DOWNGRADES FRANCE" had it not been for the Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) debacle this morning. The reality is that the downgrade just does not matter. ...
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Bracing For The Euro Without Greece… Other PIIGS Too (EWG, EWQ, FXE, EWI, IRE, IRL, NBG, GREK, EWP, STD, BBVA, VGK, FEZ)

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 12:20 pm

So much for any great help from the ECB, France, Germany, and any other entity being able to help the Euro stay together.  Rumors have been out that nations have ...
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S&P European Downgrades Driving Home (EWQ, EWG, EWO, ALU)

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 10:38 am

The rumors that Standard & Poor's is set to downgrade certain European nations after the close is putting pressure on financial markets this Friday.  Is it fitting that it is ...
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S&P Claims France “AAA” Rating Action Is Not Real (EWQ)

Posted: November 10, 2011 at 11:55 am

OK, the ratings agency games have always been interesting and that is hard to refute.  Today's news just takes the cake entirely.  S&P has "clarified and erroneous message" when it ...
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European ADRs Leading The Charge Higher (ALU, MT, BHP, STD, IRE, CS, UBS, DB, FTE, PHG, ERIC, NOK, NBG, SI, TI, EWI, EWQ, EWG)

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 8:01 am

Greece and the rest of the PIIGS were hurting us for so long that it seems hard to believe that the Europeans are setting a 50% haircut for the Greek sovereign ...
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Are French Banks Next On The Block After Italy? (EWQ, FTE, BNPQY, EEA, FEZ, IEV)

Posted: July 11, 2011 at 3:19 pm

By now, the term "PIIGS" is rather well-known due to debt woes and economic woes of Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Spain.  French banks have been considered as having above-average ...
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Select Fund Sell-Offs in Europe (EWP, EWI, EWG, EWU, EWQ, IEV, IRL, SNF, GF, RNE, CEE, EWL)

Posted: May 25, 2010 at 2:50 pm

It is not hard to find ADRs which have sold off by about 50%, and some are worse than that out of Europe.  These shares are getting the double-whammy now ...
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