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The Motley Fool April 28, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Moody's Good Mood The credit-rating agency reports strong first-quarter earnings.
The Motley Fool February 8, 2008 Morgan Housel	The Moody's Blues Debt-ratings agency Moody's watches its earnings and reputation erode, as the once-lucrative business of rating batches of collateralized debt obligations has begun to sour.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Morgan Housel	Tell Me Why You Love Moody's Eroding of a competitive advantage, many believe, is what drove Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway to start selling shares of Moody's earlier this year.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2007 Michael Leibert	Moody's: No Chink in the Armor Despite feeling some heat, Moody's projects solid growth and maintains a strong competitive position. Investors, take note.
Registered Rep. July 15, 2009 David A. Geracioti	SEC Hits Morgan Keegan With Wells Notice A Wells notice states that the SEC intends to bring enforcement actions for possible violations of federal securities laws.
Financial Planning March 1, 2007 Lynn Hume	The Bond Buyer SEC Votes on Rules for Rating Agencies: The proposed rules would implement provisions of the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006, which Congress approved and President Bush signed to foster increased competition, transparency and accountability among rating agencies.
The Motley Fool June 4, 2010 Anand Chokkavelu	Buffett, the Rating Agencies, and a Possible Opportunity Warren Buffett discusses the rating agencies and suggests a company that may be coming to eat their lunch.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2009 Morgan Housel	I'd Short This Stock David Einhorn, prominent hedge fund manger known for successfully shorting Lehman Brothers, recently disclosed that his firm, Greenlight Capital, is shorting Moody's.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2005 Rich Duprey	SEC Nails Goodyear North America's largest tire maker gets a Wells Notice over accounting issues. What will it mean to investors?
The Motley Fool July 21, 2006 Alex Dumortier	Congress' Move Doesn't Rate With Moody's The market might be overreacting to the prospect of more regulation for ratings agencies. Moody's shares have lost almost 30% since the end of the first quarter. Value investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2010 Alex Dumortier	Morgan Stanley Wishes It Weren't Like Goldman U.S. prosecutors are investigating whether Morgan misled investors in mortgage derivatives; similar to the charges against Goldman Sachs.
BusinessWeek May 28, 2007 David Henry	Buoyant Moody's Moody's has plenty of critics, but it remains massively profitable.
The Motley Fool September 26, 2011 Dan Radovsky	S&P Being Taken to the Woodshed The ratings agency will have to answer the SEC's questions about CDO ratings fiasco.
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Amy Borrus	Rating Agencies Get A Credit Check The SEC and European regulators are debating new rules for the U.S.-led credit rating industry. The commission probably will ask Congress for authority to require rating agencies to open their books and records to the SEC.
CFO September 1, 2003 Tim Reason	Good to Rate The rating agencies are under review for their failure to downgrade Enron more promptly. The only trouble is, proposed reforms might make things worse.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2007 Chuck Saletta	Inherit Warren Buffett's Investing Legacy You can become the next super-investor by buying businesses for less than they're worth. Moody's... Wells Fargo... etc.
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The Motley Fool July 7, 2010 Mac Greer	The Two Sides of Warren Buffett Part three of a five-part interview with Warren Buffett biographer Alice Schroeder.
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Registered Rep. March 5, 2009 Halah Touryalai	"Look Ma, Me Regulate!" No Retention Bonuses from Wells Fargo. Exceptions Apply; Merrill Bonus Saga Continues In its latest effort to prove its effectiveness, the SEC says it wants to reevaluate the rules governing credit-rating agencies.
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The Motley Fool November 13, 2006 Emil Lee	Bend It Like Buffett: Dissecting Moody's All it takes is a single opportunity to buy shares of Moody's at a discount to reap the benefits of a decade worth of superior returns.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Millionaires Need Protecting, Too Regardless of how this issue plays out, expect continuing friction between the SEC and the hedge-fund industry. In the meantime, if you want to use alternative investments, you'd best get started toward the new $2.5 million mark.
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The Motley Fool June 2, 2011 Cindy Johnson	A Warning Shot Fired on These Big Banks One of the best-known credit raters, Moody's, is getting more worried about downside risk at big banks and put these under review: Bank of America... Bank of NY Mellon... Citigroup... Wells Fargo...
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The Motley Fool October 14, 2004 Rich Duprey	The Domino Effect The SEC launches an informal investigation into insider trading at Amkor Technology.
Wall Street & Technology January 23, 2007 Cory Levine	Moody's Hires Rotella as CIO The New York-based parent company of the credit rating, research and analysis firm Moody's Investors Service hired Perry Rotella as SVP and CIO.
Registered Rep. February 4, 2010 Halah Touryalai	NY AG Names Names -- Charges Ken Lewis With Fraud The New York Attorney General's office today charged Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis with fraud for failing to disclose material details about Merrill Lynch in its merger with the brokerage.
Registered Rep. March 11, 2009 Halah Touryalai	Extreme Makeover: SEC With or without an increased budget, the SEC wants to make up for its shortcomings.
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Registered Rep. July 30, 2012 Kristen French	Blotter: August 2012 Among other actions, in July, the SEC charged former Connecticut resident Jerry S. Williams, a stock promoter, and two companies that he controlled, Monk's Den and First In Awareness, with civil fraud.
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