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The Motley Fool May 26, 2009 Morgan Housel	The Most Powerful Companies in the World Allowing one company's actions to have so much influence over the economy is terribly dangerous and never should have happened. But it is still happening, with ratings agencies.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2011 Matt Koppenheffer	Standard & Poor's Lowers the Boom on the U.S. Standard & Poor's put a "negative" outlook on the U.S.'s credit rating. What does that mean for your portfolio?
The Motley Fool December 22, 2011 John Grgurich	Fitch Says "Boo" to U.S. Sovereign Debt Fitch threatens a downgrade.
Financial Advisor July 2011 Brian Perry	Debt Battle Won't Destroy Treasurys A U.S. credit downgrade would hurt the nation's pride and unleash bad publicity, but the real impact on bond investors would be muted.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2011 Morgan Housel	Still the Most Powerful Companies in the World The unmatched power of the rating agencies Moody's and Standard & Poor's.
Registered Rep. May 17, 2011 Alan Lavine	For Good Insurance, Get a Financially Sound Insurer The near collapse of the financial system in 2008 and 2009 makes it prudent to recommend the financially soundest insurance companies -- even though their premiums may be higher than those of lower-rated competitors.
U.S. Banker December 2010 Aneta Markowska	Is There Room for More Fiscal Expansion? As a percentage of total spending, the amount of interest that the federal government pays on its debt is at the lowest level since the mid-1970s. This suggests it is affordable to spur the economy a little bit more.
HBS Working Knowledge August 10, 2011	HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis In the midst of the US debt crisis, Harvard Business School faculty offer their views on what went wrong and what needs to be done to right the US ship of state.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2011 John Grgurich	Bank Stocks Hit by Belgium Downgrade: What Investors Need to Know Moody's downgrades sovereign credit rating by two notches.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2007 Dan Caplinger	The Ratings Game The companies that rate bonds look at several factors in rating fixed-income securities. Learn how these ratings work, and don't buy without knowing the facts.
The Motley Fool March 12, 2009 Alex Dumortier	GE's Downgrade Is a Blessing in Disguise Standard & Poor's downgrades General Electric's long-term debt rating by a single notch, from AAA to AA+, with a "stable" outlook. Was it the right decision?
U.S. Banker July 2008 Michael Sisk	A `Radical' Answer to Credit-Ratings Conflict The government should remove itself completely from the credit-rating business, stop deciding which company can and can't rate a bond, and stop making institutions pay attention to rating agencies whose work may be shoddy - and, it often turns out, is.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2011 Amanda B. Kish	A Game Changer for Mutual Funds Morningstar announces a new analyst ratings system that could have meaningful implications for the mutual fund world.
The Motley Fool March 26, 2009 Morgan Housel	Another Pitiful Stab at Berkshire Hathaway Why do we listen to these people anymore?
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The Motley Fool May 21, 2010 Morgan Housel	Put the Rating Agencies Out of Their Misery Before It's Too Late Once again, raters have proven themselves stuck on stupid. Congress is waking up. Two amendments in the just-passed Senate financial overhaul bill could euthanize the flawed parts of the rating system.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2010 George Magnus	The Bungee-Jump Recovery ... and the deadweight of sovereign debt.
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.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2009 Anand Chokkavelu	Morningstar Has a AAA-Rated Plan Morningstar announced today that it's getting into the credit rating business.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2011 Tim Hanson	Another Reason to Hate the French Because unflattering berets weren't reason enough. We haven't seen a flight from U.S. Treasuries to French or Singaporean bonds even after the downgrade.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger	This Debt Crisis Has Only Just Begun One expert from PIMCO talks about the Greek saga and sovereign debt.
Investment Advisor April 2009 Marlene Y. Satter	The Outlook: Negative, but Sound In the second half of 2008, Fitch Ratings moved its ratings outlook for most insurance regions and sectors globally to negative.
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The Motley Fool May 3, 2010 Nick Kapur	Why Do We Still Listen to the Ratings Agencies? How can investors put their faith back into the very institutions that have, at least partially, created the great financial collapse?
HBS Working Knowledge August 31, 2009 Martha Lagace	Why Competition May Not Improve Credit Rating Agencies Competition in credit ratings forces raters to favor issuers. This is contrary to the interest of those who rely on ratings to make investment decisions or to regulate.
The Motley Fool March 11, 2004 Bill Mann	New Standards Help Shareholders Many will think this sort of topic belongs squarely in the "so what?" category. But after the French company LVMH sued Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MWD) for what it considered to be extremely negative coverage -- and won -- this issue takes on some importance.
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The Motley Fool December 16, 2011 Alex Dumortier	MF Global Infographic: How the Trade Actually Went Down A credit rating downgrade was all it took to spark a liquidity crisis.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique	Europe's Lingering Debt Crisis: Should Investors Worry? The European debt crisis deal doesn't offer much to save the debt-stricken economies and their banking systems.
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.
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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.
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