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Both Sides Now: Spitzer-Matalin on Chase Chastened & Bain Targeted

HuffPost Radio | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Time, President Obama, Glass Steagall, Speaker Boehner, Bain Capital, Mitt Romney, Pete Peterson, Jamie Dimon, Mary Matalin, Dodd-Frank, Eliot Spitzer, Volker Rule, Newsweek, Arianna Huffington, Paul Krugman, Jpmorgan-Chase, Paul Ryan, S&P, Politics News

Eliot & Mary debate how a bad bet in London -- shades of AIG! -- produced "told you sos" from those wanting a strong Volcker Rule. Is Regulation still evil? Then: the two debate opening partisan attacks on Bain and Debt.

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Some Good News For Greece

Reuters | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Greece Credit Rating, Greek Credit Rating, Video, Eurozone Crisis, Standard and Poor's, Greece Debt Crisis, Reuters, Business News, S&P, Greek Debt Crisis, Euro Crisis, Business News

ATHENS, May 2 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's raised Greece's credit rating to low-speculative grade on Wednesday, lifting it out of default terri...

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Spain Downgraded

AP | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Video, Spain Credit Rating, Business News, Spain Debt Crisis, S&P, Spain Downgraded, Spain Credit Rating Downgraded, Spain Credit Rating S&p, Business News

NEW YORK — Standard & Poor's lowered Spain's long-term credit rating by two notches on Thursday, saying the country's budget problems are likely...

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Best Rally In A Month

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Bond Market, Video, Dow Jones, Wall Street, Stocks, Djia, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Stock Market, Bonds, Nasdaq, S&P, Europe, Corporate Earnings, S&P 500, Business News

The U.S. stock market has shaken off its worst plunge in months by having a crazy two-day rally, fueled mainly by wishful thinking. The Dow Jones I...

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A Mountain Of Bad News Around Student Loans

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Youth Employment, Bankruptcy, Unemployment, Moody's Analytics, Money, Student Debt, S&P, Student Loans, College News

Thought the mortgage crisis was a rough ride? Buckle up for the next financial crisis. Student-loan debt may be the next major U.S.-asset bubble to...

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How to Manage Risk of Stock Investments Today?

Irene Aldridge | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Investing, Etfs, Stocks, Finance, Risk Management, S&P, Equities, Business News

With globalization reshaping traditional business models, domestic stock-issuing firms are under increasing margin-reducing pressure from lean foreign competitors.

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Moi, J'ai été Experte Dans Une Agence De Notation...

Sara Bertin | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Agence De Notation, éConomie, Crise éConomique, Crise De La Dette, Note Souveraine, Aaa, S&P, Fitch, Moody's, France News

Les notes des agences, même le fameux AAA, sont une opinion. Elles ne sont ni une vérité, ni une recommandation d'achat ou de vente. Une simple opinion.

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The S&P and the EU: Timing Is Everything

Adam Levin | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, European Debt, U.S. Debt Downgrade, Greece, France, S&P, Standard & Poor's, Spain, Italy, Greek Debt Crisis, Portugal, Business News

In keeping with a tradition firmly established in the 20th century, Europe suffered a late-night bombing raid on Friday evening.

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S&P Downgrades France And Italy As Investors Avoid Eurozone

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: France Downgrade, Eurozone Downgrade, European Debt Crisis, S&p Downgrade, Eurozone, Video, France, Eurozone Crisis, Standard & Poor's, European Union, S&P, Business News

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services slashed the credit ratings of nine eurozone countries on Friday, marking a deterioration in confidence in the troub...

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Who Is Going to Bail Out China?

Chriss Street | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Bank of China, China Hard Landing, Tsinghua University, Gansu Provincial Highway, Hunan Provincial Expressway, China Construction Bank, Credit Crunch, China Daily, Venomous Inflation, Zhou Mubing, Guangdong Provincial Communications Group, Sichuan Railway, S&P, Asia Times, Business News

Given the state integration of banks and the economy, if Chinese local governments are unable to pay their debts, who will bail out China's economy?

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Hungary's Credit Rating Downgraded To Junk By S&P

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Video, Financial Aid Package, Credit Downgrade, International Monetary Fund, European Union, Credit Rating Agencies, Standard & Poor's, S&P, Hungary, Business News

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Wednesday downgraded Hungary's credit rating to "junk" level because of worries about proposed policy changes re...

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Arrogance of Self-Appointed Judges of U.S. Credit

Frank A. Weil | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: US Credit Rating, Credit Rating Agencies, Pimco, S&P, U.S. Credit Downgrade, Moody's, Politics News

The bond markets do not need their views to make assessments of the situation. The markets by themselves are the best indicator of what everyone needs and wants to know.

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Big Banks Could Face Downgrade When S&P Updates Ratings

Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Video, S&P, Citigroup Downgrade, Bank-of-America-Citigroup, Bank of America Citigroup Downgraded, Standard and Poor's, Bank of America Downgrade, Big Bank Downgrades, Business News

Standard & Poor's plans to update its credit ratings for the world's 30 biggest banks within three weeks and may well mete out a few downgrades in...

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EU: S&P French Rating Mistake 'A Very Serious Incident'

Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Video, France, Standard and Poor's, French Credit Rating, Business News, Douglas Peterson, Eurozone Debt Crisis, S&p French Rating Mistake, Europe, S&P, Business News

An erroneous downgrade of French sovereign credit rating by Standard & Poor's rating agency on Thursday was a very serious incident and will have ...

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Stock Markets Sink Amid European Crisis

AP | MATTHEW CRAFT and DAVID K. RANDALL | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Greece Crisis, Dow Jones, Stocks, Stock Markets, Economy, Nasdaq, Financial Crisis, European Crisis, S&P, Business News

NEW YORK — Trouble on two fronts in the European debt crisis sent American stocks tumbling Wednesday to their biggest loss since the rocky tradi...

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SEC Reportedly Probes Possible Insider Trading Before U.S. Downgrade

Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Video, Insider Trading, Business News, Illegal Trading, S&P, Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Credit Rating, Big Banks, U.S. Credit Downgrade, Business News

Securities regulators have sent subpoenas to hedge funds and other trading firms as it probes possible insider trading before the U.S. government'...

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S&P Official: U.S. Now Has 'Less Ability' To Stimulate Economy

Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: John Chambers Stimulus, Aaa Rating S&p, Downgrade S&p, Downgrade Economy, John Chambers, Standard and Poors, S&P, AAA Rating, Business News

Standard & Poor's decision to strip the United States of its AAA rating suggests the country has less room to boost growth with fiscal spending, t...

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Simon Johnson: Pay More Attention To S&P Subprime Ratings

New York Times | Simon Johnson | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Bloomberg, Congress, Subprime Mortgages, Economic Policy, Federal Government, Global Association of Financial Institutions, New York Times, S&P, AAA Rating, Standard & Poor?S, Business News

Standard & Poor’s downgrade of United States government debt last month has been much debated, but not enough attention has been devoted to the fact...

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Sleepless From the Stock Market

Matthew Edlund, M.D. | Posted 11.06.2011

Security and comfort are difficult to find these days, and the stock market often moves "contrary to fact."

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S&P Considers Ranking Subprime-Backed Securities Above U.S. Government

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Subprime Crisis, Subprime Mortgages, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Financial Crisis, Standard & Poor's, Credit Rating Agencies, S&P, Credit Rating, Subprime Loans, U.S. Credit Downgrade, Business News

Though the credit rating agency Standard & Poor's no longer believes the United States merits a top triple-A rating, it is prepared to put its stamp o...

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Biden: Economy Needs More Stimulus

Reuters | By Jeff Mason | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: White House, Politics News, President Barack Obama, Deven Sharma, Economy, McGraw-Hill Companies Inc, Douglas Peterson, Business News, Standard & Poor's, Jobs, Job Growth, Joe Biden, S&P, Stimulus, Vice President Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Politics News

Vice President Joe Biden said on Friday the U.S. economy needed more stimulus to get it moving, putting in a plug for government intervention shortly ...

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7 Of Warren Buffett's Biggest News Moments

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, American Express, Video, Great Recession, Economic Crisis, Bank of America, Economic Optimism, Omaha, Warren Buffeett, S&P, Slidepollajax, U.S. Credit Downgrade, Business News

Warren Buffett's actions might not be predictable, but people certainly do take notice of them. His investments are mimicked, his remarks publicized a...

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We Are Not AAA

Vitaliy N. Katsenelson | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: SP Rating Meaning, Standard and Poor's Ratings, AA+ Rating, Sp, Standard and Poor's, AAA to AA+, US Rating Change, Standard & Poor's Rating Change, Politics News

I have received many emails and a few calls from friends, asking one question: What are the consequences of the downgrade? So I decided to put my thoughts on paper.

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Jared Bernstein: Barack Obama Has 'Plenty' Of Economic Options

The New Republic | Jared Bernstein | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Congress, Unemployment, Great Recession, Double-Dip Recession, President Obama, Federal Aviation Administration, Fiscal Stimulus, Monetary Stimulus, Economic Recovery, Gdp Growth, S&P, Job Creation, Business News

Here’s the policy reality facing the president: The economy is stuck in the mud and the American people are losing faith that policy makers can do a...

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S&P Threatens To Downgrade State And Local Governments

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: State Government, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New Jersey, State and Local Government, Super-Downgrade, Fbi, Credit Rating Agencies, Standard & Poor's, Nevada, Wsj, S&P, U.S. Budget Control Act of 2011, AAA Rating, U.S. Credit Downgrade, Local Government, Business News

Standard and Poor's decision to downgrade the United States' sovereign credit rating has already sent shock waves through the stock market and worsene...

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