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BusinessWeek May 28, 2007 David Henry	Buoyant Moody's Moody's has plenty of critics, but it remains massively profitable.
CFO May 1, 2009 Sarah Johnson	Trouble for the Other Big Three? The SEC explores whether new competition for the big credit-rating agencies could make them raise their games.
CFO September 1, 2008 Alix Stuart	Over Rated? The subprime fiasco has put corporate credit-ratings on thin ice.
BusinessWeek October 1, 2007 David Henry	Anatomy Of A Ratings Downgrade How S&P and Moody's miscalculated risk on two top-rated pools of mortgage-backed bonds.
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.
CFO January 1, 2003	Credit Watch S&P's Leo O'Neill to SEC: We are not the watchdogs.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 August 11, 2006 Rich Smith	Senators Snookered by Credit Rating Bill? A Senate bill is unlikely to upset the Moody's - S&P debt-rating duopoly. Here's why and what it means to investors.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2011 Adam J. Crawford	I'm Downgrading Moody's Based on a poor ratings history.
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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.
BusinessWeek August 6, 2007 Roben Farzad	Let The Blame Begin Everyone played some role in the subprime mess - the Street, lenders, ratings agencies, hedge funds, even homeowners. Where does responsibility lie?
BusinessWeek July 23, 2007 Henry & Goldstein	The Subprime Mess: "It's Just Going To Get Worse" Many more borrowers could default when ARM rates rise.
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?
The Motley Fool August 15, 2006 Michael Leibert	Manic, Mighty Moody's With its wide moat and high returns on capital, Moody's is a good pick for investors.
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 Lynn Hume	Bond Buyer The U.S. House of Representatives easily passed legislation designed to foster competition, transparency and accountability in the credit rating industry.
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.
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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 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 February 16, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Mighty Moody's The ratings agency cruises past fourth quarter estimates and announces a 47% dividend increase.
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.
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BusinessWeek December 17, 2009	John W. Rodgers Jr.: My Favorite Indicator The CEO of Ariel Investments looks for early signs of debt problems as an indicator of a bad market.
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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.
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The Motley Fool February 12, 2007 Michael Leibert	All-Weather Moody's Moody's delivers revenue and earnings growth in all kinds of economic conditions. Long-term shareholders would likely find an investment in Moody's to be very rewarding.