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The Motley Fool April 6, 2005	Return on Equity: The Basics A company's return on equity (ROE) reflects the productivity of the net assets (assets minus liabilities) a company's management has at its disposal. Let it be your crystal ball when evaluating stocks.
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The Motley Fool July 6, 2007 Tom Taulli	Barbarians for Sale The legendary private equity shop KKR announces plans to hit the street. Is this just an attempt to cash out at the peak in the market and dump shares on the unsuspecting public?
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.
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Entrepreneur September 2003 C.J. Prince	Got Leverage? If you're ready to sell, you've got the upper hand. Large buyout firms will be looking to entrepreneurs.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2007 Michael Leibert	Moody's Busy Quarter Moody's stock price has been under pressure this year, as investors have worried about an industry slowdown in mortgage lending. Based on the company's strong first-quarter earnings, those concerns seem at least premature.
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BusinessWeek February 26, 2007 Matthew Goldstein	Hedge Funds Jump Into Private Equity Eager to boost performance, hedge funds are entering the market at a risky moment.
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The Motley Fool August 1, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Moody's in a Funk? The debt rater failed to beat earnings estimates last quarter. It was the first time this had happened since way back in first-quarter 2000, and when investors look to Moody's second-quarter 2006 earnings report tomorrow morning, they'll be hoping it was the last.
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The Motley Fool January 18, 2005 Tom Taulli	Celanese Leaves Investors Scraps This global integrated producer of value-added industrial chemicals is either No. 1 or No. 2 in the markets it focuses on and its IPO is a killer deal for private equity group Blackstone. But what about others?
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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.
BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 Gail Edmondson	A Red Carpet For Americans As the pickings in the U.S. get lean, private equity groups have discovered that Europe is the land of opportunity.
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