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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.
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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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