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March 12, 2009
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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? |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2011
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Bonds Won't Stay Bulletproof Forever Another downgrade could be in the works, but will it matter? |
BusinessWeek
April 21, 2011
Charlie Rose |
Charlie Rose Talks to S&P's David Beers Standard & Poor's startled world markets this week by lowering its outlook on U.S. debt to "negative." Its sovereign-ratings chief defends the move |
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. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2011 |
Five Questions With John Chambers John Chambers, managing director at S&P's credit market services division and chairman of its sovereign ratings group, talks about S&P's downgrading of the credit rating of the U.S. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
U.S. Treasury 1, S&P 0 Treasuries stand out in a bond market that's otherwise lackluster at best. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2011
Chuck Saletta |
Bond Bubble Double Trouble When debt ratings fall as interest rates rise, bondholders can be in a world of hurt. |
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. |
Finance & Development
December 2010
Arezki et al. |
Bad News Spreads When government debt is downgraded, the ill effects can be felt across countries and financial markets. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Credit Quality Is Worst in 25 Years -- Hoorah! The ratio of companies getting downgraded to those being upgraded in the first quarter reached a high mark not seen since 1983. But far from despairing, this announcement contains a hint of optimism. Here's why. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2011
John Grgurich |
Fitch Says "Boo" to U.S. Sovereign Debt Fitch threatens a downgrade. |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier Bonds are sophisticated tools to help safeguard your portfolio from the perils of riskier investments. Here's the latest intelligence on their high-stakes world and where some of this country's most prominent economic advisors think our economy is heading next year. |
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
July 26, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Get Ready for a U.S. Debt Downgrade? The odds are higher than you think. |
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
March 5, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Is GE the Next Falling Domino? What's going on here? |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
How China Could Make U.S. Stocks Soar Maybe there's a better place than Treasuries for the most-populous nation's money. |
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 7, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Credit Downgrade: What to Expect This Week Thoughts on the unknown. Now that America's credit rating has been downgraded, how is Mr. Market going to respond when the markets open tomorrow morning? |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Rating Agencies Begin to Come Clean If any group deserves the most blame for shady practices that gave credence to subprime debt, it might be the rating agencies. |
BusinessWeek
July 4, 2005
Chester Dawson |
Why The Dollar Is Blooming Again Compared with Japan and much of Europe, U.S. growth prospects look sunny. |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier Don't be fooled by their low-profile reputation. Beneath that cunning disguise, bonds are sophisticated tools to help safeguard your portfolio from the perils of riskier investments. Here's the latest intelligence on their high-stakes world. |
The Motley Fool
April 2, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier Bond basics and beyond. A look at the week's activity in the bond market, and much more. Spying on rates: U.S. Treasury -- 2-year... 5-year... Clues to the market... Detecting developments... Hot tip... |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier Bond basics and beyond for the past week. U.S. Treasury: Price... Yield... 2-Year... 5-Year... Clues to the market... etc. |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2010
Tom Lydon |
Gold, Treasuries, and Dollar ETFs: Connecting the Dots Gold, Treasury, and dollar ETFs have been on a tear this year, luring investor assets by the billions with every move in sentiment. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier Bond basics and beyond. Spying on rates: U.S. Treasury -- 2-year... 5-year... Clues to the market... Detecting developments... Hot tip: Agency mortgage bonds suffered their worst month in June in nearly four years... etc. |
The Motley Fool
December 26, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier Your latest intelligence from the world of fixed-income bonds. Here is information on the basics and beyond. U.S. Treasury: Price... Yield... 2-Year... 5-Year... Clues to the market... etc. |
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
May 29, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier Bond basics and beyond. A look at the week's activity in the bond market, and much more. Spying on rates: U.S. Treasury -- 2-year... 5-year... Clues to the market... Detecting developments... Hot tip... |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier Don't be fooled by their low-profile reputation. Beneath that cunning disguise, bonds are sophisticated tools to help safeguard your portfolio from the perils of riskier investments. Here's the latest intelligence on their high-stakes world. |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Biggest Blunder in 40 Years Looking at the past 40 years, would you know which type of investments would have produced the best returns? Hint: It's not stocks. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
2007's Big Surprise Mutual funds that invest in Treasury securities have put in an unexpectedly good performance in 2007, giving broader-market indexes a run for their money. |
On Wall Street
March 1, 2011
Jerry Webman |
The End Of The Bond Empire? Now, investors reasonably ask whether fixed income investments actually have a future. My answer is that they do. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Are Bulbs Brightening at GE? There was room for optimism in the big conglomerate's new strategic outlook. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier Bond basics and beyond. Spying on rates: U.S. Treasury -- 2-year... 5-year... Clues to the market... Detecting developments... Hot tip: If you want to take a bite out of the Big Apple, the city's recent bond offerings may be worth a munch or two... |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2009
Ivan Martchev |
Freaky February: Both Stocks and Treasuries Fall What to make of February's asset class performance. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Beware This Investment's Hidden Risks Bonds deserve a place in most investors' portfolios. But relying on them exclusively could be riskier than you think. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
GE Braces for a Downgrade General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt now says that he's prepared to run the company as a double-A. Did he paint himself into a corner? |
The Motley Fool
January 13, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Should GE Be Broken Up? Is GE Capital weighing down its parent? |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier Bond basics and beyond. A look at the week's activity in the bond market, and much more. Spying on rates: U.S. Treasury -- 2-year... 5-year... Clues to the market... Detecting developments... Hot tip... |
CFO
June 1, 2010
Randy Myers |
Ratings Disaster Congress takes another stab at reforming the credit-rating agencies, whose AAA seal of approval helped fuel the subprime crisis. But will any change truly make a difference? |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier Bond basics and beyond. A look at the week's activity in the bond market, and much more. Spying on rates: U.S. Treasury -- 2-year... 5-year... Clues to the market... Detecting developments... Hot tip... |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier Your weekly intelligence report on the bond market. U.S. Treasury... Two-year... Five-year... Clues to the market... Detecting developments... etc. |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2011
John Grgurich |
After Friday's Downgrades, More Pain in the Banking Sector Banks feel the pressure. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Another Pitiful Stab at Berkshire Hathaway Why do we listen to these people anymore? |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2004
David Forrest |
Valuing the Biggest and the Best Some old-school insight into the new economy stocks. |
CFO
September 1, 2008
Alix Stuart |
Over Rated? The subprime fiasco has put corporate credit-ratings on thin ice. |
