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Robert Folsom
3/12/2008 5:15:00 PM
Amidst all the happy words and noises that followed yesterday's story that "Fed Offers $200 Billion Lifeline for Spurned Debt," most news accounts either failed to include or buried the truly relevant details. Looked at closely, the Fed's "Offer" of a "Lifeline" comes attached with the kind of terms you'd expect from a benevolent loan shark.
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$200 billion, AAA rating, AAA ratings, banking, Fed, Federal Reserve, subprime mortgages, Treasuries
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Economy
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Nico Isaac
3/3/2008 5:15:00 PM
According to Wall Street, well-established rating services are to corporations what Roger Ebert is to cinema. Two thumbs up or AAA -- it's all the same. Or is it? Time and again, the hired prognosticators do not "see" the real value of a company until its completely obvious to everyone else. By then, it's too late...
Filed Under:
Moody's, enron, AAA rating, investment grade, subprime bonds, conquer the crash, Ambac, MBIA
Category:
Economy
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