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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 09:41 AM Original message |
SURPRISE OBAMA SHUTDOWN: Critical Enablers Of Financial Crisis - NOW - "LIABLE FOR WHAT THEY SAY" |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
1. I'm shocked, shocked I say. So NOW they're all worried about the effects of their ratings? |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
2. I'm not sure how to feel about this. |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 09:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Ratings firms who are prepared to stand by their ratings will fill the gap |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 10:35 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Excellent. God forbid the big three actually have to do the research necessary for accurate ratings |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 09:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. "The three Bigs are trying to blackmail the regulators." |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 02:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
26. S&P and Fitch ratings will come with a disclaimer. |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 09:54 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. The market won't go anywhere. The current players will either adapt and act responsibly |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 10:00 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Exactly |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 10:01 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Know anything about rating bonds? I could use some more income, haha. nt. |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 06:14 AM Response to Reply #10 |
22. I think that was the point. Say their "crap" was good as fucking gold......... |
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BobTheSubgenius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-25-10 07:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. Empty threat - totally agree. |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 10:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Wall Street is loving it today: S&P up 25 points on this news and a 5% drop |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
3. I want bad things to happen to Moodys. Nt |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 09:53 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. +1 nt |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
7. Translation |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
8. Seeing as they participated in the financial fraud that was being... |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
12. Unfortunately, it's exactly the wrong approach |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 11:23 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Maybe so. But this at least applies downward pressure. nt. |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. this is what happens when you take an essentially regulatory function and put it in private hands |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 07:21 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. what are you a socialist? |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
15. More blatant extortion from the banksters. Will they buckle again? |
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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
18. k&r! nt |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-22-10 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
19. Good news. |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
20. I seem to recall people screaming about Venezuela doing something like this. |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 06:06 AM Response to Original message |
21. Shit, I should start a "service". Before all you had to do was get a............ |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
24. As was pointed out this morning in the SMW thread, by Ozymandius |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
25. Very interesting. Ratings capture is a big part of the problem |
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Liberty Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
27. Thou shalt not lie. True conservatives should support this! |
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