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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 06:06 PM Original message |
S&P Downgrades Venezuela's Credit Rating |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why would anyone buy a Venezuelan bond anyway? |
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metalbot (234 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 06:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Because they pay 14% interest |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. I wonder if this has to do with the gold recall |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Venezuela's debt is about $55 billion (USD) |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 06:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. True |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 06:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. High growth is not worth taking on debt. |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I don't think so either |
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socialshockwave (637 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. Maybe if good ol' Hugo stopped nationalizing EVERYTHING |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. I suppose that's why S&P down-graded the US |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 07:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Credit Raters have First Amendment immunity - "opinions" are just that |
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dd2003 (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
8. 14% Is a nice return |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. I can hear Hugo saying, "Bésame el culo marrón." |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 07:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. He probably will say it out loud. And he isn't the only one |
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Tipring (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-21-11 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
14. Hugo |
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