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To: russwinter who wrote (26602)3/30/2005 7:37:42 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 116555
 
<<When General Motors Corp. tore up this year's financial projections on March 16, credit rating companies should have responded by instantly slashing the automaker's debt to junk. Their failure to pull the trigger is both puzzling and troubling.>>

It's not puzzling....if you understand that the rating agencies are a bunch of corrupt thugs bent on facilitating transfer of wealth into insiders pockets (and not troubling if you remain short the stocks of the compaines involved). Look at how they behaved during the Conseco, Enron and WorldCom fiascos, absolutely deplorable.



To: russwinter who wrote (26602)3/30/2005 11:51:34 PM
From: mishedlo  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 116555
 
A Tsunami Wave of Foreclosures
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com

Mish



To: russwinter who wrote (26602)3/31/2005 12:35:24 AM
From: mishedlo  Respond to of 116555
 
The Venus de Milo had better wear a top and Michelangelo's David should put on some pants if they're going to be seen at a yard art business. Bartholomew County officials told the business near Interstate 65 that it must move cement copies of the classical statues — and about 10 others — out of public view because they are obscene under Indiana law.
sfgate.com



To: russwinter who wrote (26602)3/31/2005 10:59:16 AM
From: Gemlaoshi  Respond to of 116555
 
Russ,
The credit rating agencies suffer from the same moral hazard problem as the FED. By downgrading GM and F debt to junk, many institutions could no longer hold their paper, and would have to divest, creating a downward spiral.

The moral hazard is: do we downgrade and increase the probability of throwing them into Chapter 11, or do we hold and hope for the best.

They faced the same problem with Enron...and failed the test!!

Dave