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		<title>Wall Street traders faring better than CEO&#8217;s, Ex Citigroup bigs Prince and Rubin have some &#8217;splainin to do to Congress; Vikram Pandit may make more than a buck a year yet; The SEC&#8217;s rocky road to changing its poor image; Los Angeles financial meltdown?; California&#8217;s pension fund mess; Apartment rents on the rise</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Traders Beat Wall Street CEOs in Pay
Now to Explain the Party Favors
Fannie, Freddie Touch Off Swaps Scrap
SEC faces setbacks, skepticism in trying to reform its enforcement image
Moody&#8217;s and S&#38;P reproached
A grim assessment of L.A.&#8217;s finances
Shortfall Awaits California&#8217;s Big Pension Funds
Apartment Rents Rise as Sector Stabilizes

Traders Beat Wall Street CEOs in Pay &#8211; WSJ
Many Wall Street [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SEC on the hunt for banks that used Lehman repurchase games to hide liabilities; ex-IBM guy pleads guilty in Galleon insider trading case; BofA Merrill poised to expand; At least 17 smaller TARP wards of the state not doing so well; Moody&#8217;s, S&amp;P win at least temporary reprieve in investors&#8217; lawsuit; Lehman unsecured claims may fall; New iPhone to bypass AT&amp;T said to be on the way</title>
		<link>http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/sec-on-the-hunt-for-banks-that-used-lehman-repurchase-games-to-hide-liabilities-ex-ibm-guy-pleads-guilty-in-galleon-insider-trading-case-bofa-merrill-poised-to-expand-at-least-17-smaller-tarp-wards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
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SEC questions Wall Street firms on use of repurchase agreements
Ex-I.B.M Executive Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Galleon Trading Case
Some TARP Beneficiaries Continue to Stumble
BofA pushes on with corporate growth plans
Moody’s, S&#38;P Win Dismissal of Investors’ Fraud, Negligence Suit
Lehman Says Unsecured Claims May Fall to $260 Billion in Review
New iPhone Could End AT&#38;T&#8217;s U.S. Monopoly

SEC questions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moody&#8217;s warning on AAA ratings for U.S., UK, France, Germany;  Goldman and JP Morgan forcing hedge funds to put up more collateral on CDS trades; Dodd&#8217;s financial overhaul plan due out today; AIG said to have cut bonuses by $21M; UBS sees 2010 turnaround</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Moody&#8217;s Warning Weighs on Futures
Goldman Sachs Demands Derivatives Collateral It Won’t Dish Out
Sen. Dodd to introduce plan to overhaul financial regulatory system
AIG Said to Cut Bonuses by $21 Million to Meet Feinberg Mandate
UBS Sees Turnaround in 2010
Tests fail to duplicate acceleration problem in Prius

Moody&#8217;s Warning Weighs on Futures &#8211; Wall Street Journal
&#8230;.Moody&#8217;s said the U.K., [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greece facing possible downgrades from Moody&#8217;s, S&P; Greece is on strike</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Greece Risks Downgrade Within Month on Struggle to Cut Budget
Moody’s Says Greece May Be Cut If Fiscal Plan Missed
Nationwide Strike Paralyzes Greece


Greece Risks Downgrade Within Month on Struggle to Cut Budget - Bloomberg

Greece’s debt rating may be cut within a month as it struggles to pare the European Union’s largest budget deficit, driving up borrowing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alleged Goldman code thief out on bail; B of A promoting rainmakers; California IOU souvenirs?; Fitch cuts California rating; Moody&#8217;s ups Brazil&#8217;s rating;  Deutsche Bank selling Worldwide Plaza</title>
		<link>http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2009/07/goldman-code-thief-out-on-bail-b-of-a-promoting-rainmakers-california-iou-souvenirs-fitch-cuts-california-rating-moodys-ups-brazils-rating-deutsche-bank-selling-worldwide-plaza/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
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BofA Merrill to echo Citi move by promoting key dealmakers
California IOUs Sought by Souvenir Hunters, Investors
Earnings Drop Worldwide as Job Losses Hurt Consumers
Ex-Goldman programmer out on bail in theft case
Goldman Trading-Code Investment Put at Risk by Theft
NYSE Error Keeps Goldman Off Program Trading List
California Credit Rating Cut Close to Junk After IOUs
Moody&#8217;s puts Brazil rating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greenlight Capital&#8217;s David Einhorn is shorting Moodys ($MCO)</title>
		<link>http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2009/05/greenlight-capitals-david-einhorn-is-shorting-moodys-mco/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 12:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greenlight Capital&#8217;s David Einhorn told Ira Sohn Conference attendees on Wednesday that he&#8217;s shorting Moody&#8217;s&#8230;

Einhorn, whose Greenlight Capital managed $5 billion, said on Wednesday the parent of Moody&#8217;s Investors Service squandered the value of its business after giving perfect AAA ratings to now-fallen giants like struggling insurer AIG (AIG.N), nationalized mortgage banker Fannie Mae (FNM.N) [...]]]></description>
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