Why do people 'rate' the ratings agencies?
Some institutions are now having their credit rating downgraded by Standard & Poor's because they invested too much capital in securities recommended: ie were given a triple A rating, by - believe it or not - Standard & Poor's. Their capital got wiped out and S & P are now sticking the boot in.
Somebody should prosecute this guys. Do'nt you think?
I think credit rating agencies are scandalous. They for sure use their power to benefit them. But who is keeping them in check? They also spend millions on Washington Lobbyists so they have a lot of politicians in their back pocket.
by Sally Gulbrandsen 8 years ago
) came across a rating capsule on a pet helpful article such as the one below, will this be standard for all articles posted on the nice sites.How good is this article?Please rate this article using the scale below. The scale is from 1 to 10, where 10 is the best and 1 is the worst.Your Rating: ?
by Aficionada 12 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/p-reconsidering-u … 07261.html"The United States lost its top-notch AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor's on Friday in an unprecedented reversal of fortune for the world's largest economy.S&P cut the long-term U.S. credit rating by one notch to AA-plus...
by promisem 7 years ago
Quite a few of my Hubs have related Hubs. I try to put a few links in a Hub to another related Hub when it seems appropriate. But I see that the editors often remove them. I have tried to find out why in past forum postings without any luck. I assume it's because of loss of page rank. Is that the...
by Ken Kline 13 years ago
I am frustrated shopping for good movies to watch. With the old fashion movies, the old fashion rating system worked. Now with Netflix and other streaming movies our choices are greater and yet our ratings don't tell us much.I don't mind sex and language but when there is violence, I...
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Yep! They always go for this Alek Wek look when it comes to African models. Your average African woman is really beautiful and voluptuous. Why all the ugly skinny chicks - now they have everyone in the world thinking African women are ugly malnourished things! And it isn't that way at all. Those...
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