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  Houston, We Have a Spending Problem—News Analysis

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 25, 2013

  Across-the-board spending cuts set to begin this week are an opportunity to be embraced, not a horror to be avoided.

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  Italy Plans Trial for Fitch, S&P Over Downgrades

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 12, 2012

  Prosecutors allege that reports by both S&P and Fitch on Italy and its banking system were leaked during business hours in at least one instance. The leak is alleged to have caused the Milan stock market to record heavy losses.

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  What Are the Odds? 6 Election Scenarios Affecting a ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal

  By Ron Pechtimaldjian, AdvisorOne  |  September 19, 2012

  In a weekly commentary, Jeff Kleintop, chief market strategist for LPL Financial, cobbled together an insightful selection of the odds of a “fiscal cliff” deal based on which party wins what after the election.

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  How to Avoid the Coming ETN Meltdown

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  December 3, 2011

  The overriding theme is to immediately cut direct credit exposure to banks by moving into ETFs.

• Moody’s Slices Italy's Credit Rating

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 5, 2011

  Italy got hammered Tuesday by Moody’s, which lowered the country’s credit rating from Aa2 to A2, with a negative outlook, citing weak growth as the reason.

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  SEC Proposal Fails to Fix Ratings Agencies: Sen. Franken

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 1, 2011

  Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., and Barbara Roper, of the Consumer Federation of America, warned Thursday that the credit rating agency reform proposals put forth thus far by the SEC as part of Dodd-Frank are inadequate.

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  Fitch Reaffirms Triple-A U.S. Debt Rating

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 16, 2011

  Fitch Ratings affirmed the United States’ Triple-A debt rating Tuesday and called the country’s outlook 'stable.'

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  Power an Issue for Japan: Moody’s

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 3, 2011

  Disruptions in its power supply and the potential for government assistance for Japan’s Fukushima power plant operator, coupled with uncertainty surrounding the cost, could translate to additional problems for the fiscal health of the country, said Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday.

• Housing Starts in September Rose for Third Straight Month

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 19, 2010

  The housing numbers released by the government on Tuesday showed an increase in housing starts, which were up for the third straight month.

• Pending Home Sales Up; Factory Orders Down

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 4, 2010

  Figures released Monday by the National Association of Realtors and the U.S. Census Bureau showed that, while there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel, it's more like a candle than a torch.