Moody's

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  Morgan Deemed ‘Winner’ in Moody’s Bank-Rating Massacre

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne, Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  June 22, 2012

  Fifteen banks in the U.S., U.K. and Europe with global capital markets operations saw their ratings cut by Moody’s, some by as many as three notches.

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  As Morgan Stanley Loses Another Team, Is It ‘Under Siege?’

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 19, 2012

  Troubles, including a downgrade by Moody's, continue for Morgan Stanley.

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  Growth, Fiscal Union May Emerge from Eurozone Crisis

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 15, 2012

  With the outcome of Sunday’s coming election in Greece casting shadows over the eurozone, leaders in the European Union are turning from austerity to growth and investigating the possibility of a closer fiscal union.

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  Southern Eurozone’s Woes Simmer On

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 13, 2012

  Despite a weekend bailout for Spain’s banking sector that was meant to reassure investors, markets continued to punish the southern eurozone.

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  Italy Next, Austrian Minister Says

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

  Mere days after Spain received a bailout deal, wary investors and some eurozone officials turned their attention to Italy, proving that contagion fears are far from soothed.

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  London’s ‘Whale’ Loses $2 Billion for JPMorgan

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 11, 2012

  CEO Jamie Dimon said that the office suffered an “egregious” failure and that losses from volatile synthetic credit securities could mount by another $1 billion in this quarter or the third.

• GDP Grew 2.2% in Q1: Commerce Department

  By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer  |  April 27, 2012

  The GDP result, while showing slower growth than last quarter, suggests that the economy will continue to expand, slowly but steadily.

• S&P Downgrades Spain

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 27, 2012

  Spain suffered another downgrade as Standard & Poor's cut its sovereign credit rating and its unemployment rate rose to its highest level since the early 1990s—now one of the highest in the world.

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  Top Portfolio Products: E*Trade Launches Bond Center; Goldman Adds New Funds

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 2, 2012

  The latest iShares debut, as well as details on a new REIT and the latest annuity introductions.

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  Moody's Warns More Downgrades on the Way

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 16, 2012

  Moody's warned that it could downgrade the credit ratings of 131 institutions, including 17 banks and securities firms that have global operations as it reviews their long-term ratings and standalone credit assessments.