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Easy Street

Easy Street: Moody’s Stock Gets Downgraded. Cold.

Heidi Moore Jun 16, 2011

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Stupid emails are still alive and well on Wall Street.

The market is on a seven-week losing streak.

Moody’s stock got downgraded….by a bank. Cold.

Prominent investor Bill Ackman: A million isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? $3 billion.

There’s a new FT Alphaville podcast hosted by Marketplace Weekly Wrapper Cardiff Garcia.

Investors seem to be realizing that Pandora doesn’t turn a profit. Its stock continues to self-defenestrate.

Coming up on Marketplace tonight: our guide to the secret meeting between Treasury officials and big investors.

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