S&P gets dropped by municipalities

Aug 17, 2011
This final note today, in which S&P gets the bum's rush. At least three municipalities across the country have decided they no longer wish t...

Warren Buffett vs. S&P?

Aug 8, 2011
This final note today, in which S&P beats up on Warren Buffet. The billionaire went on CNBC this morning, said he wasn't worried at all about...

Downgraded: The price of strutting and fretting

Aug 8, 2011
Apparently, all of the sound and fury does signify something -- at least to the ratings agencies. All of the political theater we've witnessed o...

U.S. Downgrade: The First Wall Street Analyst Reactions

Aug 7, 2011
If you're having a good weekend, you're a person who doesn't have any money in the markets. For everyone else, this is a weekend of looking for a...

MID-DAY UPDATE: Davos and FCIC

Jan 27, 2011
The World Economic Forum is underway in Davos, Switzerland, and already we're hearing from forum participants. A senior executive of Goldman Sachs...