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Moody’s cut Berkshire’s top credit rating to AA-2. (Taking Stock)

The nations biggest credit rating agencies are facing blame for underestimating the risk that led to the financial crisis. Floyd Abrams discusses his defense of Standard and Poor’s, arguing that credit rating agencies are entitled to free-speech protections similar to those given to journalists. … “credit rating agencies” “Standard and Poor’s” S&P “First Amendment” “financial crisis” “Floyd Abrams”

Greed has hurt the economy badly like never before! “The story of the credit rating agencies is a story of colossal failure.” Also, rushing to ease endangered species rules before President Bush leaves office, US Interior Dept. officials are trying to review 200000 comments from the public in just 32 hours. “Somebody has lit a fire under these guys to get this done in due haste,” gutting the endangered species act!

IMF Warns About US Rating, Says It May Fall to Same Level as Bermuda or Slovenia – Further Analysis and Discussion on Sovereign Credit Ratings with John Chambers of S&P (Starting Bell)

Part of the reason that we are in the economic mess that we are in is because credit ratings agencies gave wildly overly optimistic assessments of the soundness of corporations and their bonds, and investors relied on those ratings when they made their investment decisions. Enron was given high ratings just 4 days before they went bankrupt. The SEC and Congress want to regulate the Credit ratings agencies and investors are suing them for their incompetence. But the agencies have been able to …

WaMu credit rating cut by S&P on acquisition concerns; US lawmakers could delay, weaken government’s proposed bailout market; Analysis by Rob Morrison, CLSA Chairman

FBN’s Liz MacDonald and Dow Jones Newswires’ Al Lewis break down credit rating concerns.

Analysis and discussion with Charles Dumas of Lambard Street Research talking about the future of Ireland. (Bloomberg News)

Congressman Scott Garrett remarks during Financial Services Committee hearing on credit rating agencies

Congressman Spencer Bachus remarks during credit rating agency hearing.