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5 CT -27.01
6 KWK -26.30
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49 NVAX -19.86
50 GPOR -19.84

TIAA, Berkshire etc.

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1 TVIX 125.06
2 DRV 71.29
3 ERY 70.84
4 BXDC 67.94
5 MWN 67.08
6 SRTY 65.82
7 TZA 65.30
8 SOXS 62.46
9 LHB 62.22
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18 SKK 48.52
19 SPXU 48.24
20 DPK 47.58
21 SICK 47.19
22 TYP 44.45
23 MZZ 43.57
24 SIJ 43.09
25 DUG 43.01

min mkt cap: $1bill

No. Ticker % Change Market Cap
1 ZOLL -27.59 1,340,000,000
2 VHC -20.40 1,100,000,000
3 BAC -17.75 82,790,000,000
4 KWK -16.17 2,010,000,000
5 DAN -14.18 1,960,000,000
6 GNW -14.01 3,330,000,000
7 DRYS -13.49 1,120,000,000
8 KOG -13.40 1,040,000,000
9 FSL -13.32 2,530,000,000
10 EXXI -12.54 1,980,000,000
11 MTW -12.50 1,420,000,000
12 ALU -12.32 7,680,000,000
13 LNKD -12.31 8,630,000,000
14 HCA -12.10 11,840,000,000
15 SD -12.07 3,100,000,000
16 BEXP -12.02 3,150,000,000
17 BC -11.85 1,590,000,000
18 SLM -11.81 7,290,000,000
19 DNDN -11.78 1,870,000,000
20 WLK -11.70 2,900,000,000
21 MPEL -11.64 6,680,000,000
22 WAIR -11.54 1,240,000,000
23 YNDX -11.48 9,960,000,000
24 CGV -11.45 3,880,000,000
25 ING -11.38 36,230,000,000

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Moody’s Investors Service explained Monday why it was sticking with its triple-A bond rating and negative outlook for the United States, setting itself apart from Standard & Poor’s, which downgraded the U.S. last week.

Moody’s said it expects the economy will improve and additional measures to reduce the budget deficit will be in place by 2013. The rating agency said this is why it reiterated its AAA rating for U.S. debt on Aug. 2, when the Senate agreed on a 10-year plan to reduce the deficit by more than $2 trillion.

But Moody’s said that its negative outlook, which it also assigned on Aug. 2, was due to political squabbling in Washington — the biggest potential threat to the bond rating.

“We expect the economic recovery will continue and additional budget deficit reduction initiatives will be put in place by 2013,” said Moody’s, in its report on Monday. “The political parties now appear to share similar deficit reduction objectives.”

But Moody’s also said, “However, the disagreement between the two parties over the means by which to achieve deficit reduction and the difficulties experienced in reaching a compromise on raising the debt ceiling highlight the risks of political polarization. This uncertainty is among the drivers of our negative outlook.”

Moody’s released this explainer three days after S&P downgraded the credit rating of the United States on Friday. S&P said that it wasn’t enough for lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to agree to raise the debt ceiling — that the U.S. also needed a “credible” plan to tackle long-term debt.

Souce: Reuters via @BreakingNews

outlook stable.

Take that you filthy Americans!

developing…

We are so grateful.

This is no different from QE. Get your space helmets ready.

“OCC continues to monitor the situation as we have done over the past few weeks and will determine appropriate action, if necessary, should there be any disruption in the Treasury market,” said a spokesman for OCC, previously known as the Options Clearing Corp., in an email.

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State governments would be evaluated in light of the flow of federal funds and the potential impact of fiscal contraction on a state’s economy. Liquidity and financial flexibility would be key considerations. There would likely be no sector-wide rating actions.

Local governments would be evaluated on a case by case basis but widespread rating actions weren’t anticipated. Higher interest rates as a result of the downgrade might potentially pressure financially weaker governments, especially those with variable-rate exposure.

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“The reality is, they (S&P) contributed to the crisis that caused them  leading them to the downgrade. Their is no fundamental reason to downgrade them now.”

Russia says the downgrade “can be ignored.”

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Someone put this lady back in the barn.

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As we discuss the misfits over at S&P, some of America’s greatest are being killed in a shit hole called Afghanistan. Horrible.

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He took them to task.

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In an interview on Fox Business, Buffett said that S&P’s downgrade of the United States’ triple-A credit rating “doesn’t make sense.”

He furthered his sword into the math challenged S&P, saying “In Omaha, the U.S. is still triple A. In fact, if there were a quadruple-A rating, I’d give the U.S. that.” Buffett said Berkshire had “significant” T-bill exposure and did not plan on selling any.

“We just filed our 10Q and we have $47 billion in cash and cash equivalents. Well over $40 billion of it is in short end T-bills. (the downgrade) doesn’t tempt me to sell. We’ll stay right there.”

“Think about it. The U.S., to my knowledge owes no money in currency other than the U.S. dollar, which it can print at will. Now if you’re talking about inflation, that’s a different question.”

Finally, he checkmated S&P, saying “Remember, this is the same group that downgraded Berkshire.”

When asked whether he was worried about market gyrations Monday, Buffett said, “No.”

For risk-based capital purposes, the risk weights for Treasury securities and other securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, government agencies, and government-sponsored entities will not change. The treatment of Treasury securities and other securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, government agencies, and government-sponsored entities under other federal banking agency regulations, including, for example, the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulation W, will also be unaffected.

-Clam

Asshats