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Moody's Corporation
Recent Articles about Moody's Corporation
A Bond By Any Other Name
Whether you call them "high-yield," "low-rated," or just plain "junk" bonds, a lot of companies are finding there is nothing shoddy about public market debt. Read more
The Art of Unhatched-Chicken Accounting
The top four banks have taken significant charges for impairment of their mortgage-servicing rights. The bottom three have not. Countrywide ... Read more
The Offer, Part Seven
I've just about had it. Are we going to make this deal happen, or not? Read more
Landing a Spot in Starbucks; A New Boston-Area Booze Biz
Life at Silicon Valley's most famous research center: A tech geek's uptopia. Read more
Risk and Return
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Lessons on Pricing from Menu Engineers
The behavioral economics behind pricing. Consumers rely on price cues to determine what they're willing to pay for a product. Enter the menu engine... Read more
Listing The Unlisted
The late, great, new-issues boom was a bonanza for underwriters, but it has created headaches for stockbrokers, investors, and even some of the newly publ... Read more
Guaranteed Investment Contracts
Information on investing in guaranteed investment contracts. Read more
A New Lift For Small-company Irbs
Since the congressional reprieve last summer for most industrial revenue bonds, two innovations may make small issues more appealing to national investors. Read more
Debating a Small Business Bailout; SpaceX Lifts Off
Possible bailout for small business lender? As the W... Read more
To Sell or Not To Sell?
In November 2006, we wrote about the lucrative offer Gary Delman re... Read more
Network: July 1992
Network questions and answers. Read more
4 Start-ups Help Entrepreneurs Get Cash
Lighter Capital, Rebirth Financial, Weemba, and Kabbage are four start-ups on a mission to connect you with cash. Read more
Rating the Governors
With Arnold Schwarzenegger and 25 other governors up for reelection, we look at who among them has earned the entrepreneurial vote. Read more
The Online Sleuth
A comprehensive list of sites on the Internet that business people can use for do-it-yourself marketing research. Read more
The Other Side Of Mutual Funds
It was with great dismay that I read "Play Money," by Donna Sammons Carpenter (Financial Tactics, December 1984). It was terribly misleading and represen... Read more
Money Market Instruments
The money market is the arena in which financial institutions make available to a broad range of borrowers and investors the opportunity to buy and sell v... Read more
The Richest Man You've Never Heard Of
To make a fortune on America's mountain of credit-card debt, this CEO had to go broke first. Read more
Start-Ups 2010: A Dog Lover Builds a $5 Million Business
Marie Moody loves her mutts enough to feed them organic meat. Turns out, plenty of other dog owners feel the same way. Read more
In Search of the Small-Business Bible
Report on current books on business; 25 best business ideas; on-line resources for start-ups. Read more
New Hope For Irbs
Two new methods of marketing industrial revenue bonds (IRBs) hold out prospects of helping more growing, small businesses raise financing at below-market ... Read more
What's Your Company Worth? Ask an Algorithm.
A start-up called YouNoodle is developing an algorithm that, it claims, can precisely calculate the value of a business. Read more
The Secret World of IPOs
A senior Inc. writer takes you through the uncharted territory of small-company public offerings. Read more
The New Quiet Money
How one company found investors in the private capital market. Read more
Case Study: To Take Private Equity or Not
Raising private equity seemed like the best way to rev up Sunrise Windows. But were the stakes too high? Read more
Paper Route
A SAN FRANCISCO LENDER FINDS A WAY TO OPEN UP THE $225-BILLION COMMERCIAL PAPER MARKET TO SMALL COMPANIES. Read more
The Making of an Inc. 500 CEO: My Favorite Job
A close-up article that features one CEO, and how he took his start-up publication to the top of the heap. Read more
America's Fastest-growing Private Companies
By now, you are familiar with the backbone metaphor. As in: "Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. We must do everything we can'Što make sure... Read more
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