Epstein Secrets

ssuers, just as the big three are. EFTA00705304 Wall Street types tend to look askance at credit ratings no matter who is providing them. Not even Warren E. Buffett whose Berkshire Hathaway owns about 12 percent of Moody's, says he depends on ratings in making investment decisions. Mr. Buffett prefers to make hi

Not even Warren E. Buffett whose Berkshire Hathaway owns about 12 percent of Moody's, says he depends on ratings in making investment decisions. Mr. Buffett prefers to make his own judgments on companies, he said last year while appearing before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. But ratings servi

his 12th-floor office in Midtown Manhattan is stocked with titles that speak to a life spent weighing risks — books like "The Threat Closer to Home: Hugo Chavez and the War Against America" and "Surviving and Thriving in Uncertainty: Creating the Risk Intelligent Enterprise." But Mr. Kroll has plenty of his

grew by 11.2% while bottom 99% incomes shrunk by 0.4%. Hence, the top 1.% captured in% of the income gains in the first two years of the recovery. Warren Buffet recently noted, 40 years ago, the corporate tax contribution of 4% of GDP was far higher than today's 1.5% and growth was stronger. And corporation

of us, whether you liked or hate him, he was and most likely will always be an enigma. With more than three million grieving supporters going past Hugo Chavez casket paying their respects, there is no doubt that he enjoyed a special place in millions of his fellow countryman's hearts. Let's remember that H

dela, 95, died this month; and Muriel Siebert, 84, died in August. The year also included the deaths of politicians Edward Koch, 88, in February and Hugo Chavez, 58, in March; musicians Marian McPartland, 95, in August and Lou Reed, 71, in October; and athletes Stan Musial, 92, in January, and Ken Norton, 70,

saved the insurer from bankruptcy, leading Warren Buffett to buy the company and call him “the Babe Ruth of

of U.S. imperialism. Died March 5 of cancer. John J. Byrne, 80. He led Geico Corp. from 1976 to 1985 and saved the insurer from bankruptcy, leading Warren Buffett to buy the company and call him “the Babe Ruth of insurance.” Died March 7 of prostate cancer. Michael P. Duffy, 54. As the head of JPMorgan’s Dalla