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Moody's Investors Service maintains a Web site at www.Moodys.com. One of the services offered at this site is a listing of announcements of recent bond rating changes. Visit this Web site and review some of the announcements. Familiarize yourself with several of the reasons given for rating downgrades and upgrades. REQUIRED: If you were a bond investor or bond issuer, would you care if Moody's changed the rating on your bonds? Why or why not? (I'm not looking for personal opinions, professional opinions).

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