Moody’s is a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSROs), a title bestowed by the SEC on a handful of credit rating agencies, the top 3 of whom act as an oligopoly in the US debt ratings gambit. As you well know, Moody’s (and S&P and Fitch) fell into disrepute during the last financial crisis when […]
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[scuttleslops] ZTS, APO, FISV, TTD, RELY
August 13, 2026
What are scuttleslops? Zoetis, Q2 ‘26 Earnings Call, August 06, 2026 Zoetis’s second quarter exposed [...]
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[V, MA] The more things change, the more they stay the same
August 10, 2026
Upcoming posts (in no particular order): Gartner, Tractor Supply, Transdigm, Waystar, CCC, Fortive, and Veralto [...]
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[scuttleslops] BKNG, ABNB, SHOP, LPX, TREX, XYZ
August 7, 2026
What are scuttleslops? Booking Holdings, Q2 ‘26 Earnings Call, August 04, 2026 Room nights grew [...]
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[scuttleslops] UMG, SPOT, SAIA, XPO, ICE, CBOE
August 5, 2026
What are scuttleslops? Universal Music Group, Q2 ‘26 Earnings Call, July 30, 2026 Universal Music [...]
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[scuttleslops] BLDR, RYAN, APG, GFL, FND
August 3, 2026
What are scuttleslops? Builders FirstSource, Q2 ‘26 Earnings Call, July 30, 2026 Builders FirstSource described [...]
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