http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/feb/15/credit-ratings-agencies-moodys
"In 1998, Moody's wrote to a German insurance giant called Hannover Re, according to research by the Washington Post's Alec Klein. Though Hannover was not a client of Moody's, the agency said that it had nevertheless decided to rate them free of charge. Ominously, the agency hoped that in the future Hannover would be interested in paying for the service itself. "We need to act," said Hannover's chairman, Wilhelm Zeller. Unfortunately, Hannover did not act soon enough. Moody's began rating Hannover's debt status, but the insurance company had already enlisted the services of S&P and AM Best (another, smaller agency). In 2003, Moody's downgraded its debt to junk status, and because of the respect paid to Moody's valuations, shareholders panicked, sold their stock, and Hannover Re lost $175m (£111m) in an afternoon. Moody's declined to comment for the Washington Post piece."
Very, very interesting. Because if something isn't broken, then it doesn't need fixing. In order for a new economy to be brought in, the old one has to broken. The economy, as Revelation 13 indicates, will be the source of the mark of the beast. Therefore, all things economically related, point towards or give clues about the mark.
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