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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Moody's investors Service said late Tuesday it may downgrade the ratings of Chrysler Automotive LLC. Moody's has a B3 corporate family rating, a B1 senior secured first lien term loan rating, and Caa1 senior secured second lien term loan rating on Chrysler. About $7 billion of debt is affected. In a statement, the ratings agency said its review will focus 'on the degree to which Chrysler's operational initiatives will successfully address both the US auto market's shift away from trucks and SUV's towards cars and crossovers, as well as the weakness in overall demand.'Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators issued an emergency rule on Tuesday to limit certain types of short selling in major financial firms, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Moody's investors Service said late Tuesday it is reviewing General Motors Corp. , including its B3 corporate family rating, for a possible downgrade. Moody's also lowered GM's speculative grade liquidity rating to SGL-2 from SGL-1. The review focuses on the degree to which GM's recently announced efforts to boost liquidity by $15 billion will cover the substantial cash requirements the company is expected to face. 'Despite the very constructive nature of the initiatives announced by GM, the company will continue to face the significant challenge of building enough profitability in its car and crossover portfolio to make up for the earnings that will no longer be generated on the truck and SUV side,' said Bruce Clark, Moody's senior vice president said.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed below 11,000 for the first time since February 2006 as fears about the financial sector, a dramatic fall in oil prices and news that the SEC planned to limit short-selling played against one another

In a short period of time this morning, Prices dropped more than $10 a barrel from highs earlier in the day.

US regulators will take emergency action to stop abusive short-selling of stock in financial institutions such as mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and investment bank Lehman Brothers

Trading in financial stocks was highly volatile, as the market initially plunged before staging a recovery that gathered steam after the Securities and Exchange Commission announced its review of naked short selling

Christopher Cox, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, told Congress on Tuesday that the SEC will use emergency powers to limit "short selling" of stock in mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. (FNM) (FRE)

Continuing my series utilizing the filters on SchaeffersResearch.com, I'm checking out some struggling stocks with heavy short interest - coupled with excessive optimism on the Street - as these bearish bets can often place additional selling pressure on already-downtrending equities...(Read More)

Top U.S. market regulator to issue emergency ruling later Tuesday