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Rating agency again steps into political fray
Heidi N. Moore Dec 6, 2011
First, the U.S. debt ceiling debate; now Europe. Standard & Poor’s threat to cut countries’ credit ratings appears meant to prod political action.
Standard & Poor's downgrades major U.S. banks
Stephen Beard Nov 30, 2011
Pressure builds in Europe as clear signs begin to show that a default there would hit the U.S. banks hard.
Dozens of financial institutions downgraded by S&P
Heidi N. Moore Nov 30, 2011
Banks today are reeling, just a day after Standard & Poor's downgraded dozens of financial institutions all around the world -- including here in the United States.
If super committee fails, risk of another downgrade
Amy Scott Nov 18, 2011
There are five days until the super committee's intended deadline to make big budget cuts for the U.S. If they fail, more ratings agencies could downgrade the country's debt.
China: Stuck with its addiction to U.S. debt
Rob Schmitz Nov 3, 2011
Shanghai's Pudong district...built with help from the purchase of US debt.
Officially, the response from China's government to...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Unrest in Libya causes oil prices to spike; home prices fell in December
Katharine Crnko Feb 22, 2011
Oil giant Shell has moved all of its foreign workers out of Libya, following a similar move by BP late last week. With protests in Libya escalating...
A change in the S&P 500 stock index
Kai Ryssdal Sep 21, 2011
This final note on the way out, an observation about the ever-evolving state of the American economy. Standard & Poor's announced some changes...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Private sector jobs grow, Obama goes to India and grading the "grader"
Shelly Moulton Nov 5, 2010
With 151,000 jobs added to the economy in October, we examine where the strongest growth took place. Good news for investors, the Federal Reserve...
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