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Dow hits new record high, but why?
Mar 5, 2013
The Dow gained nearly 100 points this morning, topping 14,225 and breaking into record territory.
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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman: Bailout risk is still present
Feb 19, 2013
Eric Schneiderman, the attorney general for the State of New York, says not enough has changed on Wall Street since the period before 2008.
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Justice Department sues S&P over securities ratings
Feb 5, 2013
In a lawsuit filed late Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice claims the credit rating firm Standard & Poor’s knew some $4 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities were risky.
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Dow, S&P at five-year high; VIX drops to five-year low
Jan 22, 2013
Two of the major stock indices closed at five-year highs today, while the CBOE Volatility Index drops to its lowest since April 2007.
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U.S.'s credit rating cut defies dire predictions
Aug 2, 2012
A year after Standard & Poor’s cut the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+, interest rates are lower than ever. Who made the right -- and wrong -- predictions?
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Government bond interest rates near all-time low
May 18, 2012
The yield -- or interest rate -- on 10-year government bonds has fallen down to 1.7 percent, which is close to the all-time low.
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Sony: Downgraded, down-hearted... but also down with Dick Tracy.
Feb 9, 2012
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Rating agency again steps into political fray
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.
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Eurozone on watch for S&P downgrade
Dec 5, 2011
But it could be a good thing for the debt crisis there.
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S&P gets dropped by municipalities
Aug 17, 2011
This final note today, in which S&P gets the bum's rush.
At least three municipalities across the country have decided they no longer wish t...
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