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Bankrupt Airline To Consider Huge Merger

AP | DAVID KOENIG | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Creditors, Video, Bankruptcy, AMR Corp, US Airways, Standard & Poor's, Delta, American Airlines, United, Transport Workers Union, Airlines, Mergers, Business News

DALLAS -- American Airlines says it is agreeing with creditors to consider potential mergers while it is still under bankruptcy protection. American ...

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Barney Frank: JPMorgan's 'Leave Us Alone' Argument Has Blown Up

AP | DANIEL WAGNER | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Financial Industry, Meet the Press, International Monetary Fund, Standard & Poor's, Financial Markets Association, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Video, Morgan Stanley, Wall Street, Securities and Exchange Commission, Carl Levin, Citigroup, Nbc, Business News

WASHINGTON -- JPMorgan Chase faces intense criticism for claiming that a surprise $2 billion loss by one of its trading groups was the result of a slo...

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Credit Rating Agency Accused Of Misrepresenting Itself

AP | MARCY GORDON | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Fitch Ratings, Video, Moody's Investors Service, Sean Egan, Standard & Poor's, Sec, Federal Regulators, Corporate, Securities and Exchange Commission, Egan-Jones Ratings Co., Business News

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are accusing a prominent corporate and government credit rating agency and its president of making false stateme...

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Health Care Costs Rise Nearly 6 Percent Nationwide: Report

The Huffington Post | Jeffrey Young | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Health Care Costs, Standard & Poor's, Health Insurance, Barack Obama, Obamacare, Health Care Reform, Hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare, Healthcare Reform, Health Care, Healthcare, Healthcare Costs, Business News

Health care costs are rising at an ever-increasing pace, according to a new report. Health insurance companies and Medicare paid 5.8 percent more p...

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What You Need To Know About The Stock Market

AP | BERNARD CONDON | Posted 06.02.2012

Read More: Stock Market Rally, Bull Market, Standard & Poor's, Investing in Stocks, Dow Jones, Buying Stocks, Stocks, Stocks Up, Money News

NEW YORK — The bulls weren't bullish enough. The stock market just had its best first quarter in 14 years. The surge has sent Wall Street analy...

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Island Nation Downgrade To Junk

AP | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Video, Eurozone, Central Bank, Cyprus Finance Ministry, European Union, Credit Rating Agencies, Standard & Poor's, Cyprus, Greek Debt Crisis, Ba1, Europe Bailout, Moody's, Business News

NICOSIA, Cyprus — International credit ratings agency Moody's downgraded euro member Cyprus to junk status Tuesday on heightened concerns over i...

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Detroit's Home Prices Still Sliding, But Could Show Improvement

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Video, Home Price Index, Metro Detroit Housing Market, Metro Detroit Real Estate, Detroit Housing Market 2012, Detroit Housing Market, Standard & Poor's, Detroit Home Prices, Detroit Real Estate, Detroit News

While the Detroit real estate market showed steadily-dropping home prices for the fourth straight month in December, the market may be slowly improvin...

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Forget About Lehman: Dow Hits Highest Level Since Before Crisis

AP | CHRISTINA REXRODE | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, 2008 Financial Crisis, Video, Wall Street, Euro Bonds, Lehman Brothers, Stock Market, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq, Standard & Poor's, Economic Recovery, Greece Bailout, Business News

NEW YORK — It came and went in a flash each time, a number on a board for mere seconds, but its symbolic power couldn't be dismissed. The Dow J...

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The World's Most Indebted Countries

24/7 Wall St. | Michael Sauter, Charles Stockdale, Ashley Allen | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Debt, European Commission, Bailout, International Monetary Fund, Standard & Poor's, Moody?S, Greek Debt Crisis, Greek Government, European Central Bank, Austerity, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: The Greek government on Sunday agreed to drastic austerity measures in the hopes of securing a 130 billion euro bailout from inter...

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MF Global To S&P Before Collapse: We've 'Never Been Stronger'

Reuters | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Video, Bankruptcy, House Financial Services, Credit Downgrade, European Sovereign Debt, Reuters, MF Global, Credit Rating Agencies, Standard & Poor's, Securities and Exchange Commission, Fitch, McGraw Hill, Moody's, Business News

* S&P says MF Global touted capital, liquidity strength * One week after email to S&P, MF Global failed * House lawmaker...

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The Hate-Europe Movement Hits a Snag

Steve Kettmann | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Euro Zone, Standard & Poor's, Euro, Ratings Agencies, Euro Zone Crisis, Moody's, European Economy, Business News

No one should underestimate the severity of the crisis gripping the Euro zone. But press speculation on the euro's demise -- often with the tone that it was about to happen -- any second! -- has been more about media fashion than understanding of Europe.

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The Criminal Childishness of Those Who Believe in the Triple A

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, European Union, Standard & Poor's, Eurozone, Europe, France, Triple a Rating, Business News

Could we be living in an era of such madness, one that has lost its compass and its points of reference to such an extent that this affair of one of the three major rating agencies' withdrawal of America's and then France's triple "A" has taken on such importance?

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Europe Bailout Fund Chief: 'No Need To Do Anything' About Downgrade

Reuters | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Austria, Eurozone, Video, France, European Financial Stability Facility, Reuters, Standard & Poor's, Bailout Funds, Euro, Credit Ratings Agencies, Business News

By Kevin Lim and Emily Kaiser SINGAPORE, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The head of Europe's bailout fund said on Tuesday that Sta...

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The S&P and the EU: Timing Is Everything

Adam Levin | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, European Debt, U.S. Debt Downgrade, Greece, France, S&P, Standard & Poor's, Spain, Italy, Greek Debt Crisis, Portugal, Business News

In keeping with a tradition firmly established in the 20th century, Europe suffered a late-night bombing raid on Friday evening.

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France To Pursue Budget Reforms Following Downgrade

AP | By ANGELA CHARLTON | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Eurozone, France, Eurozone Crisis, Standard & Poor's, France Budget, Cyprus, Nicolas Sarkozy, France Downgrade, European Debt Crisis, Austria, Germany, Francois Fillon, Angela Merkel, Europe, Portugal, French Government, Video, Business News

PARIS -- France's prime minister said Saturday his country will push ahead with cost-cutting measures after its top-tier debt rating was downgraded, a...

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Do Friday's European Downgrades Matter?

Mohamed A. El-Erian | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, European Union, Credit Rating Agencies, Standard & Poor's, Eurozone, Credit Rating, Europe, Business News

The chatter on Friday's downgrades of European sovereign ratings debt is all over the place. Here is an attempt to provide a guide to the multifaceted implications.

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S&P Downgrades France And Italy As Investors Avoid Eurozone

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: France Downgrade, Eurozone Downgrade, European Debt Crisis, S&p Downgrade, Eurozone, Video, France, Eurozone Crisis, Standard & Poor's, European Union, S&P, Business News

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services slashed the credit ratings of nine eurozone countries on Friday, marking a deterioration in confidence in the troub...

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Downgrading the Big Three

Jeff Greene | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Fitch Ratings, Credit Downgrade, Economy, Stock Market, Economic Crisis, Standard & Poor's, U.S. Credit Downgrade, Housing Bubble, Moody's, Business News

Standard and Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch -- also known as The Big Three -- lost much of their credibility as they failed to act as reliable brokers of information and played a big part in creating the economic crisis that began in 2007. In effect, the market has downgraded them.

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What Does a France Downgrade Mean for Europe?

Elena Panaritis | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: France Downgrade, Eurozone, Greece, Credit Downgrade, France, Standard & Poor's, European Union, Europe, Business News

We need to prove that the European Union is made of countries with a flexible yet robust productive base capable to innovate, attract new ideas and boost entrepreneurship.

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Fitch Calls Italy The 'Front Line' Of Europe's Debt Crisis

AP | By PAN PYLAS | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Fitch Ratings, Mario Monti, European Debt Crisis, Credit Ratings, Video, Eurozone, Silvio Berlusconi, Credit Rating Agencies, Standard & Poor's, U.S. Credit Downgrade, European Central Bank, Business News

LONDON -- A number of euro countries, including Italy, could see their credit ratings downgraded by the end of this month as they struggle to cope wit...

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S&P Puts Sears On Review For Downgrade After Retailer Announces Major Store Closures

Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Holiday Shopping, Video, Kmart, Kmart Stores Closing, Retail Sales, Sears Holdings Corp, Business News, Credit Rating Agencies, Standard & Poor's, Sears Kmart Stores Closing, Business News

Standard & Poor's placed Sears Holdings Corp's credit rating on review for a possible downgrade on Wednesday, saying the retailer's plan to close ...

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Credit Agency Warns Debt Could Lead To U.S. Downgrade

Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Fitch Ratings, Video, Moody's Investors Service, Congress, Social Security, Debt Reduction, Deficit-Reduction, Federal Debt, Credit Rating Agencies, Standard & Poor's, Credit Rating, AAA Rating, U.S. Credit Downgrade, Business News

NEW YORK (Daniel Bases) - Fitch Ratings on Wednesday warned again that the United States' rising debt burden was not consistent with maintaining t...

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Hungary's Credit Rating Downgraded To Junk By S&P

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Video, Financial Aid Package, Credit Downgrade, International Monetary Fund, European Union, Credit Rating Agencies, Standard & Poor's, S&P, Hungary, Business News

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Wednesday downgraded Hungary's credit rating to "junk" level because of worries about proposed policy changes re...

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LIVE UPDATES: After Resolution, A Flood Of Bad News Out Of Europe

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Fitch Ratings, European Debt Crisis, Bloxham Stockbrokers, Bank of Spain, Video, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Eurozone, Gdp, Bailout, Gnp, Greek Bonds, European Union, Standard & Poor's, Ireland, AAA Rating, Business News

DUBLIN — Alarming financial news flowed out of Europe in a torrent Friday, just a week after the EU leaders struck a deal they thought would con...

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U.S. Stocks Slide After Big European Announcement

AP | MATT CRAFT | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Video, Euro Bonds, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Nasdaq, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Standard & Poor's, Government Bonds, U.S. Stocks, ECB President Mario Draghi, European Central Bank, Citigroup, Business News

NEW YORK — Financial markets slumped Thursday after the head of Europe's central bank dashed hopes that the bank was preparing to help extinguis...

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