* S&P 500 closes above 1,600, Dow briefly tops 15,000 * Payrolls report shows more jobs added in April than expected * ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Ratings agencies Standard & Poor's, Moody's and investment bank Morgan Stanley have settled two lawsuits dating back to the financia...

WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice opposed Standard & Poor's efforts to move a spate of lawsuits charging the ratings a...

-- Strong earnings from big U.S. companies pushed the Dow Jones industrial average to a rare triple-digit gain Friday, but the S&P 500 index still po...

In March 2007, as the subprime mortgage market was collapsing, an analyst at the bond rating agency Standard and Poor’s decided to lighten the mood ...

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday accused Standard & Poor's of refusing to warn investors that the housing market was collapsing ...

For nearly four years, credit rating agencies like Standard & Poor's have tried to use the First Amendment as a shield against angry investors who hav...

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Federal and state prosecutors intend to bring civil charges against Standard & Poor's for wrongdoing in its rating of mortgage bonds...

* Jobless claims fall, housing starts accelerate * EBay gains after results beat expectations * Bank of America, Citigro...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 index to another five-year high. The S&P ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The rating agency Standard & Poor's stunned the world a year ago by stripping the U.S. government of its prized AAA bond ratin...

(Adds detail, quotes) NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - European leaders can still contain the region's debt crisis and protect weaker econ...

ATHENS, May 2 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's raised Greece's credit rating to low-speculative grade on Wednesday, lifting it out of default terri...

NEW YORK — Standard & Poor's lowered Spain's long-term credit rating by two notches on Thursday, saying the country's budget problems are likely...

The U.S. stock market has shaken off its worst plunge in months by having a crazy two-day rally, fueled mainly by wishful thinking. The Dow Jones I...

With globalization reshaping traditional business models, domestic stock-issuing firms are under increasing margin-reducing pressure from lean foreign competitors.

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

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

Given the state integration of banks and the economy, if Chinese local governments are unable to pay their debts, who will bail out China's economy?