Aug. 8, 2011— -- President Obama today expressed confidence in U.S. government finances, following a first-ever downgrade of the country's AAA credit rating by Standard & Poor's, and said he ...

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index climbed 1.1% to clinch its highest finish since Dec. 2. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 0.6%, while the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.8%.

The Standard & Poor's 500 and Nasdaq Composite on Friday rose to record highs nearly three months after plunging to bearish ...

The Standard & Poor's 500 rose 0.6% while the Dow Jones industrial average gained 0.4%. Both indexes closed out November with their best monthly performances of the year.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 rallied 1.3% for its first gain since Dec. 24 and its best day in nearly two months. Strength for Big Tech stocks helped it break a five-day losing streak, ...

Standard & Poor's said the changed outlook signaled its view that "U.S. policymakers might not reach an agreement on how to address medium- and long-term budgetary challenges by 2013." ...

S&P Global, formerly Standard & Poor's, is best known as a source of credit ratings for businesses and for its benchmark financial indices, including the S&P 500 Index.

The S&P 500 Index (Standard & Poor's 500 Index) is a market-capitalization-weighted index of 500 leading publicly traded companies in the U.S. It was launched in 1957.

It reflects Standard & Poor’s confidence in our financial policy and in the robustness of our operational performance and profitable growth strategy, reinforced by a clear decarbonation roadmap." ...

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Standard & Poor’s has put Chicago on a "credit watch," which could raise the interest rate the city pays by about one-quarter of a percentage point. And with the city planning to refinance $1.5 ...

Standard & Poor's downgrade of France's credit rating, a wake-up call for the government. The American rating agency has downgraded France's debt rating from AA to AA-.