* Commodity stocks retreat as U.S. dollar rises * Broker upgrade lifts biotech stocks * Dow off 0.5 pct, S&P off 0.3 pct, Nasdaq up 0.2 pct (Updates to afternoon, changes byline) NEW YORK, Sept...
Aug 20 - Below are cash holdings for Standard & Poor's 500 companies, minus financials, utilities and transportation firms that have high cash reserves as part of their normal operating process, according to S&P: DATE:...
* S&P falls back into negative territory for year * Financials, energy and materials lead losses * Dow off 2.4 pct, S&P off 3.1 pct, Nasdaq off 3.4 pct (Updates to close) NEW YORK, June...
* Sterling tumbles after S&P cuts UK ratings outlook * FOMC minutes sour dollar sentiment further * Dollar index hits 2009 low (Adds quotes, changes byline and dateline. Previous: TOKYO) LONDON, May 21 - Sterling...
Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturer and seller S&P Pharmaceutical Co Ltd<600869> secured approval from its board of directors last Friday to fully acquire three cable companies held by Far East Holding Group, sources reported.After the acquisition, it is estimated that S&P Pharmaceutical will receive RMB 2.2...
NEW YORK, Oct 28 - Standard & Poor's on Tuesday said electric and natural gas services provider Wisconsin Energy Corp will replace mortgage insurer MGIC Investment Corp in its flagship S&P 500 stock index .SPX>...
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 - The president of Standard & Poor's said on Wednesday that there was no evidence of misconduct by the firm's analysts. S&P president Deven Sharma was responding to a government report that...
LONDON, April 21 - Standard & Poor's is launching a new capital ratio for banks to adjust for risk and provide a clearer assessment of balance sheet adequacy, the credit ratings agency said on Tuesday....
NEW YORK, Feb 12 - U.S. stocks staged a late rally to close mostly higher on Thursday after Reuters reported the Obama administration was working on a program to subsidize mortgage payments for troubled homeowners....
BOSTON, Nov 18 - Ratings agency Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said on Tuesday that it cut the counterparty credit ratings for hedge fund firm Citadel Investment Group's two flagship portfolios after they suffered heavy...