U.S. investigating S&P over mortgages
(Reuters) - The Justice Department is investigating whether Standard & Poor's improperly rated dozens of mortgage securities in the years before the financial crisis, The New York Times…
S&P Backs French Triple-A Rating
PARIS—A senior Standard & Poor's Corp. analyst Thursday confirmed France's triple-A rating and stable outlook for the country, dispelling investor fears that the top-notch grade of the euro…
Italy seized…El-Erian Says S&P Will Downgrade U.S. If It Holds to Outlook
Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Standard & Poor’s will downgrade the U.S. after it enacted a law to reduce federal debt by $2.4 trillion over a decade if the credit-rating company sticks to what it…
