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Recap of Saturday, May 30

FOXNews.com| The Cost of Freedom

… Absolutely not. Steve Leser, OpEdNews.com: Everything needs to be on the table to take care of and pay down the deficit. Standard and Poor ' s recently said they may lower the credit rating on U.S. Treasury Bonds. A national sales tax could potentially pay for …

Story|06/01/2009

More Houses Are Selling... For Less « On The Scene « FOXNews.com

By Jonathan Serrie| On The Scene

… average home prices nationwide in the first quarter of 2009 versus the same period last year. Statistics from March lead Standard and Poor ’ s to conclude: We see no evidence that a recovery in home prices has begun. Out of 20 major metropolitan areas surveyed …

Blogs|05/27/2009

Asian Markets Rattled by N. Korea Nuclear Test

AP| World

… average fell 14.81, or 0.2 percent, to 8,277.32. The S & P 500 index slipped 1.33, or 0.2 percent, to 887.00, and ..... 1,692.01. Dow futures were unchanged at 8,260, while S & P 500 futures were down 2.4 points, or 0.3 percent, at 882 …

Story|05/25/2009

World markets climb after Goldman profit surprise

By JEREMIAH MARQUEZ| AP| Business

… Street futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Tuesday. Dow futures fell 15 points, or 0.2 percent, to 7,980 and S & P 500 futures slipped 3.2, or 0.4 percent, to 850.80. Hong Kong shares led Asia earlier in the day, with the Hang Seng powering …

Story|04/14/2009

Market rally could trip over the bottom line

By MADLEN READ| AP| Business

… make everything from computer chips to tin cans to movies. The S & P 500 jumped 182 points, or 24 percent, to 934 between Nov. 20 ..... it was profitable for the first two months of the year. The S & P 500 gained 43 points, or 6 percent, that day to 719. The index …

Story|04/12/2009

Conn. AG questions credit-rating companies

By DAVE COLLINS| AP| Business

… certain amounts. Standard & Poor's said in a statement that Blumenthal's investigation is "without merit." Both Standard and Poor ' s and Fitch noted the Federal Reserve is responsible for the criteria for participating in TALF, and rejected Blumenthal …

Story|04/06/2009

Aon's CEO got 2008 pay valued at $11.6 million

By SARA LEPRO| AP| Business

… share. The company's stock declined 4.2 percent during 2008 to end the year at $45.68, faring much better than the S & P 500 benchmark, which declined 38.5 percent last year. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material …

Story|04/03/2009

Analysis: Global leaders try not to rattle markets

By TOM RAUM| AP| Business

… summit is viewed as a flop? "I think flop is pretty well built into expectations," said David Wyss, chief economist of Standard and Poor ' s in New York. Nearly everybody involved in the process expects more international coordination and regulation, "it …

Story|04/01/2009

Retiree group to vote against Verizon CEO's pay

By PETER SVENSSON| AP| Business

… Last year, the New York-based company's stock fell 22.1 percent in 2008 after accounting for a spin-off, while the S & P 500 index fell 38.5 percent. Verizon spokesman Bob Varettoni said the company's compensation programs "promote a performance …

Story|03/31/2009