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• S&P Withdraws Aussie Licence Application

  AAP - 2009-11-18

  Credit ratings issued by Standard & Poor's will no longer be available to Australian retail investors from January 1.The global ratings agency says it has withdrawn its retail licence application to preserve its analytical independence.It follows recent moves by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ASIC to make ratings...

  Tags: S&P, ASICs, Financial Accounting, Semiconductors, Hardware, Finance, AAP

• Great Plains Energy Incorporated Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-10-30

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions. Your first question is from Michael Lapides with a Goldman Sachs. Michael Lapides – Goldman Sachs Hey, guys. I want to touch on a handful of things. First of all, the schedule in Missouri regarding the rate case filing versus the in-service date by Iatan...

  Tags: Goldman Sachs Group Inc., S&P, Financing, Great Plains Software, Call Transcript, Earnings, Financial Accounting, Investment, Advertising & Promotion, Finance, Marketing, Seeking Alpha, Great Plains Energy Inc.

• The S&P Is Climbing, But Hedge Funds Look Less Pretty Than Their Banker Brethren

  BNET - 2009-08-11

  Who would have thought that the day would come when trading market cycles was more profitable with a big bank behind you? by Daniel M. Harrison

  Tags: S&P, Hedge Fund, Brethren, Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Daniel M. Harrison

• Industry Moves: NYT Exec Mathis Leaving For S&P

  PaidContent - 2009-08-03

  Eric Schmidt's departure from the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) board had to happen but this executive change comes as a real surprise: Catherine Mathis, the chief spokeswoman for the New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT), has resigned after 12 years—and, of course, the news emerged from a memo by CEO...

  Tags: S&P, Communication, Industry, Apple Inc., Catherine Mathis, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Staci D. Kramer, New York Times Co.

• The Future of Investing

  BNET - 2009-06-22

  Want to pick a date for the stock market to get back to its 2007 high? You may need a calendar that goes to 2017. ...

  Tags: S&P, Bond, Stock, Return, Dividend, Market, Bull Market, Investor, Inflation, MoneyWatch, Inker, Investment, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Financial Accounting, Finance, Robert Stovall, Jeremy Grantham, S&P 500, Ben Bernanke, S&P Equity Research, Rob Arnott, Warren Buffett, William Bernstein, Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo, Research Affiliates, Eaton Vance, ClearBridge Advisors, Hersh Cohen, Judith Saryan, Carla A. Fried

• S&P Spanks Banks, in the U.S. and Europe - Part II

  BNET - 2009-06-17

  Today's report from Standard & Poor's on 22 U.S. banks qualifies as a good news/bad news joke: Yes, you bankers are cleaning things up, so stronger capital positions and higher quality balance sheets are in sight, and we appreciate that. But because you're reducing your leverage and risk-taking, you're looking...

  Tags: U.S., Bank, S&P, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, John Keefe

• S&P Spanks Banks, in Europe and the U.S. - Part I

  BNET - 2009-06-17

  Rating agency Standard & Poor's has downgraded the credit standing of 22 U.S. banks, including some fairly large ones, and reiterated its negative view on the European banking sector in recent reports. S&P expects the global recession to deliver ongoing loan losses to both groups this year and next, but...

  Tags: U.S., Bank, S&P, Recession, Industry, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, John Keefe

• S&P Sees "Worst-Case Scenario" at Publicis in GM Bankruptcy; Contrast With IPG Is Striking

  BNET - 2009-06-04

  Standard & Poor's believes Publicis may face a "worst-case scenario" in the General Motors bankruptcy -- where GM fired the agency and leaves it on the hook for $146 million in unpaid media. As a result, S&P placed Publicis on "creditwatch." by Jim Edwards

  Tags: S&P, General Motors Corp., Bankruptcy, Financial Accounting, Litigation, Finance, Business Operations, Jim Edwards

• S&P Maintains Negative Outlook on Health Insurance

  BNET - 2009-06-02

  Standard & Poor’s is maintaining its negative outlook on the health insurance industry, according to an article by two S&P analysts in Business Week. The two main reasons are the continuing deterioration of the economy, which is increasing unemployment and the associated loss of insurance, and the uncertainties engendered by...

  Tags: Health Insurance, Microsoft Outlook, S&P, Analyst, Insurance Company, Health Care, HCSC, Insurance, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Human Resources, Finance, Ken Terry

• Good News! Everything's Peachy in the Newspaper Business.

  BNET - 2009-05-23

  The impending death of the newspaper industry is vastly overstated, according to John F. Sturm, President and CEO of the Newspaper Association of America. In a recent advertorial, he offers this evidence: More adults read a newspaper every day than watch the Super Bowl, and more than...

  Tags: Newspaper, S&P, Financial, McClatchy Co., Financial Accounting, Finance, David Weir