S&P asks federal judge to dismiss U.S. civil fraud lawsuit Apr 22nd, 2013 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) By Luciana Lopez and Aruna Viswanatha REUTERS - Standard & Poor's asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss a U.S. Justice Department civil fraud lawsuit against the rating agency, arguing the statements that underpin the government's ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : s&p, asks, federal, judge, dismiss, civil, fraud, lawsuit, Top Keywords

Stocks rise as Federal Reserve stands by stimulus Mar 20th, 2013 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) Stocks rose on Wall Street Wednesday after the Federal Reserve stood by its plan to continue with aggressive measures to boost the economy. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, rise, federal, reserve, stimulus, civil, fraud, lawsuit, Top Keywords

S&P seeks to move 16 lawsuits over ratings to federal court Mar 6th, 2013 - 20:50h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's on Wednesday began trying to move lawsuits by 15 states and Washington, D.C. over its credit ratings to federal court from state court, hoping to limit its liability in one of the biggest fraud cases tied to the... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : s&p, seeks, move, lawsuits, ratings, federal, court, lawsuit, Top Keywords

Stocks drop following Federal Reserve minutes Feb 20th, 2013 - 22:30h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street following news that several top Federal Reserve officials are doubtful about continuing the central bank's economic stimulus. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, drop, following, federal, reserve, minutes, court, lawsuit, Top Keywords

Federal government lists 2 ice seals as threatened Dec 22nd, 2012 - 03:30h (CET +01.00) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Two types of ice seals joined polar bears Friday on the list of species threatened by the loss of sea ice, which scientists say reached record low levels this year due to climate warming. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : federal, government, lists, seals, threatened, minutes, court, lawsuit, Top Keywords

U.S. federal agency to test RIM's BlackBerry 10 Dec 13th, 2012 - 06:40h (CET +01.00) TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion said a U.S. federal agency, which recently outlined plans to move away from BlackBerry in favor of Apple Inc's iPhone, is now set to begin testing RIM's new BlackBerry 10 platform and devices. The U.S.... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : federal, agency, test, rim's, blackberry, minutes, court, lawsuit, Top Keywords

Calif. unlikely to spur federal emissions cap soon Nov 15th, 2012 - 10:30h (CET +01.00) California's new system for limiting industrial greenhouse gas emissions by putting a price on carbon is not likely to spur a similar federal program anytime soon, but it might influence other states to follow suit, energy policy experts said. (... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : calif, unlikely, spur, federal, emissions, soon, court, lawsuit, Top Keywords

Australia's Federal Court issues landmark judgment against S&P, ABN Amro Nov 5th, 2012 - 06:10h (CET +01.00) SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Federal court issued a landmark judgment on Monday that Standard & Poor's misled investors by giving its highest rating to derivatives that lost almost all their value in the run-up to the 2008 global econ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : australia's, federal, court, issues, landmark, judgment, against, s&p, amro, Top Keywords

U.S. CEOs call for action to reduce federal deficit Oct 25th, 2012 - 08:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Chief Executives of more than 80 big U.S. corporations, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Boeing, are getting together to pressure Congress to reduce the federal deficit with tax reform and spending cuts. In a letter posted on the Wal... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ceos, call, action, reduce, federal, deficit, against, s&p, amro, Top Keywords

Federal agency to switch to iPhone, drop BlackBerry Oct 22nd, 2012 - 22:10h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) said it will end its contract with BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd in favor of Apple Inc's iPhone, dealing a new blow to RIM just months before it launches a vital new devi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : federal, agency, switch, iphone, drop, blackberry, against, s&p, amro, Top Keywords