<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - standard</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/standard</link><description>Newsvine - standard</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 6 Feb 2013 00:54:49 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:23:31 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Biggest civil settlements for Justice Dept.</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Justice Department has filed civil charges against Standard & Poor's, accusing the rating agency of refusing to warn investors that the housing market was collapsing in 2006 because it would be bad for business.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16858536-biggest-civil-settlements-for-justice-dept</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16858536-biggest-civil-settlements-for-justice-dept</guid><category>us</category><category>glance</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>justice-department</category><category>us-news</category><category>standard</category><category>-poor</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Feb 2013 00:54:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>S&amp;P lawsuit: Emails suggest concern about ratings</title>
<description><![CDATA[The government's case against Standard & Poor's points to documents that authorities say support their accusations &#8212; namely, that S&P intentionally gave high marks to risky mortgage investments that eventually collapsed and helped trigger the financial crisis.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16857132-sp-lawsuit-emails-suggest-concern-about-ratings</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16857132-sp-lawsuit-emails-suggest-concern-about-ratings</guid><category>us</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>us-news</category><category>emails</category><category>standard</category><category>-poor</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 21:58:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=25359561-4959-4917-a73c-45815adc7b4b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="231" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=25359561-4959-4917-a73c-45815adc7b4b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="70" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Oct. 9, 2011 file photo shows 55 Water Street, home of Standard &amp; Poor's, in New York. S&amp;P said Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, the U.S. government is expected to file civil charges against Standard &amp; Poor's Ratings Services, alleging that it improperly gave high ratings to mortgage debt that later plunged in value and helped fuel the 2008 financial crisis. The charges would mark the first enforcement action the government has taken against a major rating agency involving the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Key allegations government is making against S&amp;P</title>
<description><![CDATA[Here is the basis of the case the U.S. government is making against Standard & Poor's Ratings Services in a 128-page lawsuit:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christina Rexrode]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Christina Rexrode]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16854163-key-allegations-government-is-making-against-sp</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16854163-key-allegations-government-is-making-against-sp</guid><category>us</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>us-news</category><category>allegations</category><category>ratings-services</category><category>standard</category><category>-poor</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 16:42:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Q&amp;A: The federal charges against Standard &amp; Poor's</title>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. government charged Standard & Poor's Ratings Services with misleading investors about the quality of mortgage-backed investments in the run-up to the financial crisis.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Wagner]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Daniel Wagner]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16847822-qa-the-federal-charges-against-standard-poors</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16847822-qa-the-federal-charges-against-standard-poors</guid><category>us</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>politics</category><category>ratings-services</category><category>qa</category><category>standard</category><category>-poor</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 08:01:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>US sues S&amp;P over pre-crisis mortgage ratings</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration on Tuesday accused Standard & Poor's of refusing to warn investors that the housing market was collapsing in 2006 because it would be bad for business.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Wagner]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Daniel Wagner]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16840812-us-sues-sp-over-pre-crisis-mortgage-ratings</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16840812-us-sues-sp-over-pre-crisis-mortgage-ratings</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>politics</category><category>doj</category><category>standard</category><category>-poor</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2013 20:07:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=25359561-4959-4917-a73c-45815adc7b4b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="231" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=25359561-4959-4917-a73c-45815adc7b4b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="70" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This Oct. 9, 2011 file photo shows 55 Water Street, home of Standard &amp; Poor's, in New York. S&amp;P said Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, the U.S. government is expected to file civil charges against Standard &amp; Poor's Ratings Services, alleging that it improperly gave high ratings to mortgage debt that later plunged in value and helped fuel the 2008 financial crisis. The charges would mark the first enforcement action the government has taken against a major rating agency involving the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=69355b08-5a31-4245-afc7-73092e4b190e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=69355b08-5a31-4245-afc7-73092e4b190e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 10, 2012 file photo, a McGraw-Hill Companies building is shown in New York. Standard &amp; Poor's, a division of McGraw-Hill, says the government plans to file a lawsuit alleging wrongdoing by the agency when it gave high ratings to mortgage-backed securities that later plunged in value and fueled the 2008 financial crisis. S&amp;P said Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, that it has been told by the Department of Justice that it intends to file a civil lawsuit focusing on S&amp;P's ratings on some mortgage-backed securities in 2007. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b568b002-bb08-4d9e-8ee3-76890e0eae87.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b568b002-bb08-4d9e-8ee3-76890e0eae87.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. The U.S. government accused Standard &amp; Poor's of inflating ratings on mortgage investments to boost its bottom line, taking aim at a key player in the run-up to the financial crisis.  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1b9fe704-8615-481c-9fe0-c3f6a659f042.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1b9fe704-8615-481c-9fe0-c3f6a659f042.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. The U.S. government accused Standard &amp; Poor's of inflating ratings on mortgage investments to boost its bottom line, taking aim at a key player in the run-up to the financial crisis.  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>'The Young and the Restless' hits milestone</title>
<description><![CDATA[When "The Young and the Restless" climbed to the top of the daytime drama ratings, there were 13 soap operas on the air. Now there are four.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Bauder]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[David Bauder]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/07/15758390-the-young-and-the-restless-hits-milestone</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/07/15758390-the-young-and-the-restless-hits-milestone</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>tv</category><category>soap</category><category>standard</category><pubDate>Fri, 7 Dec 2012 21:12:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Australian court finds S&amp;P misled investors</title>
<description><![CDATA[An Australian court has ruled that global ratings agency Standard & Poor's misled investors when it gave the highest investment rating to complex and risky securities before the global financial crisis.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14954593-australian-court-finds-sp-misled-investors</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14954593-australian-court-finds-sp-misled-investors</guid><category>business</category><category>australia</category><category>as</category><category>standard</category><category>-poor</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2012 03:57:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Review: New MacBook Pro is revolution for eyeballs, raid on wallet</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/16/12256825-review-new-macbook-pro-is-revolution-for-eyeballs-raid-on-wallet</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/16/12256825-review-new-macbook-pro-is-revolution-for-eyeballs-raid-on-wallet</guid><category>pro</category><category>macbook-pro</category><category>macbook</category><category>retina</category><category>standard</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>altwhether</category><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 20:19:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/419649-new-mbp-front-4x3.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/419649-new-mbp-front-4x3.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Whether you're seriously considering buying in or just curious about the new gold standard in laptops, you have to understand what's revolutionary about the MacBook Pro with Retina display and why that will sooner or later become standard, at least in Apple's lineup.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Illinois attorney general sues Standard &amp; Poor's</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Illinois attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Standard & Poor's of misleading investors by assigning its highest ratings to risky mortgage-backed investments during the years leading up to the crash of the housing market.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Keyser]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jason Keyser]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/25/10238019-illinois-attorney-general-sues-standard-poors</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/25/10238019-illinois-attorney-general-sues-standard-poors</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>illinois</category><category>poor</category><category>standard</category><category>-poor-lawsuit</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:16:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Paul gives new life to an old issue: gold standard</title>
<description><![CDATA[Facing double-digit inflation in 1981, Congress created a commission to consider a role for gold in U.S. monetary policy. The 17-member panel rejected the idea of returning America to the gold standard &#8212; except for two dissenting members.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Will Weissert]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Will Weissert]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/18/10179476-paul-gives-new-life-to-an-old-issue-gold-standard</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/18/10179476-paul-gives-new-life-to-an-old-issue-gold-standard</guid><category>us</category><category>us-news</category><category>paul</category><category>standard</category><category>gold-standard</category><category>ron-paul</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:35:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/3182393b-db23-4e0a-88fe-72b4a2ad86b1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/3182393b-db23-4e0a-88fe-72b4a2ad86b1.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, waves to supporters as he steps off the stage with campaign worker Jonathan Schaffer, left, following a campaign stop Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, in Rock Hill, S.C. (AP Photo/David Goldman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>S&amp;P chief resigns; hedge fund seeks parent split</title>
<description><![CDATA[Standard & Poor's wild month continues.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christina Rexrode]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Christina Rexrode]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/22/7444658-sp-chief-resigns-hedge-fund-seeks-parent-split</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/22/7444658-sp-chief-resigns-hedge-fund-seeks-parent-split</guid><category>us</category><category>president</category><category>3rd</category><category>4th</category><category>united-states</category><category>us-news</category><category>ld</category><category>writethru</category><category>standard</category><category>-poor</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:15:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1e7b29ca-f073-4200-8a48-2fab188f1ef6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1e7b29ca-f073-4200-8a48-2fab188f1ef6.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2008 file photo, Standard and Poor's President Deven Sharma testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The McGraw-Hill Cos., the parent of S&amp;P, on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 said Sharma is stepping down, an announcement coming only weeks after the rating agency's unprecedented move to strip the United States of its AAA credit rating. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/eaea276c-dbd5-42d2-a785-2499387c6ff9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="305" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/eaea276c-dbd5-42d2-a785-2499387c6ff9.jpg" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this March 11, 2008 file photo, Douglas Peterson, then director and chief executive officer of Citigroup Japan Holdings, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo. The McGraw-Hill Cos., the parent of Standard and Poor's, on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 said that S&amp;P president Deven Sharma is stepping down and will be replaced by Peterson, now the chief operating officer of Citibank N.A., Citigroup Inc.'s chief banking arm. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Head of rating agency S&amp;P stepping down</title>
<description><![CDATA[Standard & Poor's says that its president is stepping down, an announcement coming only weeks after the rating agency's unprecedented move to strip the United States of its AAA credit rating.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/22/7444479-head-of-rating-agency-sp-stepping-down</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/22/7444479-head-of-rating-agency-sp-stepping-down</guid><category>us</category><category>president</category><category>2nd</category><category>united-states</category><category>us-news</category><category>ld</category><category>writethru</category><category>standard</category><category>-poor</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:40:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Reports: Head of rating agency S&amp;P stepping down</title>
<description><![CDATA[Published reports say the president of Standard & Poor's is stepping down, a decision coming only weeks after the rating agency's unprecedented move to strip the United States of its AAA credit rating.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/22/7444290-reports-head-of-rating-agency-sp-stepping-down</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/22/7444290-reports-head-of-rating-agency-sp-stepping-down</guid><category>us</category><category>president</category><category>united-states</category><category>us-news</category><category>standard</category><category>-poor</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:09:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Los Angeles downgraded, drops Standard &amp; Poor's</title>
<description><![CDATA[The city of Los Angeles will no longer hire Standard & Poor's to rate its $7 billion general investment pool because the firm recently downgraded the city's portfolio from AAA to AA.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/18/7406566-los-angeles-downgraded-drops-standard-poors</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/18/7406566-los-angeles-downgraded-drops-standard-poors</guid><category>us</category><category>la</category><category>los-angeles</category><category>us-news</category><category>standard</category><category>-poor</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:44:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Report: Government probe of Standard and Poor's</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Justice Department is investigating whether the Standard & Poor's credit ratings agency improperly rated dozens of mortgage securities in the years leading up to the financial crisis, The New York Times reported Wednesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/17/7402350-report-government-probe-of-standard-and-poors</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/17/7402350-report-government-probe-of-standard-and-poors</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>new-york-times</category><category>justice-department</category><category>poor</category><category>investigated</category><category>standard</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:59:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Majority of S&amp;P 500 paid dividends or bought stock</title>
<description><![CDATA[Among the companies included in the Standard & Poor's 500 index, seven in 10 bought back stock and paid dividends in the three-year period ended June 30, according to a report released Monday from Standard & Poor's Equity Research.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/22/5511476-majority-of-sp-500-paid-dividends-or-bought-stock</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/22/5511476-majority-of-sp-500-paid-dividends-or-bought-stock</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>corporate</category><category>cash</category><category>standard</category><category>-poor</category><category>equity-research</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:53:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cooper-Standard emerges from Chapter 11 protection</title>
<description><![CDATA[Automotive parts supplier Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. said it emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday. Separately, it said it received a new line of credit to provide working capital.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/27/4380589-cooper-standard-emerges-from-chapter-11-protection</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/27/4380589-cooper-standard-emerges-from-chapter-11-protection</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>bankruptcy</category><category>emergence</category><category>standard</category><category>cooper-standard</category><category>cooper-standard-holdings</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 22:58:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>S&amp;P takes Greece off credit watch</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Greek government won key backing from the Standard & Poor's credit rating agency for its efforts to dig out of a debt crisis that has shaken up the entire eurozone.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pan Pylas]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Pan Pylas]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/16/4025630-sp-takes-greece-off-credit-watch</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/16/4025630-sp-takes-greece-off-credit-watch</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>greece</category><category>standard</category><category>-poor</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:17:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Standard &amp; Poor's raises Celestica rating</title>
<description><![CDATA[Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Thursday raised its long-term corporate credit rating on Toronto-based Celestica Inc. to "BB" from "BB-."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/25/3950942-standard-poors-raises-celestica-rating</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/25/3950942-standard-poors-raises-celestica-rating</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>ratings-services</category><category>standard</category><category>celestica</category><category>-poor</category><category>toronto-based-celestica</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:04:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Discovery to join S&amp;P 500, Bally joins MidCap 400</title>
<description><![CDATA[Standard & Poor's said Tuesday it is replacing two companies listed on its indices after they were acquired by PepsiCo Inc.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/16/3906357-discovery-to-join-sp-500-bally-joins-midcap-400</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/16/3906357-discovery-to-join-sp-500-bally-joins-midcap-400</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>changes</category><category>index</category><category>standard</category><category>-poor</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:02:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>S&amp;P cuts view on Titan International to negative</title>
<description><![CDATA[Standard & Poor's on Tuesday lowered its outlook on Titan International Inc., citing the tire maker's higher debt levels.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/22/3664658-sp-cuts-view-on-titan-international-to-negative</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/22/3664658-sp-cuts-view-on-titan-international-to-negative</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>titan</category><category>standard</category><category>-poor</category><category>titan-international</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:00:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Freeport-McMoRan to move into S&amp;P 100 index</title>
<description><![CDATA[Standard & Poor's said Thursday it will add miner Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. to its S&P 100 index to replace Schering-Plough Corp., after the drugmaker merges with Merck & Co. in a deal expected to be completed soon.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/29/3441361-freeport-mcmoran-to-move-into-sp-100-index</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/29/3441361-freeport-mcmoran-to-move-into-sp-100-index</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>changes</category><category>standard</category><category>freeport-mcmoran-copper</category><category>-poor</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:45:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>S&amp;P marks worst 3Q yet for dividend hikes</title>
<description><![CDATA[Only 191 of the 7,000 public companies that report dividend increases to Standard & Poor's boosted their pay-outs in the third quarter, a 45 percent drop from the previous year and the fewest increases ever for the July-September period.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/01/3338946-sp-marks-worst-3q-yet-for-dividend-hikes</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/01/3338946-sp-marks-worst-3q-yet-for-dividend-hikes</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>standard</category><category>-poor</category><pubDate>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 17:18:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>US debt rating maintained at highest level by S&amp;P</title>
<description><![CDATA[Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's said Thursday it is unlikely to lower its rating on the U.S. government in the near-term despite noting a "significant" weakening in public finances.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pan Pylas]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Pan Pylas]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/18/2942971-us-debt-rating-maintained-at-highest-level-by-sp</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/06/18/2942971-us-debt-rating-maintained-at-highest-level-by-sp</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>debt</category><category>standard</category><category>-poor</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:42:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>S&amp;P launches Canadian index defined by Islamic law</title>
<description><![CDATA[Standard & Poor's is launching a Canadian stock index to give investors who follow Islamic law a guide to the country's equity market.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/27/2870348-sp-launches-canadian-index-defined-by-islamic-law</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/27/2870348-sp-launches-canadian-index-defined-by-islamic-law</guid><category>business</category><category>canada</category><category>index</category><category>standard</category><category>islamic-law</category><category>cn</category><category>-poor</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 20:00:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>