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S&P downgrades credit ratings of five Spanish banks
The outlook for the Spanish banking system worsened sharply Friday when Standard & Poor's slashed the credit ratings of five banks and said the country was headed for a double-dip recession.
One of the banks, Bankia, asked the government for 19 billion...Tags: Credit Ratings, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Ratings, Spain
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Poll: Government should do more to ensure access to fresh, local foods
A vast majority of Americans say they eat more whole grains and fresh produce than they did five years ago, but many believe the federal government needs to do more to ensure greater access to locally produced fresh food, according to a new survey. ...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Congressional Budget Office, Agriculture, Consumers
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Ford credit rating upgrade wins it control of famous oval logo
Moody's Investors Service raised the credit rating of Ford Motor Co. to an investment grade, giving its seal of approval to a corporate turnaround of the business that started with heavy borrowing at the end of 2006.
The move Tuesday returns control of...Tags: Vehicles, Credit and Debt, Credit Ratings, Bankruptcy, Finance
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Eaton buys Cooper Industries in $11-billion deal
Eaton Corp. has agreed to purchase Cooper Industries in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $11.46 billion that is designed to expand its reach in the global electrical power and distribution industry.
The deal announced Monday would create a company...Tags: Cooper Industries Incorporated, Eaton Corporation, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Global Expansion
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Claims for jobless benefits fall
WASHINGTON — After three straight weeks of elevated readings, first-time jobless claims fell by a much bigger-than-expected 27,000 last week to 365,000, the Labor Department said. The drop was the largest in nearly a year and brought the weekly...
Tags: Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Employment, Employment Opportunities
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Obama's reelection bid brightens with improving economic signals
From the day he entered the White House, the biggest threat to Barack Obama's chances of becoming a two-term president has been the battered state of the U.S. economy.
There have been new signs of trouble this spring: slower job growth, higher gasoline...Tags: Philosophy, Petroleum Industry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, International Organizations, Labor Markets
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Dow Jones rallies as investors cheer job data, economy
U.S. stocks rallied amid more evidence of a U.S. economic recovery, sending the closely tracked Dow Jones industrial average to one of its best days this year.
Investors put an end to three straight days of losses after new reports showed that the number...Tags: Unemployment, Credit Ratings, Labor Markets, Financial Markets, Real Estate
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Investors place big bets on Buy Here Pay Here used-car dealers
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The J.D. Byrider used-car dealership in Visalia, Calif., sits amid a jumble of tow yards, hubcap vendors and vacant lots littered with empty beer cans. jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery('div#series-box h4.last').html('...Tags: Finance, Interior Policy, Contracts, Credit Ratings, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Italy's debt rating slashed by Moody's
Money & CompanyItaly on Tuesday had its credit rating slashed three notches by Moody’s Investors Service, another reminder of how debt woes have spread from Europe’s smallest countries to some of the largest. Separately, France and Belgium moved to rescue...
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