Heather S Goins

Moody' s Investors Service Friday defended its decision to issue a slew of downgrades to Europe' s biggest lenders after several of the continent' s banks hit out over the "backward" nature of the review …

George Washington' s personal copy of the U. S . Constitution and Bill of Rights sold for $9.8 million at auction ..... any American book or historic document. Bidders at Christie' s New York salesroom and others on the telephone competed for the …

… backward to cater to the needs of the world' s most sought-after traveler: the Chinese ..... They're very relieved, like finally somebody' s doing these things that make sense," said ..... Waldorf-Astoria in New York. "Finally somebody' s catering to them." More than a million …

… in sight, according to analysts. China' s factory sector shrank for an eighth straight ..... according to a survey indicating the country' s economic trough may extend well into the third quarter. U. S . jobs data added to the gloom with news that …

… full EU summit next week, which Italy' s prime minister called a defining moment ..... harassment of the weaker countries," Italy' s Mario Monti said in an interview carried ..... economic growth," Monti said. Friday' s meeting will search for ways to achieve fiscal …

… before they get better. Microsoft Corp.' s (MSFT) overhaul of its smartphone operating ..... that it won't be able to run on Nokia' s new line of Lumia handsets. This could mean ..... customers hold out for the next generation' s wow-factor functions. The Windows Phone …

Moody' s Investors Service has lowered the credit ratings on some of the world' s biggest banks, including Bank of America, JPMorgan ..... downgrades late Thursday ultimately are a measure of Moody' s view on the ability of the banks to repay their debts …