Helen S Kilgore

Paraguay' s newly sworn-in president set about forming ..... took the oath of office soon after. Lugo' s ouster drew swift condemnation around Latin ..... presidents said they would seek Paraguay' s expulsion from regional groups. "This goes …

Moody' s Investors Service (MCO) Friday lowered ratings ..... Friday it expected few ratings changes for U. S . municipal-bond issuers that rely on the ..... rates are reset periodically. However, Moody' s said the long-term ratings of less than 5 …

… 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 …

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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

Moody' s Investors Service cut Morgan Stanley' s MS -1.69% long-term debt rating by two notches, in a move ..... more than a dozen global banks, including the five largest U. S . banks with global trading arms, to reflect declining profitability …

… 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 …