Standard & Poor's

Demand for British-trained butlers rising in Middle East, China

As the developing world becomes more affluent, many of the newly rich are wanting to have butlers and other personal servants. The gold standard for those personal servants is butlers trained in the United Kingdom, which has created a demand that far outstrips supply.

Global economy enters ‘dangerous new phase,’ says IMF

S&P downgrades US credit rating to AA+

Charges Expected Against Standard and Poor’s

Immigrants Expected to do the Heavy Lifting in Post-Sandy Reconstruction

Environment

Top of the Hour: EU Leaders Meet in Brussels, Morning Headlines

European leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday for a two day summit on the continent’s debt crisis. French President Nicholas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are hoping to convince other nations to agree to changes in the European treaty. Meanwhile, ratings agency Standard and Poor’s says the E.U.’s credit rating is on watch.

The World

Why Some Dutch Have Had Enough of the Euro

Global Politics

European leaders are meeting this week to save the common currency but in the Netherlands, some say enough is enough – it’s time, they say, to ditch the euro and go back to the guilder.

S&P Warns France and Germany of Downgrade

Standard and Poor’s announced on Monday that it is considering a credit rating  downgrade  for both Germany and France, the euro zone’s two biggest economies. The move takes place as euro zone countries meet in  Brussels  in an attempt to stop the ongoing crisis. The two countries currently have a top-notch AAA rating from the agency. Standard and Poor’s […]

Global Economy Enters ‘Dangerous Phase’

Conflict & Justice

The International Monetary Fund warns that continuing political and economic woes in the US and eurozone could drag those economies back into recession while the troubles of Italy and Greece in particular continue.

How Canada Lost and Regained its Top Credit Rating

In 1993 Canada lost its Triple AAA credit rating but has since been returned to AAA status.