S&P downgrades Berkshire Hathaway's credit rating
8 days ago
S&P said Berkshire's insurance companies, which include Geico and major reinsurance firms like General Re, are riskier than other insurers because their large equity investments that can be volatile.
S&P downgrades Berkshire Hathaway rating
8 days ago
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services cut a major rating for Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.
How the Dow Jones industrial average fared Tuesday
23 days ago
The stock market overcame a morning slide to finish modestly higher, giving the Standard & Poor's 500 index another record close and its sixth straight month of gains.
News Summary: US home prices rise most in 7 years
23 days ago
HOME PRICES JUMP: U.S. home prices rose 9.3 percent in February compared with a year ago, the most in nearly seven years, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city index.
Futures edge lower after S&P strikes new highs
24 days ago
U.S. stock futures slipped Tuesday after the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at an all-time high.
Stocks flip between gains and losses
24 days ago
More than half of the companies in the S&P 500 have turned in results, and seven of 10 have beaten analysts' estimates for earnings, according to S&P Capital IQ.
US stocks rise in midday trading, S&P nears record
71 days ago
Encouraging news from the job market pushed the stock market up early Thursday, putting the Standard & Poor's 500 index near its all-time high.
US stocks rise in early trading, S&P nears record
71 days ago
Stocks are rising in midday trading following the latest encouraging news about the job market, pushing the Standard & Poor's 500 index near its all-time high.
How the major US stock indexes fared Friday
90 days ago
Strong earnings from big U.S. companies pushed the Dow Jones industrial average to a rare triple-digit gain Friday, but the Standard & Poor's 500 index still posted its first weekly loss of the year.
News Summary: Stocks drop following Fed minutes
92 days ago
FED NEWS: Minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting helped drive the Standard & Poor's 500 index to its biggest loss this year.
