What does quality mean?Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 4:43AMStandard & Poor’s (S&P) defines quality rankings (low and high) for individual stocks based primarily on the consistency of a company’s earnings and dividend growth during the past 10 years. Here are some of the key findings of S&P’s rating system:
Mexican government looking beyond remittancesSunday, November 23, 2008 @ 12:37AMNEWARK, N.J. - As the United States economic crisis worsens, the money that Mexicans living here send home to their families continues to decline _ reaching record lows over the summer.
Endangered Species In Snake River StreamsSaturday, November 22, 2008 @ 5:27PMA threatened species has been found right here in the Magic Valley.
Board, musicians face difficult path to survivalFriday, November 21, 2008 @ 7:37PMThe fortunes of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and its patrons now rest on a grave ultimatum: Avert imminent disaster through creative cooperation or declare bankruptcy. Those are the options, and both mean a major reorganization and financial restructuring, according to symphony offic...
*vwd/BUSINESS WIRE: Financial Security Assurance Inc. Issues Statement in Response to Announcement of Moody’s ...Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 6:18PMMITTEILUNG UEBERMITTELT VON BUSINESS WIRE. FUER DEN INHALT IST ALLEIN DAS BERICHTENDE UNTERNEHMEN VERANTWORTLICH.
Financial Security Assurance Inc. Issues Statement in Response to Announcement of Moodys Downgrade of FSA from Aaa to ...Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 5:59PM NEW YORK----In response to Moody’s Investors Service’s downgrade of bond insurer Financial Security Assurance Inc. to Aa3 with developing outlook, Robert P. Cochran, chairman and chief executive officer of Financial Security Assurance Holdings and Financial Security Assurance Inc. , said: “We disagree with Moody’s on a number of points and believe that the downgrade to Aa3 reflects hypotheses ...
Four Sectors to Avoid, Sell, or Short with ETFsFriday, November 21, 2008 @ 12:00PM Let logic and reason triumph over emotions like regret.
Policy points: Financing transportation and the future of mobility in Mass.Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 11:46AM The following is a transcript of a Nov. 12 forum sponsored by Our Transportation Future, a coalition which supports new revenue streams for transportation investments.
Rwanda: Water Partnership is Starting to FlowFriday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:26AMThe Rwanda Water Partnership has held its first national meeting to elect the national committee members. The Rwanda Water Partnership (RWP) is part of the Global Water Partnership (GWP), a group of countries around the world striving to ensure proper use of water and management of its resources.